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‘Unwelcoming’ US sees sharp fall in visitors since 9/11
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The number of foreign visitors to the United States has plummeted since the September 11, 2001 attacks on New York and Washington because foreigners don’t feel welcome, tourism professionals said Thursday.
“Since September 11, 2001, the United States has experienced a 17 percent decline in overseas travel, costing America 94 billion dollars in lost visitor spending, nearly 200,000 jobs and 16 billion dollars in lost tax revenue,” the Discover America advocacy campaign said in a statement.
Chairman Stevan Porter lamented the “extraordinary decline” in the number of overseas visitors to the United States, while the advocacy group’s executive director, Geoff Freeman, blamed the slump on the shabby welcome many foreigners feel they get in the United States.
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..despite the fall in the $ which in normal times would boost tourism. That says a lot.
I for one have totally refused to even fly over US airspace since about 2001, this makes even more sense now that they have imposed their rules regarding data handover from ass kissing EU. I’ve re-routed holidays via more expensive carriers and routes because of it and i have absolutely no regrets.