The funny thing is, except for maybe NYC, most tourists tend to go to red states, where these businesses will get no support from their state gov. This is winning I guess /s
The last such threat to the nation ended with FDR's death, and before that, the end of the Civil War. I hope we'll get another chance.
“Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want and deserve to get it good and hard.” — H.L. Mencken, A Little Book In C Major, https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/51436-democracy-is-the-theo...
Total value of U. S. tourism is estimated at over $1 trillion.
90% of U.S. tourism is domestic travel > $900 billion.
Domestic tourism in U. S. is increasing--up almost 2%.
For comparison, EU domestic travel expenditures are 43% domestic vs. 57% international.
efnx•5mo ago