Tourists flock to Europe, avoid the US

Growth from Asian countries attributed to EU-wide strategy

Tourists returned to Europe in their droves in 2017 after concerns about terrorism kept them away the previous year, but the United States became less popular during the same period, possibly as a result of President Donald Trump's behavior.

The United Nations World Tourism Organization data shows that international tourist arrivals worldwide grew by 7 percent in 2017, amounting to 1.32 billion. These included 671 million international visits to Europe, an increase of more than 8 percent on a comparatively weak 2016.