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City leaders pitch “local business” and “environment” while pushing tighter travel and zoning rules. They wreck economies then lecture the little guy about flying too much. Foreign tourism has fallen off a cliff. This is a $100B domestic industry largely concentrated in NYC, southern Florida, southern California, and Las Vegas. Hotels, airlines, restaurants, and tour …
The Court has incorrectly interpreted 14A for over a century. The intent of the authors is all that matters. Nothing else is relevant in this "debate" pic.twitter.com/ImXiraWFDW — CorporatePunishment (@CorporateP2025) April 2, 2026
THEY DIDN’T JUST KILL A DRUG LORD. THEY KILLED A DEEP STATE GENERAL. “El Mencho” was untouchable for 30 years. He had drones. Armored vehicles. Land mines. He shot down a military helicopter. The CIA looked the other way. Why? Because he wasn’t just moving drugs. He was… — Mr. Pool (@MrPool_QQ) February 23, 2026 …
The busiest week of the year wasn’t enough to save airport passenger numbers, as Las Vegas posted yet another decline in air traffic. It’s the tenth straight month of declines at Harry Reid International Airport. According to the airport’s November data, traffic was down 9.6% year over year, falling to 4.3 million passengers. That’s a …
by Michael Why have major tourist destinations all over America been so depressingly quiet in 2025? Normally tourism accounts for close to 10 percent of U.S. GDP, and that makes it a critical pillar of the U.S. economy. We witnessed an enormous downturn during the early days of the COVID pandemic, but that was just temporary. …
Canadians are broke and food prices are beyond control, its worse than USA in Canada. and Canadian main stream media blaming on Trump that because of him people not going to USA and in the news showing a few handpicked rich person and their interviews.
Los Angeles is not just losing tourists; it is driving them away. Once a city that attracted 50 million visitors a year with its promise of sunshine, glitz, and Hollywood glamour, LA is now seeing tourism collapse, and officials are struggling to explain why. The answer is not in the brochures. It is on the …
Las Vegas dropped 11.3 percent in June. This is not a seasonal blip. It’s a deep change. Room rates fell 6.6 percent to $163.64. Hotel occupancy dropped 6.5 percent. Convention attendance fell 10.7 percent. Harry Reid Airport traffic was down 6.3 percent. International arrivals dropped nearly 10 percent. Visitors vanished. But gaming revenue? It went …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-AbTsUeJes Las Vegas, once the thriving entertainment capital of the world, is now eerily quiet as U.S. tourism collapses in 2025. From the Strip to downtown, once-bustling hotels, casinos, and entertainment venues are experiencing record-low foot traffic, empty rooms, and major financial losses. What was once a billion-dollar-a-day machine is now facing shuttered shows, laid-off …
Don’t forget about the urgent and pressing need to promote Music Tourism. pic.twitter.com/M2bZ6lcrWs — Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) April 28, 2025 🚨 NOW: After TWO WEEKS of being on vacation, the House is back and focusing on CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDALS for hockey players Not codifying DOGE cuts. Not codifying President Trump’s executive orders But MEDALS FOR …
Layoffs are expected to start within the next month. Also, massive loss of state and local tax revenues derived from tourist spending. Foreign tourism has fallen off a cliff. This is a $100B domestic industry largely concentrated in NYC, southern Florida, southern California, and Las Vegas. Hotels, airlines, restaurants, and tour guides are already feeling …
In the bonus landscape of 2023, every industry tightened its belt, offering smaller bonuses across the board. Technology firms saw a modest 3.8% increase, while the tourism and transportation sector took a hit with a substantial 36% reduction. The echoes of financial adjustments reverberated across diverse sectors, shaping the compensation narrative for the year. Every …
Staggering how abysmal the Chinese Outbound Tourism Recovery has been this far. Take Thailand International Visitor Arrivals for instance, and looking at the top 5 countries from where tourists flock to Thailand: – China is still 70% below 2019 levels– While Malaysia is up 3%… pic.twitter.com/4Uys596tB8 — Smartkarma (@smartkarma) January 2, 2024