Is Travel Resilient Enough to Withstand U.S. Policy Shifts?

Challenges loom as the Trump administration continues to impose policy changes, travel bans, and increasing tariffs, raising concerns of a potential ‘global grounding’. The new tariffs have raised a risk of a recession, with shares of travel companies plummeting in response and leading Skift Research to lower its forecast for global travel.

These spell a period of uncertainty for the industry, as geopolitical and economic tensions take center stage.

The global Skift Travel Health Index: February 2025 stands at 99, already indicating a 1% dip in travel performance in Fe