Grand Canyon and top parks like Grand Teton, Kenai Fjords, Mount Rainier, Wind Cave and Badlands to implement new policy changes in 2026.

Massachusetts, Florida, and California are set to unite with Montana, Colorado, Wyoming, and Idaho as they face a massive tourism crisis. The impact of Donald Trump’s “America First” policy is already being felt, with escalating trade wars, tariffs, higher visa fees, and random levies adding strain to the U.S. travel sector.

Utah joins Montana, Wyoming, Florida, Maine, California, Arizona, and other states as the US government hikes park entry fees in 2026, raising them by $100 for foreign visitors under the new America First Policy, this fee increase is designed to prioritize US residents while ensuring that international tourists contribute more to the maintenance and conservation of national parks, which are experiencing higher visitation and budget challenges.

US and Mexico air travel faces a major shift as the Trump administration orders Delta and Aeromexico to end their joint venture by January 2026, under the “America First” campaign, due to concerns over anticompetitive effects in the US-Mexico aviation market.

The US is facing an unprecedented decline in tourism revenue in 2025, standing alone among major global economies in this downturn largely due to the impact of the America First policy.