2025.03.22

[lsanderson]

US tourism industry faces drop-off as immigration agenda deters travellers
Westerners increasingly hesitant to travel to US out of fear of arrests and detentions as Trump enforces crackdown
Robert Tait in Washington
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/22/tourism-trump-immigration-arrests

'The Kite Runner' author 'bewildered' by book ban in St. Francis Area Schools
By Soyoung Kim
https://www.fox9.com/news/st-francis-book-policy-takes-effect

Scientists identify ‘tipping point’ that caused clumps of toxic Florida seaweed
Giant blobs along 5,000-mile-wide sargassum belt has killed animals, harmed human health and discouraged tourism
Richard Luscombe in Miami
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/22/cause-toxic-seaweed-florida-sargassum

Gold has surged amid economic uncertainty. Should you buy some?
Adam Gabbatt
As Trump escalates a global trade war, looking to gold to shield cash might not be the worst option
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/22/gold-price-trump-trade-war

Female-first travel: The ultimate guide
Lindsey Galloway
https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20250321-female-first-travel-the-ultimate-guide

Comments

[kayla_allen]

And because tourism is a kind of export product for the country to which one travels, that further damages US balance of payments. Hooray for isolationism, I guess.