‘Trump Slump’ is real

Sunday, 15 Jun, 2017 0

Travel agents in the UK have confirmed a drop in demand for the US since President Donald Trump took office.

A little over half of those who responded to the question "have you detected a Trump slump" in a recent TravelMole poll agreed that they had.

Less than half (48.7%) said they hadn’t.

President Trump has courted controversy since moving into the Oval Office, attempting to temporarily ban travel from Muslim-majority countries until flight security has been reviewed, and imposing a gadgets ban in carry-on bags on flights from 10, mainly Muslim, destinations.

His attempted travel ban has been thwarted by lawyers in the US, but the ban on gadgets in hand-luggage has prompted airlines from the Middle East to cut their capacity between the Middle East and the US.

Abu Dhabi-based Etihad has recently announced plans to drop its Abu Dhabi to San Francisco service from the end of October.



 

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Linsey McNeill

Editor Linsey McNeill has been writing about travel for more than three decades. Bylines include The Times, Telegraph, Observer, Guardian and Which? plus the South China Morning Post. She also shares insider tips on thetraveljournalist.co.uk



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