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AFP: 'Unwelcoming' US sees sharp fall in visitors since 9/11
by Decius at 2:34 pm EDT, Nov 2, 2007 |
"Since September 11, 2001, the United States has experienced a 17 percent decline in overseas travel, costing America 94 billion dollars in lost visitor spending, nearly 200,000 jobs and 16 billion dollars in lost tax revenue," the Discover America advocacy campaign said in a statement.
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RE: AFP: 'Unwelcoming' US sees sharp fall in visitors since 9/11
by noteworthy at 10:26 am EDT, Nov 3, 2007 |
Last year, only 56 percent of Britons had a positive opinion of the United States compared with 83 percent in 2000, the Pew Global Attitudes report for 2006 shows. Thirty-nine percent of French people saw the United States in a positive light last year, compared with 62 percent in 2000. In Turkey 12 percent had good things to say about the United States last year -- 40 percentage points down on 2000.
In related news: In 2006, visitors to the US spent 108 billion dollars, nearly five billion more than any year in US history.
Bear in mind: There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.
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