Manni From South Korea, joined Nov 2001, 4221 posts, RR: 23 Reply 1, posted (9 years 4 weeks 20 hours ago) and read 1160 times:
Make it, only 30% down, imagine what the figure would have been if the dollar wasn't as cheap as it is and has been in the last year, compared to the year previous to those 2.5 years.
Derico From Argentina, joined Dec 1999, 4233 posts, RR: 13 Reply 4, posted (9 years 4 weeks 17 hours ago) and read 1113 times:
Yes, you are right Manni. I think that many Americans don't realize that this drop in tourism has probably prevented the creation of a few houndred thousand jobs, at a time when any new job is welcome in the US, even as the unemployment rate is not as alarming as some might try to make it.
I think people tend to have fickle fealings, and if the US deviced a system to make entry to the US faster, but MORE IMPORTANTLY less overtly incriminating (the current system treats the vast majority of harmless visitors with xenosuspicity, regardless of what some may think), people would start visiting in more normal numbers.
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747400F From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 5, posted (9 years 4 weeks 16 hours ago) and read 1088 times:
Well the US only got what it asked for!
It has introduced so-called securitysystems that are over the top - have greatly reduced civil liberties. A TSA service that does it outmost to intimidate everyone - and have elected a mad Texan as president - I think they should count themselves lucky that it only a 30% drop!
I know of no-one who would go to the US at present. Previously a lot of friends would go regularly.
I can only expect the tourismfigure to continue to drop.
Ryefly From United States of America, joined Jun 2000, 1383 posts, RR: 0 Reply 6, posted (9 years 4 weeks 15 hours ago) and read 1080 times:
I wonder what the stats are the other way around? I know a couple of people that just returned this past weekend to the US from a vacation in Europe. I know they were concerned about making the trip over there before they went.
Derico From Argentina, joined Dec 1999, 4233 posts, RR: 13 Reply 7, posted (9 years 4 weeks 15 hours ago) and read 1071 times:
Ryefly,
It's a good point you bring up but the statistics US to Europe will take time because the new terrorist threat there is only about a month or so old. Quite honestly my fear level is a little higher since March 11th, and with the scares in France and England.
I think the weak dollar is still the major factor in people's decision making about going to Europe, and that has not really been a huge consideration anyways, as far as I have seen.
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