Has Trump’s America become a hostile place for tourists?

The United Kingdom has also reviewed its advice to clarify that the US authorities are “rigorously” who apply entry rules and visitors “can be responsible for arresting the detention” if they break them; This followed the 19 -day confinement of the 28 -year -old Backy Burke Backpacker in February. The details of his case have not been disclosed, but helping host families with household chores in exchange for the accommodation may have pushed the action. Burke’s parents later complained about the BBC Which was transferred to “leg chains, chains alive and handcuffs” such as “Hannibal Lecter”.

Meanwhile, France and the United States have provided clearly different accounts for Because a French scientist was refused to entry This month, preventing the unnamed individual from participating in a conference near Houston.

The types of sorceress wonders why they should worry should consider the potential economic impact if vacationers become afraid of flying in the United States.

The United States denied that the opinions on the research policies of the Trump Administration expressed by the individual in the telephone messages were the basis of the decision, claiming that the real reason was correlated to confidential information stored on an electronic device in violation of a non -disclosure agreement. However, the scientific community has been shaken.

Different European countries also have Transgender individuals warned They can face difficulties in entering the United States if their passports indicate their kind as “x” rather than male or female because the Trump administration does not recognize this designation.

To tell the truth, the vast majority of 72 million annual visitors in the United States are not faced with problems on the border; And in 2024, less than 0.01 percent of international visitors arriving had searched their electronic devices from US customs.

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Nor do I think tourists deserve the most sympathy of immigrants without documents that face deportation or foreign students and academics who have been detained to have a vision of foreign policy that the Trump administration finds offensive.

But the types of sorceress wonders why they should worry should consider the potential economic impact if vacationers become afraid of flying in the United States.

In 2023, the most recent year for which there are global estimates, overseas visitors have spent $ 100 billion ($ 159 billion) on the activities of free time in the United States, as well as about $ 50 billion of education and $ 23 billion in via di labor, according to the data of the Government Bureau of Economic Analysy National Office of Travel and Tourism.

The profitable flights of the North Atlantic depend more on US travelers who head towards Europe rather than the opposite, and this demand for traveling US outgoing remains strong. However, airlines, hotel groups and tourist attractions could be shock.

Canceling the US travels to droves

A forecast published last month by the Research Company Tourism economy warning of a potential 5 % decline In international visits to the United States in 2025 they could prove quite conservative.

Anti-American sentiment is increasing, fed by rates, Trump approaches Russia and his apparent desire to annex Canada and Greenland (from Denmark), not to mention the contempt of the vice-president JD Vance for the European allies.

The Canadians have canceled the US -pitched US travels – the number of its residents who return home from the United States on the street decreased by 23 % in February, while 13 % have returned less by plane. According to reports, the European Championships are having similar Mysteriles on US travels.

Overall, the arrivals of international tourists decreased by 2.4 percent on an annual basis in February, according to the National Travel Office and Tourism whose preliminary data exclude Mexico and Canada.

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Don’t forget that the United States were struggling to attract foreign tourists even before Trump won a second term in part to the strong dollar. In 2024, the incoming US travels were still about 9 % below pre-planking levels with arrivals from China and Japan particularly slow for recovery.

The spotlight on how the United States treat foreign visitors will increase next year when football will hold FIFA World Cuptogether with Mexico and Canada. (It doesn’t matter players; to make guests play well with each other could rather be the challenge.)

The United States Authoritarian Lurink will probably not prevent hard sports enthusiasts from enjoying the tournament, but other visitors are likely to be more in principle.

The unpredictability and assault of Trump in the rule of law could still have a silver coating for international visitors: a weaker dollar would make us more convenient trips. But at that point the United States will have destroyed so much international goodwill that few will want to come.

My advice to anyone who has to travel in the United States is to familiarize yourself with your rights, be doubly sure that your documents are in order, consider what information you have stored on mobile devices and be very precise about your travel intentions when questioned by the borders officials.

And don’t even think about overestimating your welcome.

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