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> Another thing I’ve noticed is that some countries now actually are beginning to realize that their economies are down, but can survive without the hordes of d
by RestlessMind 6y ago
> Another thing I’ve noticed is that some countries now actually are beginning to realize that their economies are down, but can survive without the hordes of dirty foreigners coming to their country.
Are you sure? Travel and tourism account for 13% of the economy in Italy and 9% in France and Europe as a whole [1]. So maybe the pain will be tolerated only for a short while before these economies are compelled to open doors to Americans (and Chinese too).
[1] https://www.wsj.com/articles/europes-tourist-hot-spots-suffer-as-u-s-big-spenders-are-told-to-stay-away-11594132862 https://www.wsj.com/articles/europes-tourist-hot-spots-suffe...
- Bayart 6y agoFrance has a lot of domestic tourism, and to an extent European tourism. The economy has been rebounding faster than anticipated so I'm not sure the government would be keen on pulling its pants down to bring in tourists when it's already got more than enough bad press.
- lm28469 6y agoThe only people who will suffer are the people who destroyed their local industries in favor of tourism related jobs. It's a big issue in some parts of Greece for example, some regions lost most of their regular jobs to tourism and now that shit hits the fan it's a big problem.
- aerique 6y agoThe economic damage from allowing Americans in is probably bigger because the health care systems will be overwhelmed again.
- eric4smith 6y agoYes I’m sure. Domestic tourism is picking up a bit of the slack but not all. But people are slowly beginning to find alternative jobs and sources of income. Do not believe that just because you’re from a western country people are going to fall to their knees to welcome you in. It’s a mistake we’ve made in a lot of countries and people there are beginning to wrinkle their noses at us now.