Travel industry projects Trump European travel ban will cost US $3.4B in tourism

Published March 12, 2020 4:16pm ET



The 30-day travel ban that President Trump placed on the European Union will cost the United States approximately $3.4 billion in lost tourism, according to the U.S. Travel Association, a nonprofit organization that represents all components of the travel industry.

The travel ban will be initiated at midnight on Friday because the EU failed to take the necessary steps in preventing the spread of the coronavirus, Trump said Wednesday night in a speech to the nation about the virus.

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