Europigs begging for American tourists to come back! Hahahahaha!

[K. Smith]

AMERICAN TOURISTS DESERTING EUROPE

Thu Aug 7, 3:18 AM ET
By KIM HOUSEGO, Associated Press Writer

PARIS - From luxury hotels on the French Riviera to Viennese cafes and
the double-decker buses of London, American tourists have deserted
Europe en masse.

The reasons for the drop in U.S. visitors include a weak dollar,
post-Sept. 11, 2001 fears of terrorism and the diplomatic dispute with
some European countries over the Iraq war.

In France, the absence of Americans is headline news. Le Monde newspaper
summed up it up in a front-page cartoon that shows two French
vacationers reclining under a palm tree.

"Let's not exaggerate! I spotted an American," one of them tells his
friend. "Lance Armstrong?"

It's overdoing it to say the U.S. cycling hero who dominated this year's
Tour de France to clinch his fifth straight victory is the only American
around these days.

But barely.

Some 2.14 million Americans stayed in hotels across France in the first
five months of this year, down nearly 30 percent from the same period a
year earlier, according to figures provided by the Tourism Ministry. The
drop coincides with the diplomatic crisis between France and the United
States over Iraq.

Some 12 percent fewer North Americans visited Britain from May to June,
and 25 percent less traveled to the popular Swiss resort of Lucerne,
officials said.

Italy, meanwhile, reported a 20 percent drop in the number of American
tourists in March, while Spanish authorities said nearly 23 percent less
traveled to Spain in the first half of this year compared to 2001,
before the Sept. 11 attacks.

"The situation is worse than bad," said Christel Bauer, who sells Mozart
busts, miniature dolls and T-shirts at her souvenir shop in Vienna's old
quarter.

"We used to have so many people I couldn't even run to the bathroom. But
now look," she said, gesturing to the empty store. "Do you see any
tourists?"

Her complaints were echoed hundreds of miles away in Amsterdam.

"In July and August, the doorbell usually never stops ringing," said
Mara Miller, who runs the "My Home" budget hotel, popular with tourists
who like to take advantage of Holland's lax cannabis laws.

"It's not ringing," Miller said. "I've never seen it like this. Ever.
Not in 10 years: having empty rooms in July ‹ even an empty bed ‹ is
unheard of."

But while there is general agreement in the "old Europe" that Americans
have become far and few between, explanations for their disappearance
vary greatly.

"I do believe the big problem we've had is the Iraq war, following on
from Sept. 11," said Ron Goldsmith, an operations controller for the Big
Bus Company, which organizes double-decker bus tours of London's major
sites.

He said up to half the Americans were riding the bus this year compared
to last.

"They are still a bit twitchy about flying," Goldsmith said. "They're
still very, very nervous about what's happening" and the persistent
threat of terrorism.

Americans who did make the trip, however, mostly blame the weakness of
the dollar that has made traveling in Europe more expensive, for keeping
their compatriots away. The dollar slid 18 percent against the euro in
the first half of this year.

"Frankly, I think it's the dollar," said Tehmina Tannir, 39, of Santa
Monica, Calif., watching the ceremonial changing of the guard outside
Buckingham Palace. She said she cut back her normal clothing and shoe
shopping by 40 percent.

But for the French, who watched the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq with
horror and took the brunt of Washington's wrath for opposing the war,
the causes go much deeper.

"We simply don't like each other anymore," said Jacques Milbert, a
mustachioed Parisian taxi driver. "If the Americans want to stay at home
and eat burgers, that's their problem, not ours."

Fury erupted in the United States earlier this year over France's
refusal back the invasion of Iraq, in some cases sparking impromptu
boycotts of French wine and cheese.

But if some French people claim not to miss the Americans themselves,
many certainly miss their generally thick wallets.

"The absence of Americans and the Japanese is really being felt," said
Andre Daguin, the head of France's largest hotel owners' union, the
UMIH. "July was a write-off."

Hotels along the French Riviera normally filled with Americans have been
particularly badly hit, with Nice and Cannes reporting a 12 and 20
percent drop respectively in room occupancies.

