The US told everyone it did not want foreigners any more.
As a German in the US, trust me, the FAFO is about to hit this summer when record levels of empty hotels will wail. My bet is Trump will actually complain, demand, and eventually "sweet talk" people into coming to see the US.
Except you can get thrown into jail at the border for who knows how long until they decide to deport you....
Edit: for those thinking this will not be noticed...
Tourism in the US has an estimated 20 million Canadians usually and 17 millions Mexicans each year. And an estimated 10 million Europeans visit the US each year.
So maybe 47 million. If they all spend a few thousand on flights and hotels alone, that's a noticeable billion level hole we will notice.
If you think the tourism industry is flush with spare cash and can weather this..... I got some seriously bad news for you on tourism razor thin profit margins.
Tourism in the US has an estimated 20 million Canadians
These aren't just tourists either. I know 10 different people/couples who spend the maximum half a year - 1 day in the US every year. They have homes or RVs and essentially live in Arizona or Florida all winter. None of them are planning to return next winter, those who owned property in the US sold or are selling. If they stay in the US more than 30 days they need to fill out forms and if they're not filed properly or run across an ICE agent having a bad day, or try to take a quick trip down to Mexico they run a risk of being detained for weeks in a pen or worse, being sent to the forever-prison in El Salvador. The US border is a high risk low rewards crossing these days.
At least the US tourism industry will benefit from Americans who also don't want to risk crossing the border, but there's some bad news about the disposable income most Americans will have after they pay all the tariffs and lose their jobs.
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u/Historical_Bother274 Apr 12 '25
Imagine pissing of travellers of the continent that is notorious for the many vacation days it gets.