While Franck Verhaeghe and two friends planned March to Mexico City, they planned not only where they would stay and what museums would visit, but also the language that would speak: French. “It’s not that I think it’s uncertain about Americans,” said Mr. Verhaeghe, 65, who lives in California, but “I can imagine that people are not very happy there. So, my friends and I decided that we would all talk to each other on this trip.”
For two months in his second term, President Trump has embarked on Europe panic because of the potential collapse of the Alliance; Inspired boycott of US products in Canada; enhanced tensions between Denmark and Greenland for the independence of the island; and encouraged protests in Istanbul and Panama through the possibilities of American territorial expansion.
His proposals also make some Americans reconsider their travel plans.
Behavior adjusting
From the inauguration, some agencies notice a fall in sales for international journeys of Americans. Tour operators are field investigations concerned about how they will be received abroad. Global Rescue risk management company has recently been implemented poll This revealed that 72 percent of “experienced” American passengers expected that Americans would be less welcome abroad this year.
The nervousness does not seem to be translated into widespread dismissal, but social media and travel forums are filled with Americans who ask the variations “Will they hate us?”
Christine Bauer, a newly -hampshire pensioner planning a trip to France, asked passengers at a Europe of Rick Steves Forum for insight into how the French responded to US changes in foreign policy. A few days later, she became more concerned when “Trump and Musk started insulting NATO and Allied countries.” She and her husband did not make any changes “at least for now”, but “they hope that travels are not getting more insecure.”
Vicci Jaffe, 68, is thinking of a trip to Berlin this fall. Her concern stems not only from the rise of the far right in Germany, but also from political changes at home. “How will I consider myself in Berlin?” she asked. “At the very least, I am embarrassed, but now I’m afraid of retaliation or violence.”
Some people, including Mr. Verhaeghe, who travels to Mexico using their second, European, passport, adapt their behavior. Cheryl Carlson, 63, a caregiver in Chicago, plans to discover her nationality before the time of accommodation owners in which she and her husband will stay while traveling to Canada “to ensure that our presence would not cause the small company to feel the unpleasant host of us.” Peter Serkian, 60, who travels twice a month to Canada from Farmington Hills, Mich., He pays in Canadian dollars, not US dollars. “I’m trying to hide that I’m an American,” he said.
Feeling scared
These measures are preventive; None of the respondents for this article actually experienced anti -American feelings. But nervousness takes its toll. Cameron Hewitt, Content and Editorial Director for Europe of Rick StevesHe saw the fall on the sale of the guide, “literally starting the day of the inauguration,” he said.
Lisa Wirth, owner of Ataxit, who offers trips to Oaxaca in Mexico, said some potential guests felt papped. “We had several American passengers who decided to cancel our tour in February, either because the passenger partners they planned to travel with enthusiastically for concern about security in Mexico or because the current administration and their anxiety had made any decisions about traveling in the short term,” she said. Others delay because of “concern about inflation and job losses.”
Jack Ezon, founder Move onNew York’s luxury passenger company, the client canceled a trip to Mexico. “They made their way to a birthday party and booked the whole hotel,” he said. “But it was immediately after the whole tariff thing, and their security team said,” Don’t go, there is an anti -American mood, it will be too dangerous. “
This fear was not presented in the experience of other clients, said Mr. Ezon, who added that the reservations in Mexico had recovered. And sales in Europe flourish. “Ever since Coid, recovery from the crisis is much faster,” he said.
It is difficult to determine the cause of passenger discomfort. The aircraft accidents, tariffs and instability on the stock market contributed to, said Jeff Roy, Executive Vice President of the Tourist Company Collections. “For the last four to five weeks we have been a little behind what we have produced at the moment last year,” said Mr. Roy. “It spins so much right now, it’s really hard to know exactly what causes a change.”
What Mr. Roy describes as a “mild anxiety” is played more in nervous calls than in cancellation. And since many reservations have been made far in advance, it is not too worried about this year. If uncertainty continues, he said, “I don’t know 2026.”
Unexpected interest
Several destinations have experienced increased interest since Mr. Trump has taken over his duty. After he said he wanted the United States to “buy” Greenland – one of the New York Times 52 places to go in 2025. – The Greenland Tourist Board announced that she saw evidence of “promoted curiosity about the destination.”
New attention had a similar effect on Panama, whose channel Mr. Trump said he wanted the United States to withdraw. Carlos Ivan Espinosa, owner Tours Panama CanalHe said his company had experienced a significant increase in American tourists’ reservations. “President Trump’s statements,” he said, “waking up curiosity.”
This does not mean that there was no protest against the US rhetoric, especially in Canada, where citizens complained to Mr. Trump tariffs, as well as his expressed desire to turn the country into a “51 state”.
But these protests are not directed against American individuals, said Donna Salter, a retired journalist in Vancouver. She, like many Canadians, swears in the United States during this administration, but greets Americans. “We love Americans and love the US dollar, especially now,” Mrs. Salter said.
Not all foreigners are sensitive. One Ticter user in Scotland He said “Maga Tourists” that they were not welcome and the farmer on the Danish island of Bornholm broke the agreement He had with the US passenger agency to receive tourists in his home for coffee and conversation. “I would feel ridiculous if I had to talk about democracy with representatives of such a government,” said Knud Andersen, a farmer, a Danish television presenter.
On a trip to Italy, Rebecca Andersons of California, and her family had a taxi driver whose criticism of American politics started with Ronald Reagan and ended up with Mr. Trump. Mrs. Anderssons told him they were “too young to vote for Reagan and are actually the Californians who voted for Harris.” Obviously forgiven, they later found themselves singing with the driver of “Volare”.
Other Americans accept tactics intended to reject criticism, such as the answer to the question “Where are you from?” with the name of their state. Sue Rook Nichols of California ordered Etsy Gums, who read, “I didn’t vote for him.” He plans to carry them on a trip to Europe.
Tactics may not be needed. Mariana Hamman, who owns a travel agency in Mexico, said that none of her colleagues reported to meet anti -American feelings. “Sometimes you see” go home, Grringo “graffiti,” she said. “But it’s about open -air, not politics.”
When David Rojas-Klein from California recently traveled to Mexico, his expectation to “see something anti-American” never came true. “What I learned is that people distinguish between the American people and the US government.”
The fear that people in other countries will equalize them with the actions of their politicians is unusually American anxiety, one that also appeared during the Gulf War, said Mr. Hewitt of Europe, Rick Steves. “If you look at history, most European countries have had experience with a ruler who, especially in retrospectives, are not particularly proud.”
Bo Albertus, a 57-year-old school principal in Denmark, agrees. The Denmark Facebook group is managed, a strong 89,000, which is dedicated to boycotting American products. But American citizens are welcome in his country, Mr. Albertus said. “Danish people have no problem with Americans. We have a problem with the American administration.” Even a tourist in the Maga hat would be fine, he added, “because in Denmark we have freedom of speech.”
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