Monday, March 31, 2025

First Felon Donald Trump puts a damper on U.S. tourism

 
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Headline:  Independent, 3/29/2025
Io Dodds reports:
Federal statistics show that overseas visitors to the U.S. dropped 2.4 percent in February 2025, the first full month of Trump’s presidency, compared to the same time last year. 
And some experts fear a permanent chilling effect that could displace the USA’s decades-long status as a hub for both business travel and vacations. 
"It's already happening," one Canadian resident visiting California for the Game Developers Conference (GDC), which draws nearly 30,000 industry professionals from across the world, told The Independent.  [emphasis added]
"[My friend] didn't come because they were afraid. There's not a single person I know who didn't waffle. Random people in my building told me to be careful... nobody who's paying attention is going to trust the U.S. for another ten years." 
They only felt safe traveling to San Francisco, they added, because they hold dual U.S. citizenship.

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