"Only the palaces along the Croisette are pulling through thanks to
Middle Eastern clients," said Michel Chevillon, of the Cannes hotel
owners' union, who like many desperately hopes business will pick up in
August.

The Tourism Ministry sought to downplay the impact of the diplomatic
spat between Paris and Washington over Iraq, however.

It prefers to cite the coming together of an array of negative domestic
factors ‹ an oil spill that soiled France's Atlantic coast; forest fires
that scorched thousands of acres in the south; crippling transport
strikes and, finally, the cancellation of summer culture festivals due
to walkouts by artists.

Mandy Water, for one, visiting Geneva for a Christian gathering, thinks
France's refusal to align itself with the United States over Iraq is
reason enough to keep away.

"If it (the gathering) would have taken place in France, I would have
stayed home for political reasons," said the 21-year-old Texan.

--------------

Way to go, Patriot Americans! Keep fucking the Europigs hard in the ass
and continue to spend your vacation money where it belongs: IN AMERICA!
Even though the Europigs constantly curse us with their whiny, snooty,
anti-American sentiments, they secretly love and miss us! They are
slowly learning their lesson the hard way. :)


http://www.metrospy.com/boycott.htm

[TC]

Post by K. Smith
AMERICAN TOURISTS DESERTING EUROPE
Thu Aug 7, 3:18 AM ET
By KIM HOUSEGO, Associated Press Writer
PARIS - From luxury hotels on the French Riviera to Viennese cafes and
the double-decker buses of London, American tourists have deserted
Europe en masse.
The reasons for the drop in U.S. visitors include a weak dollar,
post-Sept. 11, 2001 fears of terrorism and the diplomatic dispute with
some European countries over the Iraq war.
In France, the absence of Americans is headline news. Le Monde newspaper
summed up it up in a front-page cartoon that shows two French
vacationers reclining under a palm tree.
"Let's not exaggerate! I spotted an American," one of them tells his
friend. "Lance Armstrong?"
It's overdoing it to say the U.S. cycling hero who dominated this year's
Tour de France to clinch his fifth straight victory is the only American
around these days.
But barely.
Some 2.14 million Americans stayed in hotels across France in the first
five months of this year, down nearly 30 percent from the same period a
year earlier, according to figures provided by the Tourism Ministry. The
drop coincides with the diplomatic crisis between France and the United
States over Iraq.
Some 12 percent fewer North Americans visited Britain from May to June,
and 25 percent less traveled to the popular Swiss resort of Lucerne,
officials said.
Italy, meanwhile, reported a 20 percent drop in the number of American
tourists in March, while Spanish authorities said nearly 23 percent less
traveled to Spain in the first half of this year compared to 2001,
before the Sept. 11 attacks.
"The situation is worse than bad," said Christel Bauer, who sells Mozart
busts, miniature dolls and T-shirts at her souvenir shop in Vienna's old
quarter.
"We used to have so many people I couldn't even run to the bathroom. But
now look," she said, gesturing to the empty store. "Do you see any
tourists?"
Her complaints were echoed hundreds of miles away in Amsterdam.
"In July and August, the doorbell usually never stops ringing," said
Mara Miller, who runs the "My Home" budget hotel, popular with tourists
who like to take advantage of Holland's lax cannabis laws.
