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"Each 1% drop in international visitor spending translates to $1.8 billion in lost export revenue annually. If current trends continue through 2025, the U.S. risks losing $21 billion in travel-related exports."

If they think 2025 is bad....
Restore International Inbound Travel
The restoration of international travel continues to be a critical part of a full U.S. economic recovery.
www.ustravel.org
December 7, 2025 at 2:43 PM
www.ustravel.org/research/tra...

International inbound continued its six-month downward trend, with preliminary data showing overseas visits down 3.1%—and more detailed inbound reporting still delayed. Early StatsCan figures show Canadian inbound down 20–30% in October, in line with recent months.
The U.S. Travel Insights Dashboard
The most comprehensive and centralized source for high-frequency intelligence on the U.S. travel industry and the broader economy. Updated monthly.
www.ustravel.org
December 7, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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100% THIS!!!!
December 6, 2025 at 8:02 PM
FIFA giving a pretend peace award to Trump is pitiful, but bang on trend for one of the most corrupt sporting organisations in the world

WC 2026 is going to be an absolute fiasco in terms of attendence

Will only be a matter of time before ICE starts disappearing visitors to the USA
December 6, 2025 at 2:31 PM
www.ustravel.org/research/tra...

Inbound international visits are projected to decrease 6.3% from 72.4 million in 2024 to 67.9 million in 2025.

US traveller arrivals by month

Year to date October down 12.4% compared to 2024
December 4, 2025 at 1:12 PM
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

You get what you vote for Tennessee

So lower bourbon exports and more redundancies

Congratulations
Republican Matt Van Epps wins US House special election in Tennessee
Van Epps defeats Aftyn Behn in congressional election closely watched for signs of Republican weakness
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2025 at 7:24 AM
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December 1, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Can't post it but the comments under today's FT article by the US Ambassador to the UK Warren Stephens are pure gold

Apparently the US is "a dependable ally" for a start 🤣
December 2, 2025 at 12:41 PM
I wonder if Hegseth realises just how much he has legally screwed himself with that order to kill two unarmed and helpless men
November 29, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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November 23, 2025 at 5:57 PM
The US "Peace Plan" for Ukraine should really encourage Canada to buy Gripens from SAAB instead of F-35s from Lockheed Martin

You simply cannot trust the US to keep its word in anything now
November 22, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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Too mean? 🤷🏼‍♂️
November 20, 2025 at 3:57 AM
The male press corp who sat there and didn't push back against the President calling one of their colleagues "piggy" should be utterly ashamed of themselves

I hope their female relatives let them know that in no uncertain terms
November 19, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Going to be interesting comparing the Epstein files in the public domain to the butchered ones the DOJ is now forced to release

Any non-Democrat names will belong to either dead people or those who chose not to pay to have them removed
November 19, 2025 at 7:10 AM
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

UK should have nothing to do with aiding the US extra judicial murders in the Caribbean
UK downplays reports it has stopped sharing intelligence with US regarding narco-traffickers
Yvette Cooper makes first public comments by minister over issue linked to bombing campaign in Caribbean
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Something tells me Trump is going to set a new record as the most unpopular US President in history
November 15, 2025 at 8:52 AM
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November 13, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Latest US EIA forecasts Brent crude price to average $55/bbl in 2026 (www.eia.gov/outlooks/steo/)

West Texas Intermediate even lower at $51/bbl

At that level large chunks of US shale production becomes uneconomic...
Short-Term Energy Outlook - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)U.S. Energy Information Administration - EIA - Independent Statistics and Analysis
www.eia.gov
November 13, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Going to be interesting to see what prices Mace and Boebert put on taking back their votes to release the Epstein files
November 13, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Jimmy Kimmel was so lucky to have a friend like Cleto

If you have somebody in your life like that you are blessed beyond wealth

Rest easy Cleto
November 12, 2025 at 7:57 AM