Europe Leads May’s U.S. Tourism Slide

Overseas tourists pulled back on U.S. travel again in May, the latest sign that the country's inbound tourism recovery is moving in the wrong direction heading into summer.

Overseas visitation to the United States fell 6.5% to 2.8 million travelers.

The latest federal figures show inbound tourism made up less than 80% of the pre-pandemic volume from May 2019. Total overseas travel so far this year is down 4.8%.

The U.S. saw decreases in visitors from every region except t