International tourism in the USA “falls quickly” and the workplaces related to this industry are “threatened” – according to the Axios report, which is referred to by the MSNBC station. This is the effect of Donald Trump's policy, but Marco Rubio, the Secretary of State of the USA, does not help, who said that “a visit to America is not the law” and “privilege”.
As noted by the MSNBC station website, the world's reluctance to Donald Trump During his first term, it had a little impact on international tourists who wanted to visit United States. It has changed now.
In the second term, when the president imposes destabilizing commercial duties to countries around the world, the situation is completely different. In fact, as noted by the commentary Chris Hayes from Msnbc, the White House effectively began the “war with tourism”.
Threat to jobs
According to a report prepared by Axios, international tourism to the USA “falls quickly” and the workplaces related to this industry “are threatened”.
Looking only at German tourists, the number of visitors fell by 28 percent in March 2025 compared to March 2024. At the same time, the Canadian CBC radio announced that “the number of travelers crossing the border from Canada to the US fell by almost 900,000 in March compared to the same month of last year. It is certainly one of the worst declines year to year to the year recorded outside the Covid-19 health crisis.”
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The Fortune magazine has published an analysis of Goldman Sachs, in which it was estimated that in the worst case “losses caused by travel restrictions and boycott this year may amount to a total of 0.3 percent of gross domestic product, which would translate into almost $ 90 billion.”
Rubio: A visit to the USA is a privilege
As noted by MSNBC, in an ideal scenario, the Secretary of State Marco Rubio would make the world clear that the United States is open to business and willingly welcome guests. Instead, the “main diplomat Trump” gave a comment for Fox News, which in the station's opinion was undoubtedly hostile to potential tourists.
“A visit to America is not a law. It is a privilege granted to those who respect our rights and values. And as the Secretary of State I will never forget about it. The US law clearly defines who can and who cannot come to the United States. Consular officials of the State Department are obliged to apply these principles to each of the millions of visa applicants around the world every year” – said Rubio.
“We expect, and this requires the law for all visa holders to demonstrate their eligibility every day of the visa's validity. This includes compliance with our rights, appropriate behavior according to the type of visa and continuous fulfillment of these standards throughout their stay in our country” – he added.
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As noted, Rubio comes from Florida, i.e. the state for which tourism is one of the foundations of his economy. Last year, according to the administration of the governor Ron Desantis, the tourist industry in Florida achieved a new record in 2024. “If state officials expected to set a new record in 2025, they should probably start lowering their expectations,” says MSNBC.
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