Remember the poem at the Statue of Liberty: “Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!” Apparently, this sentiment doesn’t come across to foreign visitors yearning to spend their money in the U.S. According to a truly startling survey by the U.S. Travel Association, word has gotten around that entry intro the Land of the Free takes a huge toll on visitors’ time and nerves. “By experience and word of mouth, at least 100 million overseas travelers are receiving the message to avoid travel to the U.S. – costing the economy at least $95 billion in total output and 518,900 jobs,” notes the report. …read more
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