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Anonymous wrote:I’m here in the US and I’m rethinking my trips to MAGA-land. Probably my last trip to the Jersey Shore for a long time. I’d rather go to Canada and spend my money there.

Monmouth County - the northern part of the shore - is fine! And has lots of cute towns with gorgeous beaches. It’s south of Point Pleasant where it starts to get really Trumpy.

Ever see some of the folks the Boss has surrounding him in the Colts Neck area or the multi-generational Republicans who inherited real estate from their parents in Spring Lake and Sea Girt?

Also, Deal. Fair share of red MAGA hats out that way, too.

Deal is another whole thing but overall most of Monmouth - including all of the above you mentioned and my DH grew up in one of them - has swung left over the past decade like many other wealthy educated suburbs.

"As a hotelier, President Trump brings to the White House a unique understanding of our industry’s business model and the challenges our members face daily." - American Hotel & Lodging Association President Rosanna Maietta, January 20, 2025.



^^^^
welcome to the leopards eating faces party

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Anonymous wrote:I’m here in the US and I’m rethinking my trips to MAGA-land. Probably my last trip to the Jersey Shore for a long time. I’d rather go to Canada and spend my money there.

Monmouth County - the northern part of the shore - is fine! And has lots of cute towns with gorgeous beaches. It’s south of Point Pleasant where it starts to get really Trumpy.

Ever see some of the folks the Boss has surrounding him in the Colts Neck area or the multi-generational Republicans who inherited real estate from their parents in Spring Lake and Sea Girt?

Also, Deal. Fair share of red MAGA hats out that way, too.

Damn

https://www.oag.com/blog/canada-us-airline-capacity-aviation-market

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Anonymous wrote:its going to be hard on Florida.

There are two special elections in Florida coming up shortly, maybe they will save themselves.

I'm OP and I live in Florida - and don't get your hopes up. The only thing more incompetent than the Trump administration is Florida Dems.

Florida won’t be blue for at least another couple of generations.

Even if people start out blue as young adults, they overwhelmingly turn conservative as they age. That’s just a fact.

Millennials have not done this.

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Anonymous wrote:Bookings from Canadian tourists to the US are down over 75% for the next 6 months. That is going to KILL NJ and FL summer tourism.

DP. Here's one source of that info, for anyone who's interested in reading further.

Flight bookings between Canada and US down 70% amid Trump tariff war
Airline capacity between two countries reduced through October 2025 as high-profile incidents of Ice arrests on rise
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/27/canada-us-flights-down-trump

I’ve read that Disney has been offering some insane deals to Canadians and Brits. They don’t discount like that if they don’t have to.

So “insane deals” just to Canadians and Brits — while struggling Americans save to pay for once-in-a-lifetime trips for their kids? That doesn’t sound like a great long term strategy.

They’ve been doing it for years. Americans drive down for a couple of days and pack sandwiches. Overseas travelers fly in for a couple of weeks and dine out. Every tourist destination with a choice would prefer the big spenders.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:its going to be hard on Florida.

There are two special elections in Florida coming up shortly, maybe they will save themselves.

I'm OP and I live in Florida - and don't get your hopes up. The only thing more incompetent than the Trump administration is Florida Dems.

Florida won’t be blue for at least another couple of generations.

Even if people start out blue as young adults, they overwhelmingly turn conservative as they age. That’s just a fact.

Except now it's the opposite - young people are conservative and older people are less so

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Bookings from Canadian tourists to the US are down over 75% for the next 6 months. That is going to KILL NJ and FL summer tourism.

DP. Here's one source of that info, for anyone who's interested in reading further.

Flight bookings between Canada and US down 70% amid Trump tariff war
Airline capacity between two countries reduced through October 2025 as high-profile incidents of Ice arrests on rise
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/27/canada-us-flights-down-trump

I’ve read that Disney has been offering some insane deals to Canadians and Brits. They don’t discount like that if they don’t have to.

So “insane deals” just to Canadians and Brits — while struggling Americans save to pay for once-in-a-lifetime trips for their kids? That doesn’t sound like a great long term strategy.

A sign of the times...these two articles appeared in today's summary of WP articles. They echo concerns I've been seeing in social media videos about personal cellphones being searched by Customs officials (This was a big story a week or so ago regarding the French researcher that was denied entry after his phone was checked: https://www.newsweek.com/border-patrol-checking-phones-social-media-messages-us-immigration-2048147)

Apparently "while the laws on what CBP can do haven’t changed significantly in recent years, the way it uses its powers and who is most vulnerable are shifting under the Trump administration. There’s been an increase in reports from travelers coming into the United States of requests to access devices."

How to lock down your phone if you’re traveling to the U.S.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/03/27/cbp-cell-phones-devices-traveling-us/

A reprint from last year:

Can police search your phone?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/10/08/can-police-search-your-phone/?itid=sr_aio_carousel_1_7691ea28-4eed-4f13-a31f-38e1a0805734_c575f6a3-a3ef-4edd-8ae6-27fb4fbff58b

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:its going to be hard on Florida.

There are two special elections in Florida coming up shortly, maybe they will save themselves.

I'm OP and I live in Florida - and don't get your hopes up. The only thing more incompetent than the Trump administration is Florida Dems.

Florida won’t be blue for at least another couple of generations.

Even if people start out blue as young adults, they overwhelmingly turn conservative as they age. That’s just a fact.

Anonymous wrote:I’m here in the US and I’m rethinking my trips to MAGA-land. Probably my last trip to the Jersey Shore for a long time. I’d rather go to Canada and spend my money there.

Monmouth County - the northern part of the shore - is fine! And has lots of cute towns with gorgeous beaches. It’s south of Point Pleasant where it starts to get really Trumpy.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Bookings from Canadian tourists to the US are down over 75% for the next 6 months. That is going to KILL NJ and FL summer tourism.

DP. Here's one source of that info, for anyone who's interested in reading further.

Flight bookings between Canada and US down 70% amid Trump tariff war
Airline capacity between two countries reduced through October 2025 as high-profile incidents of Ice arrests on rise
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/27/canada-us-flights-down-trump

I’ve read that Disney has been offering some insane deals to Canadians and Brits. They don’t discount like that if they don’t have to.

Anonymous wrote:Bookings from Canadian tourists to the US are down over 75% for the next 6 months. That is going to KILL NJ and FL summer tourism.

DP. Here's one source of that info, for anyone who's interested in reading further.

Flight bookings between Canada and US down 70% amid Trump tariff war
Airline capacity between two countries reduced through October 2025 as high-profile incidents of Ice arrests on rise
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/27/canada-us-flights-down-trump

I’m here in the US and I’m rethinking my trips to MAGA-land. Probably my last trip to the Jersey Shore for a long time. I’d rather go to Canada and spend my money there.

Anonymous wrote:The top countries from which tourists to the U.S. come from are Canada, Mexico, and the United Kingdom.

Trump and/or his administration have managed to trash all three countries. I can't imagine that will encourage tourism from those countries. Why would you visit a country whose government is hostile toward you?

Damn. Tourist revenue is going to crater.

I wouldn't want to come here and risk being detained. It's not worth it