Airfares to US to drop?

I think L.A. were the first in decades to spin a profit weren't they, in 1984?
And few have been anything but a major loss since.
However I don't know if all gains are included in the calculations properly; Sydney is still using the OG precinct a lot (more so as time goes by), the athlete accommodation is now thousands of family homes which is prolly a good thing given the lack of such things in general, a lot of the minor venues get used a lot by the Sport Nutters who do things there ... but the calculations on gain:loss are only going to be stuff like tourism revenue (although AFAIK Sydney & by extension the rest of Oz had a massive step-up in That Sort Of Thing as a result of the Limpix).

I personally CGAF about sportsball, people running around, people jumping in ponds and trying to be the first to the other end, etc etc etc. All seems like a waste of effort to this lil' black duck.

On the other side I don't mind looking at some of the OG sports but depise the media saturation/talking heads of the boofheads running around chasing after the Sherrin leather products
 
Back to airfares.

Im legitimately curious now with everything thats been happening, who (anywhere) would want to holiday in the US anymore. Whether it's USD, general cost, boycott etc.

Those with holidays locked in of course are a bit stuck but for those undecided, surely at this point there would be very little incentive to visit that isn't for family or business reasons right?
 
Those with holidays locked in of course are a bit stuck but for those undecided, surely at this point there would be very little incentive to visit that isn't for family or business reasons right?
HELL NO!!!!

I actually renewed my annual travel insurance policy today - cover for the U.S. and Nepal was additional - told the agent that I won't be needing that this time.
 
Back to airfares.

Im legitimately curious now with everything thats been happening, who (anywhere) would want to holiday in the US anymore. Whether it's USD, general cost, boycott etc.

Those with holidays locked in of course are a bit stuck but for those undecided, surely at this point there would be very little incentive to visit that isn't for family or business reasons right?

AUD vs EUR, GBP or even JPY isn't much better.
 
I guess the other concern with travelling to the U.S. is how long before the peaceful protests that took place last weekend become "less peaceful" as people start to rebel against the regime because their next iPhone suddenly became 30%+ more expensive? At the moment I think that there are a lot of Americans who are still believing the "its the foreign countries that pay the tariffs" line that is being sold over there - and they have a huge shock coming to them very shortly.
 
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I just landed in ORD after flying SYD-HKG-ORD on CX. Used MPC, there was no notable difference in the CBP process compared to any of my 2023 or 2024 visits.
 
I typically go to the USA every 2-3 years, sometimes more frequently, to catch up with friends, colleagues, see some new Broadway shows and buy staple clothing items like jeans because I can't get the styles I want in my size here in Australia.

I'm a fan of coming home form Europe via the USA because award availablity is usually much easier to get and the luggage allowances are higher to accommodate my shopping.

But with the AUD so low there would have to record low airfares to go to the US this year or next. Instead before the tarrifs start impacting too much Im going to do some online sales shopping, have everything shipped free to a uS based friend and just fork out the $50 for her to ship to me; whilst holidaying elsewhere.
 

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