Traveling to the US is being seen as a hassle by a large number of tourists from Europe and the US is steadily losing European tourists to other destinations. Issues regarding visa, fingerprinting, and a daunting immigration procedure have led to a record fall in tourists from across the pond into the US.
“There’s a perception out there that it’s tough to get into the United States at the moment. So people tend to look at what are the other options. There are plenty of attractive destinations around the world,” said Geoffrey Lipman, assistant secretary general of the United Nation’s World Tourism Organization, based in Madrid, Spain.