i have never understood why anyone would intentionally come to the US for tourism, especially from europe. all the good food, beautiful art and architecture, and historic artifacts are on your side of the atlantic already, why cross it?
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There are definitely things worth seeing in the US. I think the best example is the national parks. Europe absolutely has protected parks, but we've got nothing on the same scale because there have been settled agricultural societies all over the continent for millennia. Our geography also simply doesn't include anywhere like Badlands or Grand Canyon parks, nor do our forests have anything like the giant redwoods.
Also while we have a tonne of interesting history and culture in Europe, different history and culture is a draw. I'm a fan of jazz and blues music and Cajun food, so I'd very much like to see New Orleans some day. The Puebloan Cliff Palace would be pretty great to see. I don't know much about most of the Native American societies in what is now the US, but I bet there are a lot of fascinating stories to hear.
I personally wouldn't choose to holiday to the US at the moment, but I can recognise its draws.
https://www.fox5ny.com/news/trump-logging-national-forests
We're cutting down the National Forests now, and/or attempting to build new cities where they used to be.
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This place objectively sucks. I suppose the Grand Canyon is something you canโt see anywhere else and while Iโve seen it and it is spectacular, I wouldnโt base an entire intercontinental trip over it.
I have never been to the us in my life and now lost my interest in doing so, but earlier in life i would have definitely visit if I had the means to. Would love to go to NYC for example. A friend of mine went to Miami for a work thing and I looked like nothing we have here in Europe. But to be fair, I did always feel that I could get more worth for my money traveling elsewhere.
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Canada is down 70% including bookings for rest of year. Canadian also own a lot of snowbird property in US, and there's a large amount for sale.
I wanted to visit before the collapse, but it didn't work out for multiple reasons.
Now I'm doubly sad that I didn't go. Because if I would indeed decide to go now, it would be a coin toss if a random typo in some papers would land me in a gulag
Admittedly surprised. I thought it would be like the Bush years when they proclaimed their distaste of the US while still dreaming about living/visiting places like New York and LA.
Wish those UK numbers were lower
Better than a positive. Silver lining and that.
I used to visit once or twice a year. I don't have any plans any time soon to go back.
There was something else I read saying it was down to pandemic levels of border crossing. You know....when it was only essential
Canadian actress Jasmine Mooney tells CBC News about her 11-day ordeal in ICE detention after trying to enter the U.S. to renew her work visa. Mooney describes what she saw as โdisgusting,โ saying of her detention cell: โThat place breaks you.โ
And yet she says in the video she still loves America!?!? How can you love a country that tortured you? Even when you did nothing wrong!
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If they do come they should go to a blue state and any companies taking advantage of cheap offices in places like texas and such should move them over to a blue state as well.