The number of European tourists going to the United States has dropped sharply in March, reaching its lowest level since the 2009 financial crisis. Travel from Belgium have also experienced a significant drop, accentuated by the warnings of the FTE Foreign Affairs concerning the border risks.
In March, the number of Europeans arriving in the United States accused its worst fall since the financial crisis in 2009. Belgian trips fell 16% since President Donald Trump’s second term, Echo and Tijd reported on Tuesday. In March 2025, 905,603 visitors from Western Europe entered the United States, according to preliminary data from the tourism Administration, which is part of the US trade department.
This is a fall of 17% in annual shift, the worst over one year (excluding pandemic) since 2009, when the United States entered its great recession following the financial crisis. With regard to Belgian travelers, these were 18,824 to tread American soil last month, 16%less than a year earlier, the decline having accelerated compared to February (-9%) and January (-3%). The figures thus confirm the words of several leaders of the tourism sector, who observe a clear decline in reservations for trips to the United States.
The SPF Foreign Affairs SPF Councils’ site, which describes the United States as a country “Relatively sure for tourists“Warmly warns against”The risk being temporary imprisonment at the border or the referral by the first flight to the country of origin“. This follows cases of tourists held for several days by the immigration and customs control service, in some cases for no apparent reason, notes daily.
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