"It's not ringing," Miller said. "I've never seen it like this. Ever.
Not in 10 years: having empty rooms in July ‹ even an empty bed ‹ is
unheard of."
But while there is general agreement in the "old Europe" that Americans
have become far and few between, explanations for their disappearance
vary greatly.
"I do believe the big problem we've had is the Iraq war, following on
from Sept. 11," said Ron Goldsmith, an operations controller for the Big
Bus Company, which organizes double-decker bus tours of London's major
sites.
He said up to half the Americans were riding the bus this year compared
to last.
"They are still a bit twitchy about flying," Goldsmith said. "They're
still very, very nervous about what's happening" and the persistent
threat of terrorism.
Americans who did make the trip, however, mostly blame the weakness of
the dollar that has made traveling in Europe more expensive, for keeping
their compatriots away. The dollar slid 18 percent against the euro in
the first half of this year.
"Frankly, I think it's the dollar," said Tehmina Tannir, 39, of Santa
Monica, Calif., watching the ceremonial changing of the guard outside
Buckingham Palace. She said she cut back her normal clothing and shoe
shopping by 40 percent.
But for the French, who watched the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq with
horror and took the brunt of Washington's wrath for opposing the war,
the causes go much deeper.
"We simply don't like each other anymore," said Jacques Milbert, a
mustachioed Parisian taxi driver. "If the Americans want to stay at home
and eat burgers, that's their problem, not ours."
Fury erupted in the United States earlier this year over France's
refusal back the invasion of Iraq, in some cases sparking impromptu
boycotts of French wine and cheese.
But if some French people claim not to miss the Americans themselves,
many certainly miss their generally thick wallets.
"The absence of Americans and the Japanese is really being felt," said
Andre Daguin, the head of France's largest hotel owners' union, the
UMIH. "July was a write-off."
Hotels along the French Riviera normally filled with Americans have been
particularly badly hit, with Nice and Cannes reporting a 12 and 20
percent drop respectively in room occupancies.
"Only the palaces along the Croisette are pulling through thanks to
Middle Eastern clients," said Michel Chevillon, of the Cannes hotel
owners' union, who like many desperately hopes business will pick up in
August.
The Tourism Ministry sought to downplay the impact of the diplomatic
spat between Paris and Washington over Iraq, however.
It prefers to cite the coming together of an array of negative domestic
factors ‹ an oil spill that soiled France's Atlantic coast; forest fires
that scorched thousands of acres in the south; crippling transport
strikes and, finally, the cancellation of summer culture festivals due
to walkouts by artists.
Mandy Water, for one, visiting Geneva for a Christian gathering, thinks
France's refusal to align itself with the United States over Iraq is
reason enough to keep away.
"If it (the gathering) would have taken place in France, I would have
stayed home for political reasons," said the 21-year-old Texan.
--------------
Way to go, Patriot Americans! Keep fucking the Europigs hard in the ass
and continue to spend your vacation money where it belongs: IN AMERICA!
Even though the Europigs constantly curse us with their whiny, snooty,
anti-American sentiments, they secretly love and miss us! They are
slowly learning their lesson the hard way. :)

