Are you wary of travelling to USA currently?

Would I be weary? No.

Would I ever want to travel there again? Hell no.

So many other wonderful places in the world to visit without supporting their tourism economy.

You would be hard pressed to think of many things (except specific monuments like the Statue of Liberty for example) that you couldn’t find elsewhere.

Why on earth would you go there.

We are going back soon, no concerns really (I am very anti-fascist btw), don’t expect anything to change in Florida which has always been conservative / random roadside anti abortion signs etc. don’t see how this affects a holiday?

There’s no more likely to be riots etc there than there is here (or in Paris for that matter). The US is extremely multicultural, much more so than here, no one is going to bat an eyelid at other races etc in Orlando.

I’d never cancel a holiday and lose my money unless the FCO advised against travel and it was therefore covered by insurance. I don’t go on holiday to support the political leanings of a country, usually I don’t have a clue what their politics are and I suspect the vast majority don’t either.

I'm planning our usual summer two weeks to the USA at the moment and will be going. Hoping the flights come down in price a bit with everyone planning on not going.

That’s not the problem. The issue is ‘if’ you happen to be pregnant while in the states (some states) and you start to miscarry and need medical care, they can’t provide it. Women are dying. (And yes, when we go to the states we go for 3 weeks so it’s entirely possible that we’d be there for the entire stretch of time an abortion is a legal option. Many places have a time limit on that option - including 17 states where it’s illegal after 6 weeks pregnant, such as Florida)

I would hope we’d have enough time to fly home if my daughter wanted an abortion but an emergency could happen and I would never forgive myself if I put her in that situation.

I’m in Canada close to the US border - we are getting a huge amount of Trump news with his threats of making Canada the 51st state and imposing more tariffs. The majority of Canadians have no problem with the US public but we hate Trump. Booing the American national anthem is popular now.

Have loved our many visits to the USA but no plans to go back while the current administration is in place. Would rather spend my money elsewhere.

I’m not going to America.

I feel sorry for those in charge of The Hall of Presidents at Magic Kingdom having to prepare for theTrump audio animatronic..

@Hoppinggreen - I don't know your DD's situation, but if you're referring to her maybe needing an abortion whilst on a two week holiday, I think you have bigger things to worry about.

I'm travelling with kids on holiday there for Easter and it didn't occur to me to not go due to political unrest. We would be extremely unlucky to be at the exact place and time of a riot, which to my mind is the biggest risk. For example the Southport riots made international news, would it be fair to say UK is too dangerous and racist based on this? I don't think so. Cities like Paris have riots quite frequently. There have been random stabbings or murders everywhere, it doesn't make daily life more dangerous unless it's a very dangerous area with ongoing problems.

Lots of made up statements in your post 😂

Not worried, we're going in summer to Oregon and Washington for a road trip, can't wait

No, will be spending my money elsewhere

To be fair I think countries like the UK consume too much news about the US, an unhealthy amount of news about the US.

Yes it's good to get international news but balanced.

Bring back the ‘Trump Baby’ blimp! That was so good! 😅

I'm American but live abroad. We travel back and forth pretty frequently to see family, in blue states, without fear or worry. I don't like gun culture, but have honestly never seen one other than on a police officer.

That said, if I was a tourist, choosing where to spend my money, I would not be choosing to the spend it in the US right now. I particularly would not be keen to spend it in Florida, whose governor I find repellent.

Disney has also been extremely craven in their dealings with Trump as they've prioritised their business interests over any kind of principles.

No they are not heading to a civil war. The media in the UK need to chill and leave the US alone, too much coverage of the US creating a the anxiety and weird statements that they r heading to a civil war.

It's fine if you don't want to visit, but people are not running around fighting on the streets for politics.

Competely serious

Even worse then. Living in a bubble.

I visited the West Coast last year and it was pretty depressing - city centre full of drug addicts wandering around hopelessly and very run down. While hotels and restaurants were very expensive. So I wasn't keen to visit again soon anyway, and the political developments have made me even less so.

DOGE have sacked lots of Air Traffic control staff.
DOGE have sacked lots of traffic safety staff
DOGE have sacked ALL seasonal workers from the National Park (fire wardens, first aiders, parking attendants etc)
DOGE have sacked as many FEMA staff as they can

and its only February

I'd rather visit a country that values the safety of its citizens
which DOGE does not

I think you're probably right. This is one of the reasons why I won't be supporting the US economy if I can help it.

Unfortunately many Americans are very insular and don’t follow national or international news.

I won't travel to the USA whilst he or any of his ilk are in power. I don't support the regime.

The only* sad thing is the suffering of the livelihoods of people living in the USA who rely on tourist income. Many of those won't support the sitting government either (moderate Reps or Dems) and will still suffer the fallout. Utterly crap.

*"only" in relation to the drop in tourist income. There is a LOT I find utterly soul destroying about the current global political situation