>> "I have not heard anyone say they want to visit the United States in a very long time."
US had the 3rd largest number of tourists in the world in 2017 (after France and Spain). [1]
Though YOY is trending down in Trump years.
US had the 3rd largest number of tourists in the world in 2017 (after France and Spain). [1]
Though YOY is trending down in Trump years.
The overwhelming majority of the tourists I encounter fall into the Millennial bracket, and I don't think it is possible for them to be less enthusiastic about visiting the US.
Maybe that will change once they have kids who want to go see Harry Potter World in Orlando, but as it stands I think most of my customers would rather visit North Korea than the US.
I’m a millennial with lots of international millennial friends. Nobody likes these measures. But getting into most countries is no walk in the park. As much as I hate to admit this, the pressure to end these policies will never come from tourists.
Most of the Europeans that come through have the financial means and strong enough passports to go pretty much anywhere they please. Same goes for most Japanese and Chinese.
My Arab customers however have the money, but getting a visa is a near impossibility.
Chinese passport is one of the worst in the world as far as travel goes. [1][2]
[1] https://www.passportindex.org/byRank.php
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visa_requirements_for_Chinese_...
You could say the same about American millenials. We aren't thrilled to be here either - if we all had dual citizenship with another first-world nation, I'd bet 70% of us would have left the country.
I doubt we've ever had an economy that was as strong (or at least, looked so good on paper), while people had such a negative opinion of what the future holds. Trump and the Senate Republicans (and their supporters) are destroying this nation.
America has been on a bad path for decades, I left long before Trump was even in the picture.
[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tourism_in_the_United_States#V...