Remember that this article is shrieking about a 17% decline in European tourists visiting the USA … back in *March*, only two months into the Trump administration and six months ago.

The endless litany of news about abusive ICE behaviour since then means tourism is probably down significantly further by now.

(I know I for one cancelled all US visit plans after last November 7th. Otherwise right now I'd be in Seattle.)
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I think this story maybe missing one very big reason #Europeans don't want to visit the #usa at the moment. Of course there is some resentment, but there's a bigger portion of concern I think. We don't feel as safe going through us airports as we used to. I don't want to be treated like a suspect when I travel. In fact I won't put up with that. #America just isn't important enough to me to justify that treatment. https://www.rudebaguette.com/en/2025/08/airports-feel-like-ghost-towns-us-tourism-reels-as-european-boycott-slashes-visitor-numbers-and-drains-billions-from-the-economy/ #tourism #travel #Airports #EU #geopolitics

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@cstross More likely than not, you can look up various metrics out of Las Vegas. Is one of the most traveled-to cities internationally.

Hotel bookings, casino earnings, festival/convention attendance, concert ticket sales, etc.

Las Vegas Tourism Declines Sharply in 2025 Amid Economic Challenges

In 2025, Las Vegas experiences a 6.5% decrease in visitors, lower hotel occupancy, and reduced gaming revenues due to economic uncertainty, high costs, and fewer major events. International arrivals fell drastically, particularly from Canada and Europe. Industry responses include promotions, legislative changes, and marketing increases to support tourism recovery.

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@glc yeah, that’s not a great outlook, especially the 30-50% drop in international flights. I’m not particularly concerned for the Strip, it’ll survive, but it sucks for all the small local places and the hospitality workers that I’m sure will face layoffs before too long.

As usual, the wealthy and powerful get to fuck around and everyone at the bottom are the ones that get to find out.