Trump promises summer tourism rebound as visits to U.S. plunge

Context: There's been a "Boycott USA" global consumer backlash against U.S. goods following Trump's tariffs announcement, particularly in Canada, which the president has said he wants to make the 51st U.S. state.

• Advance bookings for Canada-U.S. flights in April-September were down over 70% compared to the same period in the previous year, per aviation statistics out last month from global travel data provider OAG.
• Axios analysis of customs pass-through data found the number of foreigners passing through customs at the 10 busiest U.S. airports fell by over 20% year over year toward late March, based on a seven-day rolling average.

What they're saying: After Trump declared during the testy interview marking the president's first 100 days back in office that "prices are down," Moran responded: "Not the tourism industry."

• Trump continued, "Gasoline's down. Energy's down. Tourism is gonna be way up. Wait till you see the numbers. The tourism is way up."
• "Not now," Moran said.
• "Oh, sure, tourism's doing very well," Trump said. " We're doing very well. Wait till you see the real numbers come out ... in six months from now."

Go deeper: Tourism to America is under threat