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America the Avoidable: Why Trump’s Policies Could Cost US Tourism Billions

On today’s Big Take podcast: How President Trump’s “American First” policies have kept international tourists away, forecasted to cost the US travel industry billions.

A reflection of the Statue of Liberty as passengers ride the Staten Island ferry in New York. — A reflection of the Statue of Liberty as passengers ride the Staten Island ferry in New York.
Photographer: Charly Triballeau/AFP/Getty Images

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By David Gura, K Oanh Ha, and Rachael Lewis-Krisky

June 20, 2025 at 8:06 PM UTC

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Global tariff wars, multi-country travel bans, detentions and phone-seizures at the border. President Trump’s “America first” policies create a grim picture for one group in particular: international tourists.