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Tourists turning away from USA following planned social media checks
['Alesia Fiddler', 'Alesia Fiddler - Travel Reporter']
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Holidaymakers are now seemingly turning away from going to the USA following the announcement of planned social media checks.
A new survey, by the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) analysed the answers of 4,500 respondents from many different countries involved with the ESTA programme.
It found a third of tourists admit they are less likely to go to America if the social media proposals are introduced, Sky News reports.
The plans mean any hint of anti-American sentiment posted online could land tourists hoping to visit the country in hot water with border officials.
'Adding to that [the bond] is the new proposal that tourists may have to provide five years of social media history that needs to be inspected.