Originally Posted by
richarddd
I'm not sure fewer foreigners coming to the US or fewer US persons visiting other countries will matter to those who make policy, even if it does hurt the economy. Especially if my only effective vote is to travel within the US but not outside it.
If fewer camera-toting visitors from Europe and/or Asia come to the American southwest, the senators and other congress critters from the fine states of Arizona and Utah might see some upset people back home. When I visit the NPs, every other person seems to be speaking German.
It might be too late for this summer season, though. Plans are made, tickets are booked. Maybe the EU will force airlines to refund tickets due to drastically changed travel conditions.
