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US sees biggest drop in Australian visitors since Covid as travellers avoid Trump’s America

www.theguardian.com

Almost 4,600 fewer people went to the US in March compared with the same time last year, according to government data

Australians are increasingly avoiding travel to the US under Donald Trump’s second presidency, fresh data shows, with forecasters expecting tourist numbers to plummet further throughout the year.

Official statistics from the US International Trade Administration reveal the number of visitors from Australia in March 2025 was down by 7% compared with March 2024 – a reduction of 4,559 people.

This is the largest decline since March 2021, when the Covid-19 pandemic was disrupting international travel.

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I have US citizenship and I don't even feel safe travelling to the US.
- Yeah I live here currently but plans are set in motion to leave. I don't feel safe going through TSA to leave, let alone domestic travel, and am considering bussing to Canada and flying out from there
  
  Best of luck, out of curiousity, where are you headed?
  
  I'm off to Sweden to go back to school, see if I can get a degree this time a decade after my first attempt
  
  i would say do it, and look at the industry for job prospects of yuor major, Stem realistcally needs alot of exp prior to graduation(many arnt able to set foot in the fields). also look into your university if they have "volunteering" specific to your field, thats outside of course curriculums.
  
  I'm going in for level design on games! It's something I already have some experience in, I've been programming for over 15 years at this point, and I currently do QA at Unity. So I've got some good technical background. That with a degree should get me into a lot of places (I hope)
  
  that should be ok, it an in-demand.
  
  Eh, at the end you only need one place at long as that's good.
  
  Swede here, I just have one thing to say:
  "Lycka till med skolan!"
  
  Tack så mycket :3

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