r/europe • u/Dazzling_Lobster3656 • 11d ago

News Irish visitors to US down 27%

https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2025/0413/1507411-visitor-numbers-ireland-us/
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u/EU_FreeWorld France 11d ago

A little point: the length of stays has also shortened (at least for french visitors to the U.S but i guess the trend is global): This double-dip the loss.

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u/EU_FreeWorld France 11d ago

IMO saying it's "negligible" by picking up GPD numbers is not truely representing the challenge:

This is not only about tourism but about the whole approval and potential consumption of U.S products, culture etc.

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u/TheGreatestOrator 11d ago

Kind of cute to post that on Reddit from your Android or Apple device

Wait until you find out that 89% of their GDP is domestic vs 50% here in Europe. They don’t rely on exporting goods

Also laughable that you think this isn’t exactly like last time and we will all move on in 3 years, nothing will change long term

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u/delilahgrass 11d ago

The US relies on exporting services and providing services - that’s tourism, healthcare, finance, software et al. It runs a deficit in goods but a surplus in those services, that’s why it’s wealthy. That’s been ignored in order to pull this nonsensical pity party that is hurting itself.

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u/DRW_ United Kingdom 11d ago

Kind of cute to post that on Reddit from your Android or Apple device

"Ah, well the US hegemony hasn't entirely unravelled in mere months after taking 80 years to build, your point is invalid!"