Australian arrivals to the US fell by 7 percent in March 2025, down 4,559 compared to the same month last year, according to new US trade data.
Safety fears and the weak Australian dollar are pushing Australians to rethink travel to the United States.
New data from the U.S. International Trade Administration shows Australian arrivals in March 2025 dropped by 7 percent compared to the same month last year, a fall of 4,559 people.
On April 7, the Australian dollar tumbled to US59.15 cents, its lowest point since the height of the pandemic, rattled by global tariff concerns.
Data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics suggests that more Australians are choosing to visit Asian countries, where flight times are shorter and the Australian dollar is relatively stronger.
Short-term travellers to Japan in February 2025 almost doubled (194 percent) compared to the same month in 2019.
While they have not seen increases to that extent, countries like Indonesia, India, Thailand, and Vietnam are also seeing more Australian visitors.
This is likely due to higher numbers of people…
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