Los Angeles Immigration Protests Spur Some Travelers to Change Plans

International tourists viewing the headlines from Los Angeles and other big U.S. cities may decide to skip the hassle and vacation elsewhere. The U.S. keeps giving tourists reasons to not visit.

Most of Los Angeles feels normal, but after days of protests over an ICE crackdown — and with curfews, arrests, and military deployments downtown — some tourists are starting to rethink their plans.

"Clients are concerned with flying and driving to the cruise ports in the L.A. area and have changed plans for cruising for the summer," said travel agent Debbie Allen at NevadaTravelAgent.com. "Many have altered their plans to travel to Alaska (Seattle) and East Coast ports rather than L.A."

Asia Lantz, a travel advisor based in Phoenix at TravelWithAsia.com, said a lot of her international clients typically fly out of LAX, but they are opting for Phoenix instead.

"It’s not full-on panic, but there’s definitely more concern about the overall vibe in bigger cities