For myself, without yet suggesting that others follow me in an open boycott, I will not personally travel in a state where civilians carry loaded weapons onto the sidewalks and as a means of political protest. I not only believe such practices are a threat to the future of our democracy, but I am firmly convinced that they would also endanger my own personal safety there. And therefore I will cancel any plans to vacation or otherwise visit in Arizona until I learn more. And I will begin thinking about whether tourists should safeguard themselves by avoiding stays in Arizona.

Arthur Frommer
Founder of Frommer’s Travel Guides
Read Frommer’s entire post on his blog here.


Perhaps Mr. Frommer should crack open Rick Steve’s Travel as a Political Act. Of course Rick will have to write the U.S. guide version.