US TOURISM FEELS TRADE WAR PINCH

Chinese travel fell 5.7 percent in 2018, its first drop in 15 years

Travelers from China are seeking alternative destinations amid the trade war with the United States, as travel industry insiders keep a close eye on the decline in the number of those visitors.

China is the third-largest source of overseas travel to the US, producing 3.2 million visitors in 2017 and accounting for 8.2 percent of all overseas travel to the country, according to the US Travel Association.