Slovenia Says Its Melania Trump Tourism Bump Is Still Going Strong

Slovenia has seen visits by U.S. travelers increase 15 percent since Trump took office in January. The tiny European nation of Slovenia is undergoing a tourism boom partly because it’s the native country of U.S. first lady Melania Trump. The Slovenian Statistics Office said Monday that some 1,939,000 tourists visited the Alpine country of 2 million in the first half of this year, a 15 percent increase from the same period last year. Analyzing the impact of the Slovenian-born first lady on the tourism growth, the statistics office said the number of U.S. visitors has risen 15 percent since Trump took office in January.