Despite its status as one of the most robust tourist economies in the world, US tourism may be one of the latest to suffer the effects of the US and China's prolonged trade war. Tourism experts foresee that the hit may eventually be long-term; in the best interests of US tourism, the experts, led by vice general manager Barry Lin of online travel agency Tuniu, hoped it would just be short term.
China, as told by Xinhua Net, has been one of the fastest-growing travel markets. Backed by a growing economy and fuelled by an interest in the United States, Chinese visitors have been in the country about 3 million times. This accounts for $33 billion in US travel exports.
Some believe that these figures may account for the big hit on US economy. When in the US, Chinese visitors tend to spend more than 6,900 dollars. That was in 2016 alone. Chinese visitors account for the bulk of US profits from visitors who spend time in the various tourist spots all over the country.
Quartz takes time to analyze whether the slump is to be blamed on US president Donald Trump's policy/ The president has been slapping tariffs after tariff on Chinese goods, which caused the Chinese to respond in kind with tariffs of their own. These have led to both economies struggling with the additional tax duties they have to pay.
However, it is revealed that the Trump administration's policy is not to blame. It has contributed to that in some way, but incoming visitors to the US has actually dropped. The causes of these are varied, with reasons ranging from flat inbound tourism, the new administration's policies, and other factors.
If anything, Chinese visitors are actually more inclined to visit the US even if Trump is president. The study suggests that it might be due for the US to revisit and re-examine how to make their tourism campaigns invite more visitors.
It is truly needed because, as studies suggest, those who are undecided might favor countries which are not affected by the trade tariff. European countries and Asian countries like Japan and Thailand come to mind. If the US and China don't come to terms, warnings==such as the one in issue in San Francisco warning Chinese tourists amid the trade dispute-will have to stay.
