The Trump administration’s increasingly hostile relationship with Kim Jong-un has led to a decline in foreign travel to the US, Americans traveling abroad, and access to Cuba. Travel to the US has been on the decline since President Donald Trump took office, with new data from the Commerce Department showing the slump. The Global Business Travel Association estimated that for the week Trump’s travel ban was in effect, the US lost $185m in travel bookings (£150m).
The Trump administration’s anti-globalist “America first” policy has cost the USA billions in tourism revenue. A leading trade group is now urging Trump to emphasize that the country is still a popular destination. Since January 2017, Trump issued multiple travel bans, which faced legal challenges. International arrivals to the US have dropped, and the White House reintroduced Cuba travel.
Research analyzes the effect of President Donald J. Trump’s participation on Twitter on the performance of the United States as a tourism destination. While there has been a slight decrease in the number of tourists visiting the US, many data points hint at the Trump administration’s impact on tourism. International visitation from certain countries is declining, but tourists to America still increased under Trump due to more Asians and Latin Americans visiting.
The Trump administration’s influence on American tourism will be on both sides, as it will influence the destination image. The downturn has caused America to lose its spot as the world’s second-largest tourist destination.
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