Some love US tourists, while some love us not
They love us in South Korea, Lebanon and Great Britain. In China, Mexico and Turkey? Not so much.
Those are some of the findings in the 2008 Pew Global Attitudes survey of 24 countries on attitudes about American travelers. A majority of respondents in 14 foreign countries have a favorable view of American guests. Some highlights:
Among Americans' favorite travel destinations, the nation in which they are most liked is Great Britain, where 70 percent of residents say they have a good opinion of U.S. travelers. Opinions of Americans also are high in Japan (65 percent), France (64 percent) and Germany (55 percent ), which also rank among the top 10 nations visited by U.S. residents.
Two other most-visited nations, Canada and Italy, were not surveyed this year, but have a history of positive attitudes toward Americans -- 76 percent in Canada and 62 percent in Italy in last year's survey.
» Americans received only a 44 percent approval rating in Mexico (the top top-ranked travel destination for U.S. residents), 38 percent in China (the ninth most popular travel destination for Americans) and 41 percent in Spain (the 10th- most frequented destination).
» The most positive opinions came from South Koreans, 77 percent; Lebanon, 74 percent; Poland, 70 percent; and Australia, 66 percent.
» The least favorable rating for Americans comes from Turkey, where a measly 13 percent voice a positive view, followed by Pakistan at 20 percent and Argentina, 24 percent.
To read the full report, visit www.pewresearch .org.
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Mexico shows its lack of appreciation for American tourists on every trip there. The last four times I have been to Mexico, I have been p;ersonally cheated financially each trip. For the last three years I took a group of 50 people to Cancun - where each time we had very negative experiences with the hotels. We will not send anyone to Mexico anymore. Most of ther Caribbean Islands, Central america make us feel welcome. We sent clients to Argentina for many years - but the recent lack of respect for American tourists - we have now stopped sending anyone to Argentina.I never buy Argentina wines and encourage all my clients to not buy them either. If it is of any importance - I had a bad experience in the Cayman Islands - and the Cayman Tourist Board sided with the hotel (it was that the hotel failed to tell us they were under renovations and the restaurant and swimming pool were closed. Requiring us to rent a car and drive three miles to the nearest place to eat.) Since this incident - 1978 - we have steered hundreds of our clients from ever going to the Cayman Islands. There are many places in the World for tourist to travel - without feeling unwelcome.
Mexico shows its lack of appreciation for American tourists on every trip there. The last four times I have been to Mexico, I have been p;ersonally cheated financially each trip. For the last three years I took a group of 50 people to Cancun - where each time we had very negative experiences with the hotels. We will not send anyone to Mexico anymore. Most of ther Caribbean Islands, Central america make us feel welcome. We sent clients to Argentina for many years - but the recent lack of respect for American tourists - we have now stopped sending anyone to Argentina.I never buy Argentina wines and encourage all my clients to not buy them either. If it is of any importance - I had a bad experience in the Cayman Islands - and the Cayman Tourist Board sided with the hotel (it was that the hotel failed to tell us they were under renovations and the restaurant and swimming pool were closed. Requiring us to rent a car and drive three miles to the nearest place to eat.) Since this incident - 1978 - we have steered hundreds of our clients from ever going to the Cayman Islands. There are many places in the World for tourist to travel - without feeling unwelcome.
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