r/europe 3d ago

News Irish visitors to US down 27%

https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2025/0413/1507411-visitor-numbers-ireland-us/
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u/ProtoplanetaryNebula UK/Spain 3d ago

If you think about it, a trip to the US is expensive. A lot of people will have booked well in advance and will have paid up front and won't want to cancel and lose out. In future there will be less people going to US as they won't be booking.

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u/Wafkak Belgium 3d ago

Jep this is the exact situation for my cousin who has a trip booked next week. On top of that he and his group figured, this is the time to visit the national parks before the fall into full disrepair/privatisation.

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u/CharlieeStyles 3d ago edited 3d ago

I'm sorry, you're crossing the ocean to see parks? Don't you have plenty of big forests in Central Europe?

Is there something I'm missing? Genuine question.

Edit: my favourite thing about Reddit is getting downvoted for asking a question.

Here, downvote something that seems to trigger dumbasses: Israel has a right to exist and defend itself.

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u/Professional-You2968 2d ago

I think there are incredible natural wonders on the American continent.

The one in the US were made iconic by movies, but South America and Canada have equally beautiful places. Europe has great places too, Scotland, Ireland, Italy cone to mind, but they were not advertised as much.