Certainly, Dionisio D’Aguilar cannot be ignorant enough to think the FNM's new marketing initiative is the reason for the increase in arrivals. No new marketing strategy in the world could produce these numbers in such a short window.
Two major factors D’Aguilar chooses to ignore are regional destination competitors still suffering hurricane-related challenges and the huge downturn of tourism travel to the U.S. caused by to the "Trump Effect".
The United States is finally coming to grips with the hard reality that "people with cash" have many other travel options than America for travel, and the cost of dwindling vacationers is a serious problem to their overall bottom line.
My family for one has refused to visit the U.S. for over 12 years due to rude "border agents" that act like they are doing us a big favor to "allow us to spend in the U.S. economy". The result was travel to several other countries which were all better value than the U.S. and without the customs and immigration nonsense and racial tensions of America!
Research prepared for the Visit U.S. Coalition by the U.S. Travel Association shows that global travel volume increased 7.9% from 2015 to 2017. But the U.S. slice of that fell from 13.6% to 11.9% in the same period. That is the first drop after more than a decade of consistent growth.
Meanwhile, spending by international visitors to the USA dropped 3.3% through November 2017 over the same period the previous year, according to the Commerce Department.
The U.S. Travel Association estimates that translates into **a loss of $4.6 billion spent in the U.S. economy and 40,000 jobs.**
In fact, the UN World Tourism Organization says Spain is about to replace the USA as the world's second most popular tourist destination, after France. The travel industry is so concerned about this because their leaders say, tourists bring in much-needed dollars to the U.S. economy.
"We're losing big numbers here," Dow says. Data from July 2017 shows that inbound travel from the Middle East is down 40.3%, from Africa 32.1%, from South America 15.5%, from Central America 18.8%, and from the Caribbean 22.3%. Even Eastern Europe had a 17.1% drop in visitors traveling to the USA.
But Dow does acknowledge that the uncertainty of whether or not people with certain citizenship can get into the USA has caused many to stay away.
"There's a factor of people saying I don’t want to be hassled," he says.
WTF?? This mutton fish looking woman has the heart to open her mouth about "shameful giveaway deals" after she supported dancing jackass Christie in the PLP "giveaway of the millennium" of the peoples crown land in **Cable Beach to the Chinese** with Baha Mar?
The PLP have no more voice in the country after failing miserably with their "we believe in Bahamians" "Bahamians first" 2012 campaign promises and 5 years of the worst governance this country has ever suffered. Unquestionably, with 5 consecutive IMF downgrades with no end in sight, unprecedented graft and crony corruption, had the PLP won another term, they would have reduced us to Haiti's' standards or worse!
The FNM shouldn't smile either, as Dr. Minnis has also failed with his mandate to "root out corruption" so we have no further need of him either.
We the people have had enough with the PLP and the FNM **bullshyt**!
Oh, sweet Jesus, no travel warnings for Bahamians traveling to the U.S.? Why not?
Had this happened to an American at the fish fry or anywhere else in the Bahamas, the state department would have issued category 5 travel warnings, circled NP with coast guard, dispatched any number of Blackhawk spy choppers and enlisted every boy & girl scout in foreign services!
Fortunately, the reality is, nobody listens to the state departments bull-shyt, and the ongoing millions of U.S. visitors to Mexico despite the 1000's of murders, kidnappings, and people that just vanish, many of which are U.S. citizens is the proof.
So for the case to be considered a hate crime the perpetrator would have had to have "shouted racial slurs in the presence of a witness"? Would he also have to be standing on his left leg only and jumping no higher than 3/4" off the floor too to qualify? What if the perpetrator "shouted racial slurs" but no one was around to hear it?
Who the hell writes these asinine laws for them, Dumbass Ingraham and Dumbestass Christie?
Blah, blah, blah, blah. The only thing that changed on this subject in 27 years is we went from a grinning buffon to a dancing buffon to this spineless buffon!
Self-serving, corrupt politicians and their cast of blind supporting lackeys and drones are still the order of the day.
Once again, congratulations are in order to Dumb-ass Pindling, Dumber-ass Ingraham, and Dumbest-ass Christie for the deplorable conditions at the prison.
Pindlings two dumb apprentices "lead" the country from his bad to their worse. These three dumb morans should be sharing a cell at Fox Hill Prison even if it means digging up Pindling so he can be with his two trained idiots that followed his lead in the destruction of our country and people!
The police force has been an out of control group of thugs for decades! Brutality, torture, and mental/physical abuse are the order of the day with the Bahamian constabulary.
Animals policing animals can only result in corruption!!
SP says...
Certainly, Dionisio D’Aguilar cannot be ignorant enough to think the FNM's new marketing initiative is the reason for the increase in arrivals. No new marketing strategy in the world could produce these numbers in such a short window.
Two major factors D’Aguilar chooses to ignore are regional destination competitors still suffering hurricane-related challenges and the huge downturn of tourism travel to the U.S. caused by to the "Trump Effect".
The United States is finally coming to grips with the hard reality that "people with cash" have many other travel options than America for travel, and the cost of dwindling vacationers is a serious problem to their overall bottom line.
My family for one has refused to visit the U.S. for over 12 years due to rude "border agents" that act like they are doing us a big favor to "allow us to spend in the U.S. economy". The result was travel to several other countries which were all better value than the U.S. and without the customs and immigration nonsense and racial tensions of America!
Research prepared for the Visit U.S. Coalition by the U.S. Travel Association shows that global travel volume increased 7.9% from 2015 to 2017. But the U.S. slice of that fell from 13.6% to 11.9% in the same period. That is the first drop after more than a decade of consistent growth.
