International travel to the US keeps sliding. Visits fell for the 8th straight month.

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• Visits to the US by international travelers declined for the eighth straight month in December.
• International trips haven't slowed, but visitors are less interested in traveling to the US.
• The decline is a sustained blow to the tourism industry.

The US isn't the tourist destination it once was.

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