Friday Check-in

This week, nearly 450 communities across the nation celebrated National Travel and Tourism Week to tout the powerful value of travel to media and lawmakers. 

This week's Friday Check-In recognizes the global celebration of the meetings industry and its impact on people, businesses and communities.

Travel security remained a priority topic this week for both global industry leaders and lawmakers in Washington.

This week’s video shares U.S. Travel’s perspective on the recent events abroad and our work with lawmakers and officials in Washington to balance needed security measures and travel facilitation. 

This week, the Senate released its proposal to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration. While the bipartisan bill accounts for many aspects of aviation reform, it fails to provide a measure to improve airport infrastructure and promote airline competition. 

Earlier this week, legislation to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration was introduced. It's a sound start to aviation reform, but it ultimately falls short by ignoring a key component: our nation's airports.

As the Departments of Homeland Security and State begin to implement new security requirements to the Visa Waiver Program, new data confirms the programs screening and security benefits. 

As we head into election season, we look to capitalize on the momentum of 2015. Learn about our efforts to keep travel top-of-mind throughout the year.

This week, learn about the U.S. Travel-supported bipartisan measures in both chambers of Congress that evolve the Visa Waiver Program and bolster its security protocols to manage current global risks.