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Travel Industry Applauds Obama Family's Upcoming Visit to Gulf
Trip Sends Important Signal to Travelers that Coast is Open for Business
August 13, 2010
Roger Dow, president and CEO of the U.S. Travel Association, issued a statement concerning President Obama visiting the Gulf Coast with his family this weekend.
Travel Industry to Engage Thousands of Employees during 2010 Congressional Elections
U.S. Travel Association Launches Online Town Hall for Employees to Query Federal Candidates
August 12, 2010
Seeking to provide an innovative way for the travel industry’s 10 million employees to engage in the 2010 Congressional elections, the U.S. Travel Association launched a “Virtual Travel Town Hall."
U.S. Travel Community Mourns Passing of Former Senator Ted Stevens
Stevens Considered Champion of Travel Issues
August 10, 2010
Leaders of the travel community today expressed their condolences to the family of former Alaska Senator Ted Stevens. Stevens was widely recognized as a champion of travel.
Obama Administration Takes Step Toward Launching Travel Promotion Program
Travel Industry Applauds Rapid Progress, Commitment to Building Successful, Sustainable Program
August 6, 2010
U.S. Travel applauded the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) move to enable Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to collect a fee from select international visitors for the purpose of funding a travel promotion program.
U.S. Travel Launches Portal Site to Inform Travelers of Gulf Coast Destination Updates
GulfTravelUpdate.com Provides Central Source for News and Information on States and Communities Impacted by the BP Oil Spill
August 2, 2010
The U.S. Travel Association announced the launch of GulfTravelUpdate.com, a portal site that centralizes links to up-to-date travel and recovery information on Alabama, Florida, Louisiana and Mississippi.
Travel Industry Hails Senate Effort to Improve Visa Processing For Foreign Visitors
Visa Interview Videoconference Pilot in Pending Senate Bill Will Help United States to Welcome More Visitors, Create Travel Jobs
July 29, 2010
The U.S. Travel Association today praised Senator Mary Landrieu (D-LA) for her tireless efforts and hailed the inclusion of a provision permitting the testing of secure visa videoconferencing for aspiring foreign visitors in the state and foreign operations appropriations bill.
U.S. Travel Calls for Feinberg to Administer $500 Million Oil Spill Recovery Fund
July 27, 2010
The head of U.S. Travel proposed that federal officials secure $500 million from BP for a public information fund that can prevent $7.5 billion in economic damages, and that Kenneth R. Feinberg, administrator of the Gulf Coast Claims Facility, take responsibility for determining which organizations receive the promotion money.
BP Oil Spill Impact on Gulf Travel Likely to Last 3 Years and Cost 22.7 Billion
U.S. Travel Outlines 'Roadmap to Recovery,' Calls for $500 Million Marketing Campaign to Save Jobs
July 22, 2010
Based on a landmark analysis of 25 recent natural and manmade disasters, Oxford Economics today projected that the effects of the BP oil spill on travel to the Gulf Coast are likely to last up to three years and cost the region $22.7 billion.
Decreasing Government Employee Travel to Cost Taxpayers More than it Saves
July 20, 2010
The U.S. Travel Association today called “short-sighted and counterproductive” Obama Administration efforts to arbitrarily curb business travel by government employees in an effort to protect the environment.
Obama Embraces Travel's Unique Role in Doubling Exports, Creating American Jobs
U.S. Travel Board Members Appointed to New Export Council
July 7, 2010
Reacting to a White House announcement naming the President's Export Council to double exports over the next five years, Roger Dow, president and CEO of the U.S. Travel Association, issued a statement.
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