2025-04-24
14 分钟Good morning. It's Thursday, April 24th.
I'm Shemita Basu.
This is Apple News Today.
On today's show, how Pope Francis spent his last days, a major sports betting scandal,
and how the wealthiest people in the country got even richer last year.
But first,
more and more international tourists appear to be turning their backs on the idea of a vacation in the United States.
The number of tourists arriving in March fell by nearly 12 percent compared to March of last year,
according to the National Travel and Tourism Office.
We're seeing fewer tourists from Canada, Mexico, Central America and Europe.
This was not expected.
In fact, just last month, officials were predicting an increase in international travel this year.
The Washington Post spoke to travel experts who pointed to a few reasons for the slump.
President Trump's tariff policy has inflamed international tensions.
And under his immigration policy, a number of foreign-born tourists have been detained,
some even locked up for weeks.
A German tourist spent more than six weeks in detention.
An actor from Canada spent around two weeks in detention.
She recounted the experience for NPR.
They handed me this little mat and this aluminum foil thing that you use as a blanket.