#tourism-decline

#tourism-decline

A U.S. Travel Association report forecasts a 3.2 per cent decline in international tourism spending in the country for 2025, a loss of $5.7 billion US compared to the previous year. The association largely attributes the loss to a decline in the number of Canadian visitors a trend that has persisted since U.S. President Donald Trump returned to office in January, sparked a trade war with Canada and began referring to the country as the 51st state.

He vowed to bring down the cost of groceries (an "old-fashioned" word with which he was obsessed), revive manufacturing, slash federal spending and inefficiency and distribute the savings to the citizenry, all while achieving energy dominance and the high-paying jobs that come with it. By early summer, however, it was becoming clear that Trump's economic policies were not having the promised effect.

Tourism in Las Vegas is slumping this summer, with resorts and convention centers reporting fewer visitors compared to last year, especially from abroad, due to Trump administration tariffs and immigration policies.

"It's absolutely horrible. The football club gives so much to the town. It's just so sad that Whittingham is down in Essex and allowed to take it all away from us."