Post by @briankrebs@infosec.exchange

2026-01-26 17:28 UTC

I feel for anyone in the travel, tourism and hospitality industries, which make up ~ 10M jobs and ~ 3 percent of the nation's GDP. From the U.S. International Trade Administration (trade.gov) "Inbound international travel to the United States plays a vital role in the Nation’s economy and promotes cultural exchange and understanding. Travel and tourism is the largest single services export for the United States, accounting for 22 percent of the country’s services exports and 7 percent of all exports in 2023. The travel and tourism industry contributed $2.3 trillion to the U.S. economy in 2022 (2.97 percent of the country’s GDP), supporting 9.5 million jobs."

Replies (10)

@briankrebs@infosec.exchange 2026-01-26 19:19

Just say no to #fashpass

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@TGG303@cyberplace.social 2026-01-26 17:34

@briankrebs@infosec.exchange right about now, no one should be going to the USA, the only language the 🟠 understands is money, he really doesn't care about people, no matter who they are.

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@ottomate@noc.social 2026-01-26 17:36

@briankrebs@infosec.exchange An image comes to mind: MAGA tripping over the power cord and unplugging the life support machines of our economy. I am sure Midjourney could use that as a prompt.

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@dinozombie@metalhead.club 2026-01-26 17:38

@briankrebs@infosec.exchange don't they have like a World Cup and Olympics coming up soon? Who's gonna wanna go through all that?

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@tobie1@mastodon.social 2026-01-26 18:07

@briankrebs@infosec.exchange J1 visa applicants already have to make all their social media accounts public for State Dept inspection. I guess the US is extending the requirement to tourist visas. Who would want to come here under these circumstances?

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@colo_lee@mstdn.social 2026-01-26 18:19

@briankrebs@infosec.exchange Yup. Destroying the tourism business in the US. Or finishing destroying it.

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@hub@cosocial.ca 2026-01-26 18:33

@briankrebs@infosec.exchange The US have been fingerprinting for over twenty years. Each time I complained about it, Canadians and Americans looked at me like "what are you talking about". And no reciprocity either because Europe is a bunch of cowards.

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@kimlockhartga@beige.party 2026-01-26 18:42

@briankrebs@infosec.exchange I keep thinking about how Florida has repeatedly shot themselves in the foot.

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@secid@ieji.de 2026-01-26 19:00

@briankrebs@infosec.exchange ... it makes a lot of sence. If you add knowledge to "it promotes cultural exchange and understanding" you will immediately see the imminent danger of tourism. In contact with tourists many more US-Americans might understand ....

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@KHoos@infosec.exchange 2026-01-30 09:13

@briankrebs@infosec.exchange "Inbound international travel to the United States plays a vital role in the Nation’s economy and promotes cultural exchange and understanding" sounds like they want to halt the 'cultural exchange and understanding' part and allow the damage to the economy

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