21 year-old Texan? Shouldn't he be in Iraq?

[Mac Roosevelt]

Hey, don't lump Mother England with the French and the Germans. They fought
with us, and are dying in Iraq with us. We should never forsake our
bretheren, and that also includes the BRITISH Canadians, especially
Albertans, whose premier condemned the prime minister's anti-war stance, and
also, the majority of the Albertan parliment agreed with him. Australia has
also fought with its brethern of the Americans and British, as it should and
always has in every major war of the 20th and 21st century, including the
Operation Iraqi Freedom War. Poland and Romania have sent peace-keeping
troops to Iraq, and risk their men and women as well at the hands of the
Saddam loyalists. We should thank them for the risks they take in our
struggle to free Iraq of the remaining nuts who want Iraq to return to
dictatorship.

Post by TC

Post by K. Smith
AMERICAN TOURISTS DESERTING EUROPE
Thu Aug 7, 3:18 AM ET
By KIM HOUSEGO, Associated Press Writer
PARIS - From luxury hotels on the French Riviera to Viennese cafes and
the double-decker buses of London, American tourists have deserted
Europe en masse.
The reasons for the drop in U.S. visitors include a weak dollar,
post-Sept. 11, 2001 fears of terrorism and the diplomatic dispute with
some European countries over the Iraq war.
In France, the absence of Americans is headline news. Le Monde newspaper
summed up it up in a front-page cartoon that shows two French
vacationers reclining under a palm tree.
"Let's not exaggerate! I spotted an American," one of them tells his
friend. "Lance Armstrong?"
It's overdoing it to say the U.S. cycling hero who dominated this year's
Tour de France to clinch his fifth straight victory is the only American
around these days.
But barely.
Some 2.14 million Americans stayed in hotels across France in the first
five months of this year, down nearly 30 percent from the same period a
year earlier, according to figures provided by the Tourism Ministry. The
drop coincides with the diplomatic crisis between France and the United
States over Iraq.
Some 12 percent fewer North Americans visited Britain from May to June,
and 25 percent less traveled to the popular Swiss resort of Lucerne,
officials said.
Italy, meanwhile, reported a 20 percent drop in the number of American
tourists in March, while Spanish authorities said nearly 23 percent less
traveled to Spain in the first half of this year compared to 2001,
before the Sept. 11 attacks.
"The situation is worse than bad," said Christel Bauer, who sells Mozart
busts, miniature dolls and T-shirts at her souvenir shop in Vienna's old
quarter.
"We used to have so many people I couldn't even run to the bathroom. But
now look," she said, gesturing to the empty store. "Do you see any
tourists?"
Her complaints were echoed hundreds of miles away in Amsterdam.
"In July and August, the doorbell usually never stops ringing," said
Mara Miller, who runs the "My Home" budget hotel, popular with tourists
who like to take advantage of Holland's lax cannabis laws.
"It's not ringing," Miller said. "I've never seen it like this. Ever.
Not in 10 years: having empty rooms in July < even an empty bed < is
unheard of."
But while there is general agreement in the "old Europe" that Americans
have become far and few between, explanations for their disappearance
vary greatly.
"I do believe the big problem we've had is the Iraq war, following on
from Sept. 11," said Ron Goldsmith, an operations controller for the Big
Bus Company, which organizes double-decker bus tours of London's major
sites.
He said up to half the Americans were riding the bus this year compared
to last.
"They are still a bit twitchy about flying," Goldsmith said. "They're
still very, very nervous about what's happening" and the persistent
threat of terrorism.
Americans who did make the trip, however, mostly blame the weakness of
the dollar that has made traveling in Europe more expensive, for keeping
their compatriots away. The dollar slid 18 percent against the euro in
the first half of this year.
"Frankly, I think it's the dollar," said Tehmina Tannir, 39, of Santa
Monica, Calif., watching the ceremonial changing of the guard outside
Buckingham Palace. She said she cut back her normal clothing and shoe
shopping by 40 percent.
But for the French, who watched the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq with
horror and took the brunt of Washington's wrath for opposing the war,
the causes go much deeper.
"We simply don't like each other anymore," said Jacques Milbert, a
mustachioed Parisian taxi driver. "If the Americans want to stay at home
and eat burgers, that's their problem, not ours."
Fury erupted in the United States earlier this year over France's
refusal back the invasion of Iraq, in some cases sparking impromptu
boycotts of French wine and cheese.
But if some French people claim not to miss the Americans themselves,
many certainly miss their generally thick wallets.
"The absence of Americans and the Japanese is really being felt," said
Andre Daguin, the head of France's largest hotel owners' union, the
UMIH. "July was a write-off."
Hotels along the French Riviera normally filled with Americans have been
particularly badly hit, with Nice and Cannes reporting a 12 and 20
percent drop respectively in room occupancies.
"Only the palaces along the Croisette are pulling through thanks to
Middle Eastern clients," said Michel Chevillon, of the Cannes hotel
owners' union, who like many desperately hopes business will pick up in
August.
The Tourism Ministry sought to downplay the impact of the diplomatic
spat between Paris and Washington over Iraq, however.
It prefers to cite the coming together of an array of negative domestic
factors < an oil spill that soiled France's Atlantic coast; forest fires
that scorched thousands of acres in the south; crippling transport
strikes and, finally, the cancellation of summer culture festivals due
to walkouts by artists.
Mandy Water, for one, visiting Geneva for a Christian gathering, thinks
France's refusal to align itself with the United States over Iraq is
reason enough to keep away.
"If it (the gathering) would have taken place in France, I would have
stayed home for political reasons," said the 21-year-old Texan.
--------------
Way to go, Patriot Americans! Keep fucking the Europigs hard in the ass
and continue to spend your vacation money where it belongs: IN AMERICA!
Even though the Europigs constantly curse us with their whiny, snooty,
anti-American sentiments, they secretly love and miss us! They are
slowly learning their lesson the hard way. :)

21 year-old Texan? Shouldn't he be in Iraq?

[Anthony]

Post by K. Smith
Way to go, Patriot Americans! Keep fucking the Europigs hard in the ass
and continue to spend your vacation money where it belongs: IN AMERICA!

