"The Reid" wrote in message
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Following up to Earl Evleth

In terms of tourist volume, North America is 'the big loser', the report
said. Tourist arrivals fell from 91.2 million in 2000 to 76.1 million
last
year.

so I wonder if that's wont go because of terrorist threat or wont
go because of war?

Whichever the US is likely to be hit VERY hard from October
this year when many more visitors are going to be required
to apply for visas as they wont have passports with biometric data

The phrase 'shoot oneself in the foot' comes to mind.

Keith