Wednesday, January 24, 2018

Jobs! Jobs! Jobs!

The U.S. has dropped to eighth place in U.S. News and World Report’s “Best Countries” ranking.

This is the second straight year that the U.S. has dropped in the rankings. In 2017, the U.S. came in 7th place. Switzerland came in at the top spot for the second year in a row.

  The Hill
Tourism to the United States has dropped 4 percent during President Trump's time in the White House, NBC News reported.

Travel spending has dropped by 3.3 percent, or $4.6 billion, and 40,000 jobs have been lost, according to the network, which cited the latest data from the National Travel and Tourism Office.

The U.S. is also no longer the world's second-most popular destination for foreign travel, NBC News reported. Experts say Trump's series of travel bans and some of his rhetoric could have had an impact on travel to the U.S., the network added.

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The Los Angeles Times reported earlier this year that the U.S. Travel Association is planning to start a "Visit US" initiative.

  The Hill
Will it have a skin color chart?

...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.

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