Demand for travel to the United States over the coming months has flattened out, following a positive start to the year, with uncertainty over the new travel order likely deterring visitors.
Travel analysis company, ForwardKeys, in a report on Monday, said it has analysed 16 million flight reservations a day from major global reservation systems.
Its founder, Olivier Jager, noted that uncertainty reigns and rhetoric appearing from US President Donald Trup seems to be deterring visitors to the U.S.
On Monday, Trump signed a new executive order restricting travel to the US effective March 16.
ForwardKeys said bookings to the United States recovered after the courts halted the ban, but dropped again in the nine days after plans for a new ban were announced on February 17.
Overall, bookings for travel to the United States over the next three months are 0.4 percent down on last year, whereas they had been 3.4 percent ahead the day before the travel restrictions were imposed.
U.S. travel demand is set to be a topic at hotel and travel conferences in Berlin this week.
Tourism Minister attends Germany conference
Meanwhile, Edmund Bartlett, Jamaica's Tourism Minister, is in Germany for ITB Berlin, which is the world's largest tourism trade show.
He will seek to promote the destination and encourage investment in Jamaica's tourism industry through the Shovel Ready initiative.
The trade show, which takes place from Tuesday to Sunday, will involve hotels, tourist boards, tour operators as well as airlines.
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