Meanwhile, spending by international visitors to the USA dropped 3.3% through November 2017 over the same period the previous year, according to the Commerce Department.
The U.S. Travel Association estimates that translates into **a loss of $4.6 billion spent in the U.S. economy and 40,000 jobs.**
In fact, the UN World Tourism Organization says Spain is about to replace the USA as the world's second most popular tourist destination, after France. The travel industry is so concerned about this because their leaders say, tourists bring in much-needed dollars to the U.S. economy.
"We're losing big numbers here," Dow says. Data from July 2017 shows that inbound travel from the Middle East is down 40.3%, from Africa 32.1%, from South America 15.5%, from Central America 18.8%, and from the Caribbean 22.3%. Even Eastern Europe had a 17.1% drop in visitors traveling to the USA.
But Dow does acknowledge that the uncertainty of whether or not people with certain citizenship can get into the USA has caused many to stay away.
"There's a factor of people saying I don’t want to be hassled," he says.
On Minister: Tourism numbers up 16.9 percent
Posted 30 March 2019, 7:01 a.m. Suggest removal
SP says...
WTF?? This mutton fish looking woman has the heart to open her mouth about "shameful giveaway deals" after she supported dancing jackass Christie in the PLP "giveaway of the millennium" of the peoples crown land in **Cable Beach to the Chinese** with Baha Mar?
The PLP have no more voice in the country after failing miserably with their "we believe in Bahamians" "Bahamians first" 2012 campaign promises and 5 years of the worst governance this country has ever suffered. Unquestionably, with 5 consecutive IMF downgrades with no end in sight, unprecedented graft and crony corruption, had the PLP won another term, they would have reduced us to Haiti's' standards or worse!
The FNM shouldn't smile either, as Dr. Minnis has also failed with his mandate to "root out corruption" so we have no further need of him either.
We the people have had enough with the PLP and the FNM **bullshyt**!
On Shameful: Deal is essentially a giveaway, slams Hanna Martin
Posted 27 March 2019, 5:54 a.m. Suggest removal
SP says...
One question President Trump is sure to ask Dr. Minnis..."Why haven't you keep your campaign mandate to root out corruption?"
Let's see how spinless Minnis responds to that!
On As PM prepares for Trump’s Florida meeting: China Embassy blasts US ‘lies’
Posted 22 March 2019, 6:54 a.m. Suggest removal
SP says...
This meeting won't go well. Imagine the introduction...... Mr. Jack, please meet Mr. Ass.
On As PM prepares for Trump’s Florida meeting: China Embassy blasts US ‘lies’
Posted 22 March 2019, 6:42 a.m. Suggest removal
SP says...
Oh, sweet Jesus, no travel warnings for Bahamians traveling to the U.S.? Why not?
Had this happened to an American at the fish fry or anywhere else in the Bahamas, the state department would have issued category 5 travel warnings, circled NP with coast guard, dispatched any number of Blackhawk spy choppers and enlisted every boy & girl scout in foreign services!
Fortunately, the reality is, nobody listens to the state departments bull-shyt, and the ongoing millions of U.S. visitors to Mexico despite the 1000's of murders, kidnappings, and people that just vanish, many of which are U.S. citizens is the proof.
So for the case to be considered a hate crime the perpetrator would have had to have "shouted racial slurs in the presence of a witness"? Would he also have to be standing on his left leg only and jumping no higher than 3/4" off the floor too to qualify? What if the perpetrator "shouted racial slurs" but no one was around to hear it?
Who the hell writes these asinine laws for them, Dumbass Ingraham and Dumbestass Christie?
On Bahamian’s face slashed in Florida restaurant attack
Posted 19 March 2019, 6:53 p.m. Suggest removal
SP says...
So the US Embassy is streaming a Facebook Live event on its Nassau Facebook page on **April Fools Day** and wants Bahamians to participate?
No thanks! Maybe some other time....LOL
On Bahamians can take advantage of US interview waiver
Posted 19 March 2019, 6:28 p.m. Suggest removal
SP says...
Blah, blah, blah, blah. The only thing that changed on this subject in 27 years is we went from a grinning buffon to a dancing buffon to this spineless buffon!
Self-serving, corrupt politicians and their cast of blind supporting lackeys and drones are still the order of the day.
On Several parliamentarians 'miss disclosure deadline'
Posted 16 March 2019, 9:32 a.m. Suggest removal
SP says...
Once again, congratulations are in order to Dumb-ass Pindling, Dumber-ass Ingraham, and Dumbest-ass Christie for the deplorable conditions at the prison.
Pindlings two dumb apprentices "lead" the country from his bad to their worse. These three dumb morans should be sharing a cell at Fox Hill Prison even if it means digging up Pindling so he can be with his two trained idiots that followed his lead in the destruction of our country and people!
On Local attorney backs US report on prison conditions
Posted 16 March 2019, 7:24 a.m. Suggest removal
SP says...
The police force has been an out of control group of thugs for decades! Brutality, torture, and mental/physical abuse are the order of the day with the Bahamian constabulary.
Animals policing animals can only result in corruption!!
On Video shows policeman slapping man in club
Posted 13 March 2019, 4:44 p.m. Suggest removal
SP says...
They do so without any conscience or consequence is the problem! These corrupt politicians should be jailed not honored.
On Disney’s go-ahead in ‘$400m’ project: Lighthouse Point plan allows land for national park
Posted 12 March 2019, 8:25 a.m. Suggest removal