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Subject: Re: U.S. tourism may be casualty of war on terror Posted on: Thu, 17 Feb 2005 20:51:39 -0600

Mezei,

Are these issues keeping you out of the USA? This data is important for
evaluating the benefits of these procedures.

-- rk

nobody wrote:

> Juliana L Holm wrote:
>> The Washington Post's article this morning on this topic noted that issue
>> as twofold, both the distaste for American actions and the hassle factor
>> of the new security procedures.
>
> Both of which will be pale in comparison for the costly requiremnt for
> tourists to obtain/pay for visas when the USA implements its upcoming
> requirements for visa unless you have biometric passport (whatever that
> means since it hasn't been defined yet).
>
> But it doesn't make a difference. No matter how you point to americans
> that their own government is destroying the fabric of that nation, they
> support those changes whcih they feel are absolutely necessary to
> protect against terrorism. And foreign tourism isn't seen as important
> by Americans since the domestic tourism industry is strong enough to
> support itself. Dineyland will survive with just US visitors, won't it ?