Tourists started bypassing US
In March, there were almost 12% fewer visitors from abroad to the United States, compared to the same period last year, Washington Post reported.
The number of visitors in Germany has decreased even more significant in March, by 28%, it is shown in the article, which cites data provided by the International Trade Administration, which is part of the US Trade Department.
After a decrease of 2% in February, this was the first significant decrease after the Covid-19 pandemic, the American newspaper reported. If this tendency continues, it will mean losses of billions for the US tourism industry, according to experts.
The data indicated for March a 17% decrease in Western European tourists, with 24% of Central America and 11% of China.
Foreign tourists were anxious by a series of detenues at the entrance to the US. These are several cases, who also included German citizens, in which natural persons refused the entry despite that they had complete documents. In some cases, those affected were detained for days or weeks in deportation facilities.
The US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, recently tried to mitigate the concerns about entry issues in the US. He said that those who do not travel to the US to participate in a demonstration of supporting the Palestinian Islamist organization, incited on disturbances at universities or plan for revolts.
Tourism expert Adam Sacks told Washington Post that the decision of foreign tourists to avoid the US was expected. He put this on account of the policy and rhetoric of President Donald Trump.
The figures regarding the situation of foreign tourists in the US are not complete because the data on the neighboring countries of Mexico and Canada are missing, the Washington Post said. It should also be kept in mind that the Passover, which is associated with many trips, fell at the end of March last year, while this year Easter takes place in April.
After Mexico and Canada, most tourists traveling to the US usually come from France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom, Japan, South Korea, China and India.
