US travel to Islamic countries collapses in wake of Trump ban
US bookings for travel to the Middle East collapsed in the wake of president Trump's travel ban, according to ForwardKeys, which monitors future travel patterns. CE Olivier Jager og ForwardKeys said: “It is interesting to note that the travel ban has not only impacted travel from the 7 affected countries to the USA, as one would expect; it has also affected travel in the opposite direction too. At this point, we do not know why exactly but we suspect that US citizens may be avoiding travel to Islamic countries, fearing that they will not be welcome or that Muslims based in the US may be avoiding travel fearing re-entry problems or both. Nevertheless, whilst we cannot be sure of the cause, the effect, a 27% collapse in bookings to the Middle East, is substantial.” <br/>
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US travel to Islamic countries collapses in wake of Trump ban
US bookings for travel to the Middle East collapsed in the wake of president Trump's travel ban, according to ForwardKeys, which monitors future travel patterns. CE Olivier Jager og ForwardKeys said: “It is interesting to note that the travel ban has not only impacted travel from the 7 affected countries to the USA, as one would expect; it has also affected travel in the opposite direction too. At this point, we do not know why exactly but we suspect that US citizens may be avoiding travel to Islamic countries, fearing that they will not be welcome or that Muslims based in the US may be avoiding travel fearing re-entry problems or both. Nevertheless, whilst we cannot be sure of the cause, the effect, a 27% collapse in bookings to the Middle East, is substantial.” <br/>
