Who are the Americans who travel to Europe every summer

[malaise]

Expect them to let the Con know their feelings when the EU bans all Americans

[msongs]

1. too far from here. no over the pole non-stops to london etc. hawaiian airlines was considering

a trial on that route until the you-know-what showed up

[ProfessorGAC]

2. Lots Of Business Travelers

I'm sure multinationals will love this!
The VP of Global operations or director of technology, or their people can't go check on things and make enhancements in the EU.
That should go over bigtime!

[malaise]

3. It's all bad news for the Con from here

to November

[underpants]

17. I have a relative who flew there at least twice a month

Lots of Delta miles.

[kimbutgar]

4. I said the same thing earlier today.

The rich are going to be pissed they can’t take their private yachts, visit their villas or go on shopping sprees in Italy and France.

Last year In the fall I took a cruise in Europe and we were planning to take another. But now that’s a distant dream.

[malaise]

5. And not just the rich

I remember flying to Denmark from Miami some years back and there were several young men and women heading for equestrian competitions. A wide cross section travel to Europe but the rich will be the most pissed.

[SoCalNative]

6. I have a friend who is a nanny for some of those rich folks

that take summer vacations every year to the south of somewhere to cruise around on a private yacht.

This year they booked an exclusive resort in Montana for their holiday (at $5500/day)

[malaise]

7. Yep - they're going to be pissed

[maxsolomon]

8. Fact: DJT DGAF what I (who planned to go to Europe this summer) have to say.

He doesn't care what Davos attendees have to say, what Hollywood Librulz with French Chateaus have to say, what Billionaires with helicopter-pad yachts off the Capri or Ibiza have to say.

He only cares what he has to say. He's not even convinced anyone else is real; such is the life of the elderly Solipsist.

[malaise]

9. Sad but true

Whiny baby will have a lot to say after the whipping that's coming his way.

[bobbieinok]

10. Eons ago, in 90s, I hoped to go to Germany every other summer after retirement in 05

Arthritis made airplane travel impossible, cost shot up dramatically.

So even without arthritis and pandemic (and age now) don't think I could fulfill my 20 plus yrs old dream

Really glad I did travel when I had the youth, the health, and the money!

[malaise]

12. I don't enjoy traveling far these days

There is way too much hassle at airports

[dumbcat]

28. Same here

My last flight to Europe was in 2009. I’ve only made maybe a dozen domestic flights since. It’s just too much hassle.

[Bev54]

11. Can't come to Canada either, not safe

to travel in your own country. Ever feel like you are trapped? This is not a good thing when your president is killing people with a virus and there is no escape.

[bdamomma]

35. Just asking

are you a Canadian resident? and if you are, you don't have a psychotic murderer in charge of Canada. Love Premier Trudeau.

[Bev54]

38. Yes I am Canadian and a Trudeau supporter

We do have our "conservatives" which are similar to republicans so we need to work hard to keep them out.

[Baclava]

13. Travel tourism is dead even with no restrictions, who wants to book an 18 hr flight to Japan anyway?

[spinbaby]

40. Only 13 hours

I would have gone to Japan this fall if not for the pandemic.

[greatauntoftriplets]

14. At one time, I went every year, though never in summer.

I wish that I still could, though this time I'd want to stay there. My relatives in Luxembourg would be fine with it.

[malaise]

15. LOL

I like Denmark in early summer but I'm finished with trans-Atlantic flights

[HipChick]

21. Me too..

But I'll be booking a one way, if that phat orange fat ward is cheats his way back in Nov 4

[malaise]

29. That won't happen

America is finished with him. In fact the next 131 days should be good for folks who have been stressed out for nearly four years.

[erronis]

16. Warren Buffet dumped his airline stocks. Wonder why. Cruise lines, fancy hotels, taxis, gondolas,

just about everything will be impacted by the travel restrictions.

Of course the airports are contracting violently along with all the people who work there and do the services.

Hotels and their crews. Rental car agencies and flooded used car lots.

Traveling salespeople and mid-level restaurants suffering from loss of their meal revenues.

Corporate business offices. HR departments.

On a positive note, there's lots of demand for real human services - food, shelter, healthcare, clothing, caring.
Just not enough money.

Thanks, (r)epuglicons.

[cwydro]

18. Many of us have family in Europe. My entire family is in the British Isles.

This thread assuming we're all rich is bullshit.

But carry on.

[HipChick]

22. Same boat..

But I'll exercise my option to join them...I'll take my chances with Boris, than this wanker..

[cwydro]

25. No shit.

Me too.

[malaise]

30. The thread does not assume that

but the rich will be the most pissed

[cwydro]

32. Oh yeah.

The rich will suffer the most.

Gotcha.

[kairos12]

19. No travel for Americans this summer.

We are the King of Pariahs.

Thanks Herr Drunkenfuhrer!

[karynnj]

20. In past years, it was noted that more Democrats have passports

[HipChick]

24. Never amazes me the number of Americans

I have met with no passport, and no inclination to get one either..

[malaise]

31. My youngest sister's in laws had never left their state

Unbelievable

[bdamomma]

36. Surprises

me too, but I'm sure that will change in the future.

[brooklynite]

23. Trump's base voters don't travel...

...many don't have passports.

[NNadir]

26. When I was younger, I had to fly to France five or six times a year.

At first it was pretty cool, but after some time, it got old fast. Personally, I wouldn't have minded a break from it.

However, it would have been very hard to do business without those trips. It would have hurt my company's bottom line for sure.

[malaise]

33. Yep the business folks are stressed out

big time

[panader0]

27. Hell, a lot of Americans can't even go to New York or New Jersey or Connecticut.

Cuomo laid out a ban this morning for states with rates of covid over a certain point.
The EU will allow folks from China, Rwanda, North Korea and more.
FUDJT!

[BannonsLiver]

34. We go once a year, usually in the fall.

Went to Ireland once in the summer. Great trip, but too many people. I like off-season.

I have hated the con for a long time, and knew very early on this pandemic and its mishandling by our govt. would make american travelers pariahs in the rest of the world but this will come as a surprise to many people who are either low info types or the few Dump voters who travel abroad.

[GulfCoast66]

37. We normally go ever spring or fall.

But unless the wife and I get our jobs back that won’t be happening in the foreseeable future.

The con does not care about me. Or anyone else for that matter.

[Arazi]

39. Friend just got denied boarding by Lufthansa today at LAX

ESRI employee, on contract with Vienna. Paperwork including letters by Vienna authorities to guarantee his travel, no temp at the airport, has been quarantining for the past 14 days in a hotel, and a negative Covid19 test from Tuesday.

The airlines are already shutting down American travel even as the EU hasn't decided (yet) to cut us off.

FWIW his company is pulling all levers to get him on a plane with any international carrier tomorrow but doesn't look hopeful.

[SharonClark]

41. I cancelled 3 European trips for June, Sept, and Nov

this year and there is no way I’m getting on a plane until there’s an effective vaccine. And I love to travel.

BTW, I’m not rich.

[Hekate]

42. I hope they do tell him, over cocktails at Mar A Loco. Whine and cheese.

For the rest of us, Europe is a once in a lifetime thing -- maybe twice -- and it would pretty much suck to look at our current situation and realize that our country literally sickens the rest of the world and they want us to stay away.