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Travel industry braces as EU bans US travelers

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Travel industry braces as EU bans US travelers

Travel industry braces as EU bans US travelers

The travel industry in the United States faces another setback after the European Union banned travelers from the U.S. as it reopens its borders amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

TRAVELERS FROM A LISTOF 15 DIFFERENTCOUNTRIES WILL BEALLOWED TO ENTER THEE-U, BUT THE U-S IS NOTON THAT LIST.DAN COHEN IS LIVE RIGHTNOW FROM K-C-IDAN THIS IS HUGE HIT TOTHE TRAVEL INDUSTRY -WHICH HAS SUFFERED SOMUCH ALREADY.THE UNITED STATES JOINSA SMALL LIST OFCOUNTRIES FORBIDDENFROM TRAVELING TO THEEUROPEAN UNION, AS THEEU CLOSES ITS BORDERSTO COUNTRIESSTRUGGLING TO CONTAINTHE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.HERE AT KCI, WE'VE SEENA HANDFUL OF TRAVELERSGETTING THEIR TICKETSTHIS MORNING - THEAIRPORT, AIRLINE, ANDTRAVEL INDUSTRIESCONTINUE TO STRUGGLE,AND ACCORDING TO ONELOCAL TRAVEL AGENT,EVERYONE IS STAYING ONTHEIR TOES AS TRENDSAND HEADLINES CHANGE.Tourism is very important toEurope, all countries overthere.

If they ban the US, thattakes a big chunk out of theirmarket.

People in the US areanxious to travel, Of course inKansas City, we're seeingmore domestic thaninternational travel.

We'reseeing travel to Mexico, theDominican Republic, theCaymans, picking up.

Nothingin European travel, people arewaiting to see what happensand that's what we're tellingour customers as well.THIS PARTICULAR TRAVELAGENCY HAS EUROPEANTRIPS PLANNED FOR THEEND OF SUMMER AND THEBEGINNING OF FALL,THOSE MIGHT BESCRAPPED IF THE EUTRAVEL BAN EXTENDSPAST THE MONTH OF JULY.LIVE AT KCI, DAN COHEN,41 ACTION NEWS TODAY.




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