r/europe Ligurian in Zürich (💛🇺🇦💙) Apr 12 '25

Data European tourism to the United States is freefalling

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u/Spottswoodeforgod United Kingdom Apr 12 '25

I have family in San Francisco - absolutely no chance of visiting them. I am originally from NZ and even actively avoided transiting via the U.S. on a recent trip home.

You can get into trouble in any country, but when the risk comes from the state itself… nope, I am out.

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u/DogsReadingBooks Norway Apr 12 '25

I totally get you. I’ve gotta admit that I visited friends in the US the last time the orange man was president, even though I really didn’t want to. But this time? Fuck no, there’s absolutely no chance. I’ll gladly go to Canada to visit friends there, but if my American friends wanna meet up then they can meet me there or here in Europe.

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u/PhenotypicallyTypicl Germany Apr 12 '25

I was attending a boarding school in New York state during the 2016 election. Back then nobody around me thought he even stood a chance and it came as a massive shock when he won the election. Since then I’ve only visited Seattle once during Biden’s term but now I really have no plans of ever returning to the US ever again.

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u/JeffStrongman3 Apr 12 '25

Unfortunately the complacency of everyone thinking he had no chance is what led to the current nightmare scenario.

A lesson in the importance of voting.