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World Travel Market 2017 Industry Report
3. US Tourism – One year on from Trump’s Election Victory
More than a quarter of UK holidaymakers are less likely to go to the US while Donald Trump is in the White House, while 40% of the travel trade say the US is not a country to do business with under the current president.
When asked: “Has Donald Trump’s presidential election made you more or less likely to visit the USA in the future?” 27% of holidaymakers said they were less likely to do so, the WTM London 2017 Industry Report reveals.
And, of the key industry travel executives who took part in research for the report, 40% do not think the US is good place to do business with for as long as Trump is president.
When presented with the statement: “With Donald Trump as president, America is a country to do business with,” 19% said they strongly disagreed and 21% disagreed slightly. Only 15% agreed with the statement, with 44% neither agreeing or disagreeing.
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