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tenderfoot

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Wed Sep 20, 2017, 12:14 AM Sep 2017

Tourism to the US declined in early 2017: report

In a shocking development that surprises no one...

The U.S. saw a noticeable drop in international tourism during the first few months of 2017, The New York Times reported on Tuesday.

Visitors to the U.S. decreased by 697,791 over the first three months of the year, according to new data from the Department of Commerce.

The new data represents a 4.2 percent drop from the previous year, resulting in an estimated $2.7 billion in losses, according to the Times. Comparatively, international tourism saw a 6.4 percent increase during the beginning of 2013, following the reelection of President Barack Obama.

Tourism had previously been in decline during the global recession at the time of Obama's first term, the Times reported.
The decrease in international tourism coincided with a survey by the Pew Research Center that found only 49 percent of participants from 37 countries held a favorable view of the U.S., as compared to a favorable view of 64 percent when Obama left office.

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/351389-tourism-declines-in-early-2017

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Tourism to the US declined in early 2017: report (Original Post) tenderfoot Sep 2017 OP
The real hard numbers will show this Wellstone ruled Sep 2017 #1
 

Wellstone ruled

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1. The real hard numbers will show this
Wed Sep 20, 2017, 01:09 AM
Sep 2017

after New Years weekend.

All the Casino's here in Vegas are pumping Tourist Packages more and more as Foreign Visitors stay away. Airport Traffic numbers keep increasing,but they are US package deals. And amenity cuts are just getting started. Paid parking,doing away with meal comps. Buffet offerings cut starting next month. Noticed price increases for Casino Restaurants.

But what the heck,Sheldon Adelson got a 400% Bonus last week. Must be tough,he could care less about his non Union workers no pay increase for them.


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