Do you really think we want big fat Americans coming over here and eating
all our food???? No way, we hate yankee tourists. They're the lowest form of
life.

On the other hand, Canadians are more than welcome... but unfortunately the
strong Euro keeps them away.

(PS - don't kid yourself! Your boycott isn't worth a shit, you prob couldn't
afford to come here anyway even if the dollar was strong enough to compete
with the Euro)

Besides, Americas "you're either with us or against us" attitude means that
wealthy arabs no longer go to America for medical care - they come to
Europe. Very often they'll book an entire floor of a 5 star hotel. They keep
to themselves too, and they bring loads of money to the economy.

Now consider what happens when a yank visit Europe... first, they hop on the
European airline plane. They take up two seats, fuel consumption increases
by 50%, and they eat all the food on the plane so there's nothing left for
any one else.
Then they get stuck in the toilet cubicles on the plane, so the toilets are
out of order.

I personally am glad you can't afford to visit Europe any more!

[George]

Post by Anthony

Post by K. Smith
Way to go, Patriot Americans! Keep fucking the Europigs hard in the ass
and continue to spend your vacation money where it belongs: IN AMERICA!

Do you really think we want big fat Americans coming over here and eating
all our food???? No way, we hate yankee tourists. They're the lowest form of
life.
On the other hand, Canadians are more than welcome... but unfortunately the
strong Euro keeps them away.
(PS - don't kid yourself! Your boycott isn't worth a shit, you prob couldn't
afford to come here anyway even if the dollar was strong enough to compete
with the Euro)
Besides, Americas "you're either with us or against us" attitude means that
wealthy arabs no longer go to America for medical care - they come to
Europe. Very often they'll book an entire floor of a 5 star hotel. They keep
to themselves too, and they bring loads of money to the economy.

Yeah, and before long, they'll own the whole place, bring along their thirty
wives each, and kick you guys out.


http://www.azcentral.com/business/articles/0807DesertedEurope07-ON.html

Read it and weep.

[assurancetourix]

Post by George

Way to go, Patriot Americans! Keep fucking the Europigs hard in the ass> Yeah, and before long, they'll own the whole place, bring along their thirty

wives each, and kick you guys out.
http://www.azcentral.com/business/articles/0807DesertedEurope07-ON.html
Read it and weep.

Your article contradict the claim that the collapse in American
tourism stems from the Iraqi war. There is a 30% drop in France, 25%
is Switzerland, 20% Italy and 23% in Spain, and for the 2 latests ones
the government had a pro-American position. From those rough numbers
one can guess that 5 to 7% of the American tourists may have change
their mind for political reasons while to bulk did it because of the
currency.

[George]

Post by assurancetourix

Post by George

Post by K. Smith
Way to go, Patriot Americans! Keep fucking the Europigs hard in the

ass> Yeah, and before long, they'll own the whole place, bring along their
thirty

Post by assurancetourix

Post by George
wives each, and kick you guys out.
http://www.azcentral.com/business/articles/0807DesertedEurope07-ON.html
Read it and weep.

Your article contradict the claim that the collapse in American
tourism stems from the Iraqi war. There is a 30% drop in France, 25%
is Switzerland, 20% Italy and 23% in Spain, and for the 2 latests ones
the government had a pro-American position. From those rough numbers
one can guess that 5 to 7% of the American tourists may have change
their mind for political reasons while to bulk did it because of the
currency.

I never made that claim. You must be thinking of someone else.

[assurancetourix]

Post by Anthony

Post by K. Smith
Way to go, Patriot Americans! Keep fucking the Europigs hard in the ass
and continue to spend your vacation money where it belongs: IN AMERICA!

Do you really think we want big fat Americans coming over here and eating
all our food???? No way, we hate yankee tourists. They're the lowest form of
life.
On the other hand, Canadians are more than welcome... but unfortunately the
strong Euro keeps them away.
(PS - don't kid yourself! Your boycott isn't worth a shit, you prob couldn't
afford to come here anyway even if the dollar was strong enough to compete
with the Euro)
Besides, Americas "you're either with us or against us" attitude means that
wealthy arabs no longer go to America for medical care - they come to
Europe. Very often they'll book an entire floor of a 5 star hotel. They keep
to themselves too, and they bring loads of money to the economy.
Now consider what happens when a yank visit Europe... first, they hop on the
European airline plane. They take up two seats, fuel consumption increases
by 50%, and they eat all the food on the plane so there's nothing left for
any one else.
Then they get stuck in the toilet cubicles on the plane, so the toilets are
out of order.
I personally am glad you can't afford to visit Europe any more!

