Is American Tourism in Trouble?
Massive rule changes could spell trouble for American tourism unless you speak up NOW!
If you want to come to America for a vacation, most people just file a form, fill out some basic data, and submit it.
That may all be changing if new rules go into effect next year. The new proposed rules go a little deeper into who is coming to America.
The U.S. just proposed massive changes that would force EVERY tourist to hand over:
Telephone numbers you used in the last five years
Email addresses used in the last ten years
IP addresses and metadata from electronically submitted photos
Family member names (parents, spouse, siblings, children)
Family number telephone numbers used in the last five years;
Family member dates of birth
Family members’ places of birth
Biometrics—face, fingerprint, DNA, and iris
Business telephone numbers used in the last five years
Business email addresses used in the last ten years
Think: if you were traveling to a foreign country for a vacation, and they asked for all this information. Would you give it to them? I’m betting you would reconsider and look for a more tourist-friendly country if there is such a thing anymore.
Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) invites the public to comment on both the previously approved emergency changes and the newly proposed changes.
You have until February 9, 2026, to comment.
Here is all the information on their website https://geni.us/newtouristrules
Tourism Fallout??
My question in all of this is whether other nations will boycott America for the invasion of privacy. Or do other countries see this as support for their efforts to adopt a digital ID system to advance their goal of getting their country onto one?
Your Thoughts??