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Old Oct 4, 2011 | 2:13 pm
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lostinthewash
 
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Originally Posted by VegasCableGuy
The program says there's been an estimated loss of 78 million international travelers during this time. These travelers didn't stay home, but turned to Europe and other destinations instead -- spending about $4000 on average during their trips.
I am one of these. I have cruised out of FLL in the past but I no longer fly into/via the US, solely because of the TSA ... When looking for our fall vacation, we chose Europe even though the TATL flight costs made the trip that much more expensive.
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