—  it fully restricts and limits entry to the United States by nationals of Afghanistan, Burma, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen.

As well, the proclamation partially restricts and limits the entry of nationals of Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan, and Venezuela.

And in both cases, the proclamation makes it clear that  “these restrictions distinguish between, but apply to both, the entry of immigrants and non-immigrants.”

What the impact of the new travel ban will be remains to be seen, however, David Tarsh of Tarsh Consulting offered some insights on the impact of the 2017 ban — that he referred to as the ‘Trump Slump’ – on international travel to the U.S.

Trump’s first travel ban was notably self-destructive and counterproductive because it alienated visitors from countries that were not banned.

The 2017 ban immediately led to an 80% drop in bookings from the targeted nations — Iraq, Syria, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen — and caused a widespread slump of 6.5% from other global regions in the following week alone.

Bookings from Northern Europe dropped by 6.6%, Western Europe by 13.6%, Southern Europe by 2.9%, the Middle East by 37.5%, and Asia Pacific by 14%.

The initial effect, compounded by a strong U.S. dollar, resulted in a sustained overall decline of 1.4% in US international arrivals throughout 2017, at a time when global tourism was growing by 4.6%.

Notably, European arrivals in the US, a critical market segment with nearly 40% share, declined by 2.3% for the year, and Asia Pacific, with a 23% share, fell by 3.8%.

As for the 2024 travel restrictions that the U.S. has just introduced, Tarsh observes that: “Given what we’ve seen before, I would not be surprised if the same thing happens again. However, this time, the recent fall in the value of the US$ may soften the impact on US tourism exports.”