While inbound leisure travel to the U.S. is down so far this year, international business travelers still are flocking to America.

With tariffs, immigration crackdowns and worries about both being able to enter and to leave the U.S. on the rise, international leisure travel to the U.S. has significantly declined in 2025, with a projected decrease of 8.2% in arrivals compared to previous years. On the bright side, international business travel to the U.S. is bucking that trend. In fact, according to a recent report from SAP Concur, the U.S. is the top destination for international business travelers, accounting for more than 15% all international business trips in the first six months of 2025. Germany and the U.K. came in behind the U.S. at around 7% each.

“Business travel to the U.S. seems to be business as usual,” Charlie Sultan, president of Concur Travel at SAP Concur, told CNBC. “In the first half of 2025, we saw a 1% increase in inbound business travel volume to the U.S. compared to the first half of 2024.”

Canadian business travel to the U.S. has remained stable in 2025, despite a significant decline in leisure travel blamed largely on the Trump tariff policies and derogatory rhetoric from the president concerning Canada. While leisure visits from Canada dropped by over 25%, business travel bookings between the two countries have held steady, with the U.S. still being a top destination for Canadian business travelers. According to the SAP Concur report, the U.S. accounted for nearly 80 percent of outbound business trips made by Canadians in the first half of 2025. The UK (2.8%) and Germany (2.3%) came in a distant second and third.

Outbound U.S. business travel also appears to be holding steady, at least in some markets. For example, Canada topped the list for U.S.-based business travelers, accounting for 13.4% of all international trips in the first half of the year, according to the SAP report.

The UK (11%) and Mexico (7.8%) followed, indicating that there is continued demand for travel to strategic partners and nearby markets. While international travel from the U.S. has declined modestly this year overall, SAP labeled that decline consistent with seasonal trends.

“While we continue to track emerging trends through our market-leading booking platform, and one thing is clear: Business travelers are back in motion,” said Charlie Sultan, president of Concur Travel at SAP Concur. “Encouragingly, 94% of them say business travel is either helpful or essential to succeed in their role. That’s a powerful signal that travel remains a key driver of business performance.”