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Alexandra Talty , CONTRIBUTOR
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The American tourism industry could be facing a new phenomenon: waning interest in the traveling to the United States.
After decades of sitting pretty as a bucket list destination, the stars and stripes might be on their way out. Experts warn that anti-immigration rhetoric as well as confusing travel and electronic bans have dampened foreign interest in U.S. vacations, especially from Mexico.
"We have Twitter wars with our President and former President of Mexico
. There is lots of speculation in the media about a trade war with Mexico," says Douglas Quimby, of Phocuswright, a travel research firm. "If that happens, what kind of impact does that have on millions of middle-class Mexicans looking to take a trip?"
Mexican sentiment for the U.S. has been lagging since the primary elections when then-candidate Donald Trump claimed that Mexican immigrants were rapists and drug dealers. There were reports of Trump piñatas, angry newspaper op-eds and anti-Trump murals. During the presidential debates, Mexicans held drinking games, knocking one back every time their country was mentioned.
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Wounded Bear
(58,646 posts)If you insult and attack people, they don't like to come visit and spend money here.
Achilleaze
(15,543 posts)* republican Draft-Dodger-in-Chief
dalton99a
(81,450 posts)KingCharlemagne
(7,908 posts)internment or deportation under the Fascist-in-Chief.
LakeArenal
(28,817 posts)My pop is Canadian, eh. US has been a laughing stock for a long time. I hear dump wants to rename them Freedom Geese....
OneBlueDotBama
(1,384 posts)at the WH fence, hand out 1000's of bags of grain, so that the Geese, maybe 10K of them set up permanent residence at the WH lawns.
Solly Mack
(90,762 posts)SaintLouisBlues
(1,244 posts)thanks to the Buffoon.
HAB911
(8,880 posts)Scurrilous
(38,687 posts)aeromanKC
(3,322 posts)US or Canada?? Hell Yes I would opt for Canada. Canada Far Far Far less crime, a sane citizenry, and a sane Leader. Win/Win/Win. IF I had to go the US, I would make sure it was a BLUE city!!
Stonepounder
(4,033 posts)Initech
(100,063 posts)Blue Ridge Virginia
(26 posts)Who could possibly blame Mexicans preferring Canada, and vice versa, to our country which has become a nightmare destination even for its own citizens? My passport expired some years ago but even if it were still valid, no way I'd subject myself to the potential horrors of getting back into the country after going abroad. Hell, last time I returned from a Mexican trip other than a walk across the bridge in a border town, the border agent treated me like a criminal suspect, way back in 1992.
Iplayoneontv
(77 posts)Foursquare has stated they have data showing direct declines. We're going to lose $ hand over fist.
Orrex
(63,203 posts)k/r
Sunlei
(22,651 posts)Thus hurting smaller airlines with planes that need to fuel stop in USA.