February 24, 2017

Trump poliicies badly hurting tourism

Frommers: Though they may differ as to the wisdom of the move, the travel press and most travel experts are of one mind: They are currently drawing attention to an unintended consequence of the Trump-led efforts to stop many Muslims from coming to the U.S., pointing to a sharp drop in foreign tourism to our nation that imperils jobs and touristic income.

“It’s known as the ‘Trump Slump.’... The prestigious Travel Weekly magazine (as close to an ‘official’ travel publication as they come) has set the decline in foreign tourism at 6.8%. And the fall-off is not limited to Muslim travelers, but also extends to all incoming foreign tourists. Apparently, an attack on one group of tourists is regarded as an assault on all.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

"They are currently drawing attention to an unintended consequence of the Trump-led efforts to stop many Muslims from coming to the U.S..."

Unintended, maybe, but highly predictable, absolutely.
How To Win Friends and Influence People must not have been on the reading list at Wharton, we take it?