While part of the arguments appear valid, comparison between tourism and oil fields is hot garbage, even for pro protectionist oil financed organizations.
Firstly, you need lots of oil so you can have tourism. No oil no tourism.
Second, yes, tourism is a fragile industry with low productivity. This is because tourism will mostly happen during times of peace, without pandemics. Then, most tourism services are personal, so yes, benefits aren't purely economic, they intersect with human values.
The truth is we are all moving toward a most walled and protectionist world economic system, where tourism tend to be associated with liberal values like immigration and free trade, and the U.S. is rethinking its ties with the outer multilateral world.
8jef•6mo ago
Firstly, you need lots of oil so you can have tourism. No oil no tourism.
Second, yes, tourism is a fragile industry with low productivity. This is because tourism will mostly happen during times of peace, without pandemics. Then, most tourism services are personal, so yes, benefits aren't purely economic, they intersect with human values.
The truth is we are all moving toward a most walled and protectionist world economic system, where tourism tend to be associated with liberal values like immigration and free trade, and the U.S. is rethinking its ties with the outer multilateral world.