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How To Handle The Collapse Of US Tourism

If you have an US-based clients or work with US-based journos, this newsletter is for you!

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Katie Lockhart
Apr 28, 2025
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Hey all,

It is HOTTT here in Laos, but luckily, roadside sugarcane juice is everywhere and costs about .70 cents.

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  1. Looking for Kristang (Malaysian/Portuguese) restaurants around the world.

  2. Looking for bars around the world using arrack, aka arak, in cocktails

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US Tourism Is On The Decline, Ways To Deal With It

We’ve all seen the recent headlines of tourists being denied entry into the US and, in some cases, put into federal prisons awaiting a flight home. For this, and a litany of other reasons, tourism to the US is on a double-digit decline.

This is alarming for everyone who works in the travel industry.

Read on for six key ways to get ahead of this developing situation.

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