More Tourists Are Coming to New York, but Not From Other Countries

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More Tourists Are Coming to New York, but Not From Other Countries

International tourism declined slightly in 2025 from the year before, even as the total number of visitors increased, the city’s tourism agency said.

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James Barron

March 25, 2026,

5:02 a.m. ET

Good morning. It’s Wednesday. Today we’ll look at tourism, an important component of the New York economy. We’ll also get new details on how fast the collision at LaGuardia Airport unfolded on Sunday night.

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In 2025, the first year of President Trump’s second term,

fewer international tourists came to New York than the year before

— about 400,000 fewer.

That figure, from the city’s tourism agency, mirrors a decline in international tourism that has been seen across the country since Trump returned to the White House. Visitors from countries the president lashed out at amid a trade war on allies and an immigration crackdown have stayed away.

Travelers from the United States made up the difference, and 2025 ended with a slightly higher total — 65 million, up 0.7 percent from 2024, according to New York City Tourism and Conventions, the city’s tourism agency. All told, the tourists who visited New York last year spent $55.6 billion, 4 percent more than in 2024, and were responsible for $7.5 billion in state and local taxes, 4.9 percent more than in 2024.

The foreign breakdown

Visits from Canada plunged 19 percent, according to the tourism agency. It said there were 13 percent fewer German tourists and 8.3 percent fewer French visitors last year.

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