US President Donald Trump states that he wishes to keep people out from the US who seem to be a threat to the national security of this region.
But then, experts claim that his travel policies are threatening the American travel business.
According to one of the studies, there has been a 10.6 million decline in the tourism figures this year. And, it is estimated that the drop of 7% in the number of expected tourists would be costing the U.S. economy more than $18 billion and about 107,000 jobs, as per Tourism Economics, a forecasting firm used by the industry.
Over half of the lost business would be caused due to minimized travel from Canada and also Mexico.
But, experts mentioned that they are quite anxious about the tourism declines from the U.K. and western Europe. In March, Trump declared a 90-day freeze on the visas for citizens of Yemen, Sudan, Somalia, Libya, Iran, Libya and Syria. The visa restrictions have been blocked by the court.
The Trump government have also banned travellers from as many as 10 airports in the Muslim majority nations from bringing in laptops inside the plane cabin.
However, these policy changes were quite limited.
But, the debate they have caused has started to discourage travel among globetrotters. Adam Sacks, president, Tourism Economics said that this travel ban might affect less than 0.1% of all the tourists. But then, the entire concept of Trump’s travel policies have given a harsh blow to the U.S. brand as a global destination.
Also, a relatively strong dollar have been known to adversely impact travel to the U.S.
Sacks said that currently they are forecasting a sharp drop in tourism numbers visiting the U.S.
He added that the bookings and survey data indicate that the travellers are adjusting their travel plans. Mike McCormick, the executive director of the Global Business Travel Association said that it is just not leisure travel but business travel is also likely to bear the brunt of Trump’s travel regulations.
Some of the travellers are anxious that they might confront with hassles at the border.
