Fewer foreign tourists are visiting NYC. The city is feeling the pinch

By Jason Carroll, CNN

New York (CNN) — Bill Martin says he has heard all kinds of concerns lately from people considering a visit to the United States.

“Worries about getting in, worries about being detained at the border. I think there is a worldwide fear about what is happening here,” said the Australian, who spoke to CNN recently while on an open-air bus tour of New York City.

Martin is on a six-week trip that’s included a cruise from Tokyo to Vancouver and a stopover in New York. Along the way he says he’s had lots of conversations with his fellow travelers about how the US’ status as a magnet for tourists has changed.

“There is doubt as to whether people will get in (to the country),” he added. “And that causes people to think of a better destination to visit than the USA.”

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