don't begin until next August...
Considering that the entire tourist industry is in free-fall, and as long as the folks causing it continue in their ill advised efforts to destroy our economy, and ward off any foreign interest in visiting us, I suspect everything the airlines say today about the future is just so much nonsense.. high hopes for greatness while the ship sinks..
Today The NY Times asks..
From.. https://archive.is/MnaEM (a paywall free version of the article)
How Much More Can the U.S. Travel Industry Take?
Politics and border hassles have chased away foreign visitors, costing businesses billions.
Which begins..
The United States routinely tops the list of foreign travelers’ dream destinations. They can’t seem to get enough of Manhattan’s skyscrapers, the mountains of Vermont, the hedonistic nightlife of Las Vegas, Hawaii’s pristine beaches and the dreamscapes of Disney parks.
But that’s changing.
Steep new fees, travel restrictions, visa hurdles, uncertainty at the border, and President Trump’s aggressive language toward Canada and other countries are all taking a toll.
Postpandemic travel growth has stalled and 4.5 million fewer international visits are expected this year compared with 2024, according to industry estimates.
And that's this year.. when all this started.. next year we, the USA, will be a tourism ghost town. Anyone dependent upon tourism can expect to watch their world shrivel up. Seriously, if you were them would you visit us?
Considering that the entire tourist industry is in free-fall, and as long as the folks causing it continue in their ill advised efforts to destroy our economy, and ward off any foreign interest in visiting us, I suspect everything the airlines say today about the future is just so much nonsense.. high hopes for greatness while the ship sinks..
Today The NY Times asks..
From.. https://archive.is/MnaEM (a paywall free version of the article)
How Much More Can the U.S. Travel Industry Take?
Politics and border hassles have chased away foreign visitors, costing businesses billions.
Which begins..
The United States routinely tops the list of foreign travelers’ dream destinations. They can’t seem to get enough of Manhattan’s skyscrapers, the mountains of Vermont, the hedonistic nightlife of Las Vegas, Hawaii’s pristine beaches and the dreamscapes of Disney parks.
But that’s changing.
Steep new fees, travel restrictions, visa hurdles, uncertainty at the border, and President Trump’s aggressive language toward Canada and other countries are all taking a toll.
Postpandemic travel growth has stalled and 4.5 million fewer international visits are expected this year compared with 2024, according to industry estimates.
And that's this year.. when all this started.. next year we, the USA, will be a tourism ghost town. Anyone dependent upon tourism can expect to watch their world shrivel up. Seriously, if you were them would you visit us?