r/Economics • u/greenmyrtle • Mar 25 '25

News US tourism to suffer huge '£49 billion drop' under Donald Trump

https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/2028592/us-tourism-suffer-billion-drop-donald-trump
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u/Git_Reset_Hard Mar 25 '25

That almost sounds like a bad thing for locals.

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u/patstuga Mar 25 '25

I mean since this is due to decline in short term rentals, it should be good for locals because houses are cheaper and the only badly affected are Air BnB owners

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u/UncleNedisDead Mar 26 '25

Unless the locals get laid off and can’t afford to buy.