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Another ‘Trump slump’? What the US election result means for travel

Destinations
Sophie Griffiths
7 November 2024

Donald Trump victory’s in the 2024 US election could give UK travellers “pause for thought” about travelling to the states, agents have told TTG.

Just hours into his presidency Donald Trump signed two executive orders targeting “radical and wasteful” DEI programmes (Credit: Alamy Stock Photo)

Donald Trump's second term has had a destabilising effect for the Irish market (Credit: Alamy Stock Photo)

The former president will return to the White House after huge swathes of the US voted for the Republican candidate on Tuesday (5 November), leaving the rest of the world wondering what might be the wider implications of a second Trump presidency.

For the UK travel industry, some suggest it could mean a lull in tourism to America. “I think Trump’s win will give people pause for thought,” said Alicia Sharpe, managing director of Bradford-on-Avon-based Luxeco Holidays.