Americans in France could already be tired of having to talk about Donald Trump with their French friends and neighbors, but there may be an advantage in their presidency; Cheaper flights between the United States and Europe.
Among fluctuating commercial wars, diplomatic falls and reports of French citizens who have problems with the United States customs authorities, there has been a strong decrease in interest to the United States of France.
The Flight and Travel Comparison website, Liligo.com, told the French newspaper Le Parisien that he has “observed a massive fall in travel searches through the Atlantic.
“Since the beginning of the year, we have seen a 23 percent decrease [in searches] For New York and a 26 percent decrease for Los Angeles, two of the most popular cities in normal times, “Guillaume Rostand, a company spokesman, told Le Parisien.
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While this may not be good news for industries in the US, which depend on tourism, Americans living in France could find cheaper prices than usual for return trips to see loved ones.
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Cheaper flights to the United States
According to Liligo data, the average prices of round trip tickets during the summer of 2025 are significantly lower than last year.
When looking back and forth between July 1 and August 30, 2025 (compared to 2024), the average price of an trip from Paris to New Orleans was € 836 (16 percent less than last year).
The trend was similar to other important cities in the United States, although less pronounced.
The average round trip of Paris-La Vegas decreased by 14 percent (on average € 878), Paris-Denver fell by 12 percent (€ 867), Paris-Chicago fell by 10 percent (€ 826), Paris-Miami dropped eight percent (€ 661) and Paris-Newwwwwwwwwwwwwww
The place tested this use of Google Flights on April 25. For a round trip between Paris and New York, from Friday, July 18 to Friday, on August 1, the average tickets were “€ 116 lower than usual.”
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Meanwhile, Air France announced at the beginning of the month that they were considering reducing the price of tickets in the economic class for the United States, in response to a “fabric demand for international travel,” said the CEO of the airline to Bloomberg.
In a separate interview with Le Parisien, Air France said: “It is difficult for us to say if this is related to the request for a high budget and constantly increased a trip to the United States or if it is a genuine reaction to Donald Trump’s elections.”
However, it is possible that European airlines need to check their flight schedules for summer if the demand continues to decrease.
Bloomberg reported in early May, before the results of the first quarter of most airlines, for the week, including June 3, carriers now plan 6.1 percent less flights from the United States to Western Europe that in early February. “
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Air France will launch its first quarter results on April 30.
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More flights to Canada
Canadians also have interest in traveling to the United States. The bird analysis firm Cirium reported a year -on -year fall from 20 per year in summer reserves between Canada and the main US cities.
To compensate for a decreasing interest in the United States, some Canadian airlines have tried to increase their flights to Europe.
According to Simple Flying, Air Canada will add more additional flights to Paris-Charles de Gaulle, as well as a greater frequency on flights to Athens and Rome, as well as a new route between Montreal and Edimburg.
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How the French view is visited to the United States
According to the US government’s travel figures. UU., Preliminary data by March 2025 show that interannual arrivals in the United States fell eight percent.
Tourist visits (measured by these) by France residents decreased by 12.4 percent year -on -year, and the total number of arrivals in Western Europe decreased by 17.2 percent.
Valérie Boned, director of Enteprises de Voyages, who repeats French tourist operators, told Le Parisien “in recent months, we have observed a fall in reserves between 12 and 25 percent until last year. All sectors are AFFLOF-RIJFOR, visits to the park and travel in the city.”
“This trend has accelerated huge since the Oval Office incident at the end of February, when Donald Trump humiliated Volodymyr Zensky,” he said.
Another French travel agency, Evaneos, told Le Parisien that they had seen a 11 percent drop in the interest of the reserve compared to 2024, with the United States falling from the second most popular destination to 7th.
A possible traveler, Cathy, a 67 -year -old retiree who does not speak English, told the News outlet capital outlet that “does not feel safe enough to travel to the United States.
“In the case of a traffic stop, everything that is needed to be confused about my appearance or that my tattoos bother you, and we will get into trouble (…) We could also be arrested on the border when we get off the plane.
“We could get into trouble to simply falsify ourselves to verify a box in a document,” he told Capital. Instead, the retiree said that the American road trip would jump in favor of a holiday closer to Corsica.
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