U.S. Tourism Has Dropped Dramatically Since Trump Was Elected
The United States tourism business is in big trouble and we have Donald Trump to blame.
According to data released on Wednesday, America’s share of international tourism has dropped 16% in March, compared to the same month in 2016.
And the decline started just as Donald Trump won the election. From October to March, tourism to the United States has fallen an average of 11%, compared to the previous year.
If you were wondering, tourism in the rest of the world has increased 6% during the same period.
The data was collected by Foursquare and their CEO Jeff Glueck notes that travelers from the Middle East and Latin America have avoided traveling to the United States after Trump called for stricter immigration and travel policies.
“Proponents of President Trump’s new policies might argue that the President intended to reduce visitors from certain countries, and that the economic cost is outweighed by claimed security needs,” Glueck writes.
“Critics of the administration may question the effectiveness of these new tactics. Either way, we believe that the direct economic impact from these policies should be in the conversation.”
