Communications

The President does himself no favors when he brings local economies to a grinding halt in order to accommodate his campaign stops across the country.

Tour operators in Nevada are his latest victim. The Las Vegas Review-Journal quotes several tour companies describing the economic impact a presidential visit has on their business, at a time when they can least afford.

“Nigel Turner, president of Heli USA, said his company will have to cancel tours for 180 reserved passengers,” due to the presidential visit and the grander-than-usual security requirements, writes the Review-Journal.

And how does Nigel Turner feel about that?

"I think it's very hypocritical to come here and talk about jobs and improving the tourism economy and then do something like this that will just devastate the tour operators," Turner said, according the paper.

Director of operations for Sundance Helicopters told the paper that hundreds of his customers will be affected by the presidential visit.

The Review-Journal notes that the impact on the local economy is not the only cost associated with the trip.

While President Obama continues to admonish Americans, “"You don't blow a bunch of cash on Vegas when …,” the Review-Journal points out the exorbitant cost of flying Air Force One not to mention the cost of security, resulting in a “six-figure price tag, according to rough government estimates.”