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As someone who works in the tourism industry I can vouch for the massive decline in visitors. FL doesn't have an income tax because we collect so much sales tax from tourism. FL will be ok due to running a great state budget. Other areas will see big drawdowns because Floridians also know how to compete to win tourists business. Hotel owners will also bleed which is why I find this fascinating coming from a hotel owners

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. 1 month ago

nice people with money will come because it doesn't impact them

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Laeserin laeserin@theforest.nostr1.com 1 month ago

I've put off two flights, so far. Everyone else I know has also decided to travel to someplace else. It's not just the perceived personal risk; it's also the general impression that nobody wants us to come.

Chip chipnl@nostrplebs.com 1 month ago

I’m a regular visitor to Florida. It’s one of the few destinations we can get a direct flight to and many Newfoundlanders escape there for the winters. I have seen a marked decline in desire to travel to the US - less as a complete boycott and more as an apathetic view. Attitudes towards foreigners matter.

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