Post by Warrigal on Jul 17, 2018 21:42:40 GMT -5
I hate to do this but this piece of information must be shared.
Fewer international travelers have come to the United States since President Trump took office at the beginning of 2017. But a study released Monday showed a bit of good news for the travel industry: The number of Russians looking to visit increased by 11 percent last week.
According to the study by the airline search app Hopper, when the president makes international headlines, the number of people searching for flights to the United States tumbles, with the exception of Russian visitors. Analysts at Hopper looked at 6 billion flight searches and found that when foreign policy problems arise, world travelers tend to lose interest in the United States.
Specifically, the study looked at flight searches around the time of the G7 Summit, Trump’s criticism of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, the announcement of tariffs against trade partners, increasing reports of families being separated at the Mexican border, and the travel ban upheld by the Supreme Court.
“There was a very striking correlation between these events and a decrease in the number of flight searches to the US,” said Patrick Surry, chief data scientist at Hopper. “These are immediate reactions that I think will likely lessen in time, but I suspect there will be a long-term impact on travel to the US.”
... then he said no it wasn't Russia completely.... maybe it was maybe it wasn't..... and now today he says yep it was Russia.... 
raise of hands of anyone.... ANYONE out there believes that??..... please..... anyone??? lol 2!* 