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The article assumes that the dip in tourism is the result of security
procedures. Isn't it also possible that the dip is the result of potential tourists' distaste for recent American actions on the world stage? More than possible. I just finished watching a regular TV show, World Business. I think it is based in the UK. One of their stories featured that problem, that top American brand names are suffering reduced sales in the last two years. A marketing / public opinion firm queried the public and it was confirmed that people are buying fewer American branded products because of American foreign policy. Casey |
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spamfree wrote:
More than possible. I just finished watching a regular TV show, World Business. I think it is based in the UK. One of their stories featured that problem, that top American brand names are suffering reduced sales in the last two years. A marketing / public opinion firm queried the public and it was confirmed that people are buying fewer American branded products because of American foreign policy. American exports are up the past 2 years. So your story is false. Also note that UK tourists to France is down considerably. I have traveled to both Canada and the UK recently. On both trips people were very friendly to me and talked more about the BS propaganda they hear on TV as being just that...BS. |
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spamfree wrote:
More than possible. I just finished watching a regular TV show, World Business. I think it is based in the UK. One of their stories featured that problem, that top American brand names are suffering reduced sales in the last two years. A marketing / public opinion firm queried the public and it was confirmed that people are buying fewer American branded products because of American foreign policy. American exports are up the past 2 years. So your story is false. Also note that UK tourists to France is down considerably. I have traveled to both Canada and the UK recently. On both trips people were very friendly to me and talked more about the BS propaganda they hear on TV as being just that...BS. |
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Dave Smith wrote:
Remember when Bush was running down France, Germany, Canada a few few other countries that wouldn't join his dirty little war? He didn't seem to care if he was offending people. People were offended. He wasn't trying to be PC. Doing so causes more harm than good in the long run. Some Americans feel offended by statements made by those other countries. Do you think those countries really care? Hell no. |
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Dave Smith wrote:
Remember when Bush was running down France, Germany, Canada a few few other countries that wouldn't join his dirty little war? He didn't seem to care if he was offending people. People were offended. He wasn't trying to be PC. Doing so causes more harm than good in the long run. Some Americans feel offended by statements made by those other countries. Do you think those countries really care? Hell no. |
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Juliana L Holm wrote:
The Washington Post's article this morning on this topic noted that issue as twofold, both the distaste for American actions and the hassle factor of the new security procedures. Both of which will be pale in comparison for the costly requiremnt for tourists to obtain/pay for visas when the USA implements its upcoming requirements for visa unless you have biometric passport (whatever that means since it hasn't been defined yet). But it doesn't make a difference. No matter how you point to americans that their own government is destroying the fabric of that nation, they support those changes whcih they feel are absolutely necessary to protect against terrorism. And foreign tourism isn't seen as important by Americans since the domestic tourism industry is strong enough to support itself. Dineyland will survive with just US visitors, won't it ? |
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PTravel wrote:
from both Mexico and Canada post-9/11. Of course, I'm a citizen, but the process didn't seem any more onerous than the usual garbage I go through when I fly home from international travel. Cars assembled in the USA now cost more because of those border security measures. The car makers had all reorganised themselves for JIT delivery of parts to the plants, but this doesn't work anymore because of the random delivery times due to border congestion. Both the car makers and truckling companies suffer because of this. |
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"miles" wrote in message news:RHbRd.16546$Tt.11360@fed1read05... spamfree wrote: More than possible. I just finished watching a regular TV show, World Business. I think it is based in the UK. One of their stories featured that problem, that top American brand names are suffering reduced sales in the last two years. A marketing / public opinion firm queried the public and it was confirmed that people are buying fewer American branded products because of American foreign policy. American exports are up the past 2 years. So your story is false. Also note that UK tourists to France is down considerably. I have traveled to both Canada and the UK recently. On both trips people were very friendly to me and talked more about the BS propaganda they hear on TV as being just that...BS. I feel you have to also factor in the declining value of the US dollar vs other currencies. That makes their exports considerably cheaper on world markets, whilst making travel within the USA cheaper for tourists from other countries. The decline in inbound tourism may have been even more severe for the US had not the dollar dropped in relative value. Regards David Bennetts Australia |
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"miles" wrote in message news:RHbRd.16546$Tt.11360@fed1read05... spamfree wrote: More than possible. I just finished watching a regular TV show, World Business. I think it is based in the UK. One of their stories featured that problem, that top American brand names are suffering reduced sales in the last two years. A marketing / public opinion firm queried the public and it was confirmed that people are buying fewer American branded products because of American foreign policy. American exports are up the past 2 years. So your story is false. Also note that UK tourists to France is down considerably. I have traveled to both Canada and the UK recently. On both trips people were very friendly to me and talked more about the BS propaganda they hear on TV as being just that...BS. I feel you have to also factor in the declining value of the US dollar vs other currencies. That makes their exports considerably cheaper on world markets, whilst making travel within the USA cheaper for tourists from other countries. The decline in inbound tourism may have been even more severe for the US had not the dollar dropped in relative value. Regards David Bennetts Australia |
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On Thu, 17 Feb 2005 21:38:45 -0500, nobody wrote:
PTravel wrote: from both Mexico and Canada post-9/11. Of course, I'm a citizen, but the process didn't seem any more onerous than the usual garbage I go through when I fly home from international travel. Cars assembled in the USA now cost more because of those border security measures. The car makers had all reorganised themselves for JIT delivery funny. car prices haven't gone up except for purely japanese cars. |
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