The US dollar is on track for its worst year in modern history and may not be done falling yet. The greenback is down more than 7% this year and Morgan Stanley predicts it could fall another 10%.
@#8 ... Does it matter? As a tourist do you look at the strong Euro and wonder is it a target? or is Europe a strong trading partner? Why? Will that interfere with your visit to Disneyland Europe? ...
imo, no, it doesn't really matter regarding tourism.
But maybe, if your current alias to talk about tourism, look at the declining tourism in the US of late ...
U.S Economy Set To Lose $12.5BN In International Traveler Spend this year (May 2025)
wttc.org
... U.S. Stands Alone Among 184 Economies to See Decline
he World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), the global body representing the Travel & Tourism private sector, today announced its latest Economic Impact Research which found that the U.S. is on track to lose a staggering $12.5BN in international visitor spending this year.
Notably, international visitor spending to the U.S. is projected to fall to just under $169BN this year, down from $181BN in 2024.
This significant shortfall represents a 22.5% decline compared to the previous peak.
The loss won't be felt by Travel & Tourism alone, with WTTC saying it represents a direct blow to the U.S. economy overall, impacting communities, jobs, and businesses from coast to coast.
According to the study, the U.S, the largest Travel & Tourism sector in the world, is the only country among 184 economies analysed by WTTC and Oxford Economics, forecast to see international visitor spending decline in 2025.
A Global Leader in Reverse
Julia Simpson, WTTC President & CEO, said: "This is a wake-up call for the U.S. government. The world's biggest Travel & Tourism economy is heading in the wrong direction, not because of a lack of demand, but because of a failure to act. While other nations are rolling out the welcome mat, the U.S. government is putting up the closed' sign."
Simpson continues, "Without urgent action to restore international traveller confidence, it could take several years for the U.S. just to return to pre-pandemic levels of international visitor spend, not even the peak from 10 years ago. ...
Xymox - Imagination (1989)
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Lyrics excerpt ...
...
[Verse 1: Anka Wolbert]
I have come to indecision
Someone is pushing me
All the cities, subways, rivers
No direction left for me
I have lost my way home early
I don't care cause I won't stay there
All I hear is this silent whisper
Will you be here again?
[Chorus: Anka Wolbert]
Imagination takes the shadows away
Every day I've been without you
Imagination keeps the shadows away
Every day I stay without you
Too many times - without you
[Verse 2: Anka Wolbert]
I've seen your eyes in purple
I've seen your eyes in blue
All the flowers, tears and faces
All the days I spent with you
Again and again, Ive been escaping
I've been lost in the dark I fear
Can you hear this silent whisper
Will you be here again?
[Chorus: Anka Wolbert]
Imagination takes the shadows away
Every day I've been without you
Imagination keeps the shadows away
Every day I stay without you
Too many times - without you
...
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