In thirty years of travelers Management Du Monde, Jean-François Rial had never seen anything like that. The United States has always been a strong destination for its travel agencies. But this year, his tours in California, the great parks of Arizona or Louisiana are selling less: a 20% drop attributed “to the political context, challenging Trump’s actions.” It is common for a country to attract less tourists for security reasons or for a natural disaster. “But for political reasons, it is rare,” he said, observing that “people are going mass to Canada and Mexico.”
In Evaneos, another travel agency, the United States reservations have dropped 11%. “The clients who started the process cooled after Trump’s arrival,” said a spokesman. “We saw a true division after the episode of the Oval office,” confirmed Valérie Bone, CEO of Entrepises du Voyage, an organization that brings together players in the sector. The most pronounced decreases witness in group trips. “On that front, we are almost about. These are less experienced travelers, very sensitive to the context. Individual car routes are also affected but a little less,” said the CEO of the tourist operator, Jean Eustache.
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