{"id":1421,"date":"2009-10-10T14:37:50","date_gmt":"2009-10-10T11:37:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.turizmtatilseyahat.com\/en\/?p=1421"},"modified":"2022-09-28T20:10:03","modified_gmt":"2022-09-28T19:10:03","slug":"obamas-peace-prize-reviving-brand-america-international-tourism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.turizmtatilseyahat.com\/en\/obamas-peace-prize-reviving-brand-america-international-tourism\/","title":{"rendered":"Obama\u2019s Peace Prize: Reviving Brand America &#038; International Tourism"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.turizmtatilseyahat.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/obama.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-1422\" title=\"Barrac Obama\" src=\"http:\/\/www.turizmtatilseyahat.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/obama-246x220.jpg\" alt=\"Barrac Obama\" width=\"246\" height=\"220\" \/><\/a>In a turn of events that surprised many, the Nobel Committee awarded its Peace Prize to President Barack Obama today.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Though polls suggest his administration has improved the global image of the United States, Obama\u2019s popularity has yet to translate into any gain for the country\u2019s tourism industry.<\/p>\n<p>But with pro-American sentiment on the rise globally, and renewed efforts to woo foreign visitors, is the American \u201cbrand\u201d bouncing back?<\/p>\n<p>Recent studies show that the number of foreign travelers to the United States fell 10 percent in 2009 compared to the same period last year.<\/p>\n<p>And just last week, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) ended Chicago\u2019s bid to host the 2016 Olympics in the first round, despite a star-studded team of lobbyists including the President, the First Lady, and Oprah Winfrey.<\/p>\n<p>In light of these setbacks, is America\u2019s global image really improving, or is there something else holding back U.S. tourism?<\/p>\n<p>Olympic insiders have said that Chicago\u2019s campaign was not to blame for the city\u2019s loss. They say the funding was adequate and the venues were spectacular. The real problem may have been a matter of security.<\/p>\n<p>No, safety was never a concern. Rather, the intense visa and entry requirements to gain access to the United States left some IOC officials wondering if foreign athletes and tourists would really feel welcome upon their arrival.<\/p>\n<!-- Either there are no banners, they are disabled or none qualified for this location! -->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a turn of events that surprised many, the Nobel Committee awarded its Peace Prize to President Barack Obama today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"jnews_post_split":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,7873,7872],"tags":[8057],"class_list":["post-1421","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-tourism","category-travel","category-vacation","tag-america"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.turizmtatilseyahat.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1421","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.turizmtatilseyahat.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.turizmtatilseyahat.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.turizmtatilseyahat.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.turizmtatilseyahat.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1421"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.turizmtatilseyahat.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1421\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9354,"href":"https:\/\/www.turizmtatilseyahat.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1421\/revisions\/9354"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.turizmtatilseyahat.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1421"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.turizmtatilseyahat.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1421"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.turizmtatilseyahat.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1421"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}