Statistics show decline in interest in traveling to the U.S. since Trump inauguration

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

The volume of online search requests for flights to the United States has dropped since Donald Trump took office as president compared to the period before his inauguration.

That data, gathered by Hopper Research, is presented as a reflection of global consumers' interest in traveling to the United States, decisions that impact not only the airline industry, but also state and local tourism economies.

Specifically, Hopper found daily flight search demand from other countries has dropped 17 percent compared to three weeks before Trump became president. If you’re wondering if this is a seasonal effect, Hopper said last year the drop at this time was 1.8 percent.

Hopper said 94 of the 122 countries for which it has significant data saw a decline in flight search demand. Hopper also broke down which American cities are receiving less flight search demand from overseas, saying San Francisco, Baltimore, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Dallas, Seattle, Orlando and Denver all saw 20 percent or greater drops, by that metric, after Trump became president.

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[Lanius]

1. Is this making America great again?

How is damaging our tourism and hospitality industries a good thing? What about turning people away who would have traveled here for business before the Muslim ban?

[ProudLib72]

2. Here's an idea

We have all of the databases with all of this information all around the globe. What if we could have a very simple dashboard for each of the databases placed in the WH so that tRump could see them? He couldn't mess with them, no manipulation at all, just read out. It would be simple reminder to him every moment of every day just how much damage he is doing.

[bdamomma]

9. you know this man

does not know anything if he needs to go somewhere he just jumps on his plane. He doesn't give a crap.

He is causing so much chaos.

[meadowlander]

3. I wonder if anyone has ever done a study

on the cumulative effects of all the post-9/11 security on tourism to the US.

The full body scans were bad enough, but if they're going to start full interrogations at the airport and delve into peoples' social media, it would certainly give me pause about going through that hassle just to visit.

Would be interesting to contrast that economic analysis with the number of actual terrorists that have been caught by all the new security technology and also how much it costs for those body scan machines to buy, run and staff them.

[frazzled]

4. As I've been saying: who needs a wall?

We've got our one-man foreign blockade sitting right behind the Resolute desk in the Oval Office. And it doesn't cost $20 billion dollars. (Though it still costs far too much, in other terms.)

Seriously, folks: if people don't want to come here, whether to immigrate or as tourists, we're in big trouble. Many cities (mine included) depend hugely on the foreign tourist industry. Hotels (hopefully mostly the Trump ones) will lose business bigly, as well as restaurants, cultural attractions like museums and theaters, taxis, etc. And when we lose foreign immigrants, we have a big brain drain problem as well, among doctors, university professors, innovators.

[bdamomma]

5. he is isolating the country.

wanna be dic..........tator wants us to be isolationists.

[workinclasszero]

11. Its a major part of Putin's plan

Isolate and marginalize the USA so Mother Russia can step up and take over.

His puppet/spy 45 is carrying it out to perfection so far.

[bdamomma]

13. Putin

and Bannon. I want to see these people gone so bad.

[workinclasszero]

6. MAGA! (puke)

Can't blame people not wanting to come here with Orange Hitler in charge. God knows what insanity will spring from the white house on any given day now.

[dalton99a]

7. Best way to deter them furreigners from "flooding" our shores is to make America look like shit.

[democratisphere]

8. In many people's minds America has become a terrorist state of a different kind.

The "Welcome to America" doormat has been pulled by our current regime.

[Turbineguy]

10. They are probably worried

they won't be able to get back out. The way trump interprets his own decrees, that could easily happen.

[mnhtnbb]

12. You have to also consider the value of the US $ to other currencies

and right now it's very strong--which means it is more costly for people from other countries to travel here for vacation. (And unlike Donnie dumbfu*k I didn't have to call someone at 3 am to figure that out.)