The drop in visitors is being attributed to several things, including wildfires, political issues and more.
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A new report shows tourism is down about 8% in California
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and it's impacting tourism hotspots like Hollywood Boulevard. I'd say down about 70 to 80%. 100%. 50%
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Definitely drastic turn. Straight Arrow News spoke with vendors who say the numbers are way down
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and it's really having an effect. Yeah, it's a huge, huge impact. It's definitely a huge impact in our families and everything, you know
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We have less people. We have less buses. We're definitely down the line
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What's the cause for the big drop? People we spoke to listed several things
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and the president and current immigration policies came up often. Some of my friends are foreigners, and it's a lot harder for them to get visas. It's not just a quick check
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This time I've seen more people worried about police and ICE around than the last time they came
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I think most of it's probably political. And then, you know, I just, we haven't, maybe as a country
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we haven made it easy to feel safe and actually be affordable too Affordability is big too you know The cost of L also came up with both vendors and visitors An Indian couple we spoke with said this is the third time that they been to visit
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their son who's in school here. Every time we come, we kind of just get groceries and then we
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stay in an apartment. But this time I think it was nearby 10 because, you know, when I paid up
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the daughters and what I bought was, yeah, it just was like a little shocking
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20% of what we used to buy. Despite their concerns, people who made the trip are having a good time seeing the things
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people typically want to see while they're in La La Land. Everything that we see on TV and TV shows, everything is from here
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So I believe that's the main point, just visiting where it all comes from
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For me, this trip, the 101 Highway, it's something that is very popular in Vancouver
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So I've been wanting to do that like for 10 years now. So I suggested her. She came to my ideas
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L.A. is poised to get an influx of tourism in the next few years
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as the city will host a World Cup game next year, the Super Bowl in 2027 and the Summer Olympics in 2028
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For Straight Arrow News, I'm Lauren Keenan. If you want more on this story, download the Straight Arrow News app or visit san.com
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