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William Lindsey :toad:

Bad Choices Make Good Stories offers a smorgasbord of headlines and stories from the last few days about how Canadians and Europeans are canceling travel plans to the US in record numbers.

"‘Trump Slump’ Looms as Foreign Visitors Rethink Travel to U.S."

~ Ceylan Yeğinsu, New York Times

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U.S. national parks, like Grand Canyon National Park, above, attract many foreign visitors. Some are concerned about the effects that recent cutbacks will have on their park experiences.
The New York Times · Foreign Travelers Are Rethinking Travel to the U.S.By Ceylan Yeğinsu
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William Lindsey :toad:

"Trump has made America hated around the world. Here’s a sign of how bad it’s getting. ... Future flight bookings from Canada to the U.S. have dropped 70% for every month through the end of September, according to data from aviation analytics provider OAG."

~ Lauren Sforza, NJ.com

nj.com/politics/2025/03/trump-


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William Lindsey :toad:

"Following reports of travelers being detained or denied entry, along with the president’s increasingly fiery rhetoric, tourist numbers have dropped, and one study estimates it could lead to billions of dollars in lost revenue."

~ Nicholas Dale Leal, El Pais

english.elpais.com/usa/2025-03


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EL PAÍS English · Fear of being turned away and aversion to Trump: US tourism industry braces for fall in international visitorsFollowing reports of travelers being detained or denied entry, along with the president’s increasingly fiery rhetoric, tourist numbers have dropped, and one study estimates it could lead to billions of dollars in lost revenue
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William Lindsey :toad:

"Advisories issued for those travelling to the U.S., sparked by a series of arrests & detentions at, could take a serious toll on America's tourism industry.

Jukka Laitamaki, prof. of international hospitality & tourism at New York University, told Newsweek that should these spread to other countries, the economic impact could be 'anywhere between 60 to 120 billion USD in 2025.’”

~ Hugh Cameron, Newsweek

newsweek.com/us-travel-warning


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US Tourism
Newsweek · US Travel Warnings Could Cost Tourism Industry $120 Billion: ExpertBy Hugh Cameron
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William Lindsey :toad:

"'Future flight bookings between Canada and the U.S. have collapsed,' OAG senior analyst John Grant wrote in a blog post on Wednesday."

~ Robert Silk, Travel Weekly

travelweekly.com/North-America

"Ottawa travel company hasn’t sold a single U.S. trip since Trump tariffs"

~ Janson Duench, Ottawa Citizen

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William Lindsey :toad:

"A recent Abacus Data survey found 56 percent of Canadians have changed or cancelled their travel plans to the United States."

~ Mégan Harvey, Barron's

barrons.com/news/vacation-buzz

"Europeans cancel US trips in protest over Trump’s policies"

~ Joanna Plucinska, Doyinsola Oladipo, Ilona Wissenbach, Independent

the-independent.com/travel/new


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Barrons · Vacation Buzzkill: Canadians Cancel Summer Trips To Trump's America
William Lindsey :toad:

“American representatives have been walking around [Greenland], practically knocking on one door after another in the past few days to ask if people might be interested in a visit from the Vice President’s wife [Usha Vance]. Everywhere, the answer was the same: ‘No, thanks.’"

~ Jesper Steinmetz, TV2, quoted by Jon Cooper


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bsky.app/profile/joncooper-us.

Bluesky Social · Jon Cooper (@joncooper-us.bsky.social)This is hilarious. #Greenland
Mar 27, 2025, 10:22 PM·Public·Web
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William Lindsey :toad:

"Jason Stanley, a Yale University professor known for his expertise on fascism, is accepting a job offer in Canada — as he fears the U.S. is becoming increasingly authoritarian. …

Stanley told the website The Daily Nous that he is moving to Canada 'to raise my kids in a country that is not tilting towards a fascist dictatorship.'"

~ Alex Henderson


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alternet.org/jason-stanley-can

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William Lindsey :toad:

"And he believes that Columbia University in New York City and other colleges are making a huge mistake by capitulating to Trump rather than fighting back against his war on academia."


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M.S. Bellows, Jr.

@wdlindsy "I would not do this if I saw all of our universities banding together. But it's not just the universities, Michele. It's the law firms, it's all of our American institutions…. Now, we see universities, including my university, saying things like: We're going to keep our head down so we're not targeted. As soon as I heard that vocabulary, I knew, sort of, it might be that the game is over. Because you're not banding together if you say, 'We're going to keep our head down.'"

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