I'm no longer in France (for a few years) and American tourists are
much less present here also (Montreal). They miss me; how I loved to
send them in dangerous suburbs when they asked for another
direction....

[Frog]

"assurancetourix" wrote in:
<<<< I'm no longer in France (for a few years) and
American tourists are much less present here also (Montreal). They miss me; how
I loved to send them in dangerous suburbs when they asked for another
direction....>>>>
==========================

Shut the fuck up you French piece
of shit! Canada seems to harbor terrorists, like you, especially in Quebec.
Quebec and France are just two more terrorist shitholes. The US should maybe
invade those shitholes.

[Frog]

"Anthony" wrote in:

<<<<Besides, Americas "you're either with us or against us"
attitude means that wealthy arabs no longer go to America for medical care -
they come to Europe. Very often they'll book an entire floor of a 5 star hotel.
They keep to themselves too, and they bring loads of money to the
economy.>>>>
===============================

BTW, Shithole Europe sounds like a
haven for the rich camel-fuckers who are probably also terrorists! Time for US
intervention to hinder that economic flow to shithole Europe. Europe is just
another Mideast.

[sigh]

Post by Frog
<<<<Besides, Americas "you're either with us or against us"
attitude means that wealthy arabs no longer go to America for medical care -
they come to Europe. Very often they'll book an entire floor of a 5 star hotel.
They keep to themselves too, and they bring loads of money to the
economy.>>>>
===============================
BTW, Shithole Europe sounds like a
haven for the rich camel-fuckers who are probably also terrorists! Time for US
intervention to hinder that economic flow to shithole Europe. Europe is just
another Mideast.

crawl back under your stone.

[George]

{{{ Way to go, Patriot Americans! Keep
fucking the Europigs hard in the ass
and continue to spend your vacation money
where it belongs: IN AMERICA! }}}
Do you really
think we want big fat Americans coming over here and eating
all our food???? No
way, we hate yankee tourists. They're the lowest form of
life.
On the other
hand, Canadians are more than welcome... but unfortunately the
strong Euro keeps
them away.
(PS - don't kid yourself! Your boycott isn't worth a shit, you prob couldn't
afford to come here anyway even if the dollar was strong enough to compete
with the Euro)
Besides, Americas "you're either with us or against us"
attitude means that
wealthy arabs no longer go to America for medical care -
they come to
Europe. Very often they'll book an entire floor of a 5 star hotel. They keep
to themselves too, and they bring loads of money to the economy.

I guess that makes you proud to know that you are getting butt-fucked by the
Arabs, instead of us.

Now
consider what happens when a yank visit Europe... first, they hop on
the
European airline plane. They take up two seats, fuel consumption increases
by 50%, and they eat all the food on the plane so there's nothing left for
any one else.
Then they get stuck in the toilet cubicles on the plane, so
the toilets are
out of order.
I personally am glad you can't afford to visit
Europe any more!>>>>
==========================
Yes POS! Americans should not
come to your shithole anyway because of pieces of shit like you anyway!

The big

weather heatwave that hit your Euro-shithole continent, including shithole
France, was a blessing.

They probably think we caused it in retaliation for their petulence.

[sigh]

Post by K. Smith
Way to go, Patriot Americans! Keep fucking the Europigs hard in the ass
and continue to spend your vacation money where it belongs: IN AMERICA!
Even though the Europigs constantly curse us with their whiny, snooty,
anti-American sentiments, they secretly love and miss us! They are
slowly learning their lesson the hard way. :)
http://www.metrospy.com/boycott.htm

yep, please do us a favor and stay home.
you may come back when you got rid of your faschistoid government and
-attitude.

to all non-faschistoid us-americans: feel free to come here to ask for
asylum. i'm sure it will be granted. you know you'll always be welcome
to "old europe", brothers.