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City to See Fewer Tourists as Trump Stances Anger Canadians

Tourism is expected to decline slightly in New York City — primarily because of President Donald Trump’s threats to make Canada the 51st American state.

New York City Tourism + Conventions, a semi-independent agency of city government, on Thursday reduced its forecast for visitors this year to 61.4 million, about 3 million less than it had expected in February and about 300,000 short of last year’s total.

The biggest decline will be in international travelers, who are expected to drop by 2 million, from 14.1 million visitors from 12.1 million. International tourists are especially important because they stay longer and spend more money than those visiting from elsewhere in the U.S.

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