A Foolish Take: The U.S. Tourism Slump

There is a trend happening that is impacting the American tourism industry: Overseas visits to the United States are in decline. If this continues, it doesn't bode well for companies in the space.

Data on overseas visits is collected by the National Travel and Tourism Office, an office in the Commerce Department. Using this data, I drew up the chart below. It shows the year-over-year change in overseas visits to the United States each month since the beginning of 2000.

Data source: International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. Chart by author.

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