BANGOR DAILY NEWS • May 14, 2025
The number of international travelers coming through Maine border crossings has fallen off sharply in the months since President Donald Trump took office. Before January and the change of administrations, Maine had been on track for a busy year. But in January and February when the winter lull in visits typically levels out before ramping up in the warm season, visits in 2025 continued to drop. By April, Maine had almost a third fewer visitors than in April 2024 — down to roughly 98,800 from 147,000.