Americans' wanderlust hits new heights
Data: International Trade Administration; Chart: Sara Wise/AxiosEven as U.S. policy has walled off Washington, D.C., from friends across the pond, Americans' travel overseas is reaching new heights.Why it matters: Much like the resilient consumer, the American tourist keeps riding the post-COVID travel wave, even as debt delays life milestones and global perceptions of the U.S.
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Data: International Trade Administration; Chart: Sara Wise/AxiosEven as U.S. policy has walled off Washington, D.C., from friends across the pond, Americans' travel overseas is reaching new heights.Why it matters: Much like the resilient consumer, the American tourist keeps riding the post-COVID travel wave, even as debt delays life milestones and global perceptions of the U.S. slip.Driving the news: More than 56 million U.S. residents traveled overseas last year, according to the International Trade Administration's estimate, up from roughly 53.7 million in 2024 and around 32.7 million a decade prior.Of that, a record high of nearly 24 million traveled to Europe in 2025, according to Survey of International Air Travelers (SIAT) data going back to 2012.The largest share of those travelers went to the United Kingdom, Italy or France — but Portugal and Greece saw the biggest growth in U.S.
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- Data: International Trade Administration; Chart: Sara Wise/AxiosEven as U.S. policy has walled off Washington, D.C., from friends across the pond, Americans' travel overseas is reaching new heights.Why it matters: Much like the resilient consumer, the American tourist keeps riding the post-COVID travel wave, even as debt delays life milestones and global perceptions of the U.S.
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