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Tourism is a aspirational product, it requires the potential vistors to view your nation in a positive light.
Trump took a shotgun and shot out every light. The entire world thinks we are not nice for the overly aggressive stance taken by our President.
This is exactly how these markets work. Why do you think terrorists target tourists ? Think about it? Terrorists have been targeting tourist areas because it has a multiplier , it get international attention and it destroys the entire market. Look at Egypt.
Egypt had a coup, and violence afterwards with a rather unstable government in place. The US had an election.
China ranks fourth, and Russia 10th in global tourism rankings, I do not think those countries are better nor viewed better than the US, yet they are strong tourism markets.
Again, nothing has changed in the US, a person traveling from Germany last year will encounter the same things if they travel tomorrow.
If someone's mind is swayed so much by things like Trump, then I feel sorry for them, and there is nothing really to say to such simple minded people.
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Originally Posted by evilcart
as to your claims of falling tourism in the EU, well I see nothing to support that and see lots to disprove it.
Lol, your own chart shows tourism is down. All you are going by are projections for 2017, and that is all they are, projections. From 2015 to 2016, tourism is down.
We need an economy that has more to it that being the tourism, consumer hogs of the world.
I'm sorry you and others can't see it.
Any real change to the issues bankrupting this nation is going to not be popular by some people. As with anything, the decline in tourism won't last forever.
I won't be visiting Europe, especially France and Germany either. I was thinking a bout a cruise with one of the ports in Turkey but changed my mind because of the attacks.
If the American economy is strong then the tourism here will rise due to Americans traveling within our own country. The other stuff will work itself out as to international travelers.
Tourists pass through US Customs and Immigrations, it's what it says right on the sign.
Yes, but the process is different for tourists and immigrants, been there, done that, in terms of the proclaimed "hassle." Upon immigrating to the US, we went were pulled into the back and detained while they went through some checks and questions regarding the immigration, took about an hour. I do not know if all immigrants go through this, but I know quite a few do.
Could you please explain where they got the impression they would be treated poorly? Poorly in what way and by who?
I think that is something you could research and report back with. I don't play the "task" game, if you really care I suggest you try hard to figure out why Mexicans might not want to visit a country whos leader defined them as rapists , thieves etc... or maybe you might research the global protests of trump's polices to see why they might not like the idea of bringing their kids through our borders...
Unless they have a stamp in their passport from one of the 7 countries why would this be a problem? The Visa Waiver Program is still in effect and their passport is all they need.
Changing planes in the US is a hassle best avoided, and Visa Waiver these days requires ESTA (additional hassle).
I have a Green Card and I still plan travel specifically to have my final US destination also be my port of entry. The entire "get your luggage, now go through customs & immigrations, now recheck your luggage" dance is tiresome and error-prone.
Well we heard that Hard bookings already declined a couple of percent, but it looks like it might be much worse .
Globally fight searches to the USA have fallen off a cliff, and the bad news is this is the busiest time of year for vacation bookings.
Overall we can see a 17% decline in searches for travel TO the USA! And remember Tourists are counted as exports in terms of deficit. A drop as high as 20% of tourists in FL would be a major disaster. Hopefully it will not be as bad and maybe visitors will come later, but it could be worse if Trump does not stop his crazy antics .
This is what happens when the world sees us as the bad guys, it could cost the economy billions if Trump does not do something to turn this around.
"""Hopper.com data revealed that searches dropped for U.S.-bound flights from 94 out of the 122 countries in the report. Curiously, the one place experiencing a sharp increase in demand for flight searches to the U.S. is Russia"""
International tourism’s value to the economy is also calculated as an export, so any reduction in tourists from overseas could also exacerbate the US’s trade deficit—exactly the opposite of Trump’s stated policy goals.
Yes, but the process is different for tourists and immigrants...
Obviously.
But when Germans state they don't want to deal with US immigration when in transit to the Bahamas, the meaning seems pretty clear.
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