Press Release

U.S. Travel Association President and CEO Roger Dow issued the following statement on the National Travel and Tourism Office’s release of international inbound visitation and spending numbers following a six-month suspension to fix anomalies in data collected from Customs and Border Protection.

Travel to and within the U.S. grew three percent year-over-year in July, according to the U.S. Travel Association’s Travel Trends Index (TTI).

The U.S. Travel Association, joined by CEOs of 13 member companies, met Tuesday at the White House with the president of the United States and senior administration officials.

Entitled “Made in America: Travel’s Essential Contribution to Economic Development,” the 50-page report utilizes case studies and economic data to educate policymakers and the public about the critical need for sustained efforts to promote their jurisdictions as travel destinations.

Twenty-six U.S. Travel member organizations were honored for excellence and creative accomplishments in destination marketing and inspiring the continued development of imaginative promotional programs.

Otte Coleman was announced as the honoree before more than 900 of her peers at the U.S. Travel Association’s annual ESTO conference, held this year in Phoenix. The U.S. Travel Association’s National Council of State Tourism Directors—a body representing the tourism offices of all states and U.S. territories—votes on the award annually ahead of the Educational Seminar for Tourism Organizations (ESTO) conference, the premier annual gathering for destination marketing professionals.

Travel to and within the U.S. grew four percent year-over-year in June, according to the U.S. Travel Association’s latest Travel Trends Index (TTI)—marking the industry’s 102nd straight month of overall expansion.

Destination leaders Todd Davidson, president and CEO of Travel Oregon, and Spurgeon Richardson, the former longtime president of the Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau, will be honored as the 2018 inductees into the U.S. Travel Association Hall of Leaders.

U.S. Travel Association Senior Vice President for Government Relations Tori Barnes issued a statement on the introduction of the Jobs Originated through Launching Travel (JOLT) Act of 2018, which would update and strengthen numerous programs related to the efficiency and volume of international inbound travel: 

Travel to and within the U.S. grew 3.4 percent year-over-year in May, according to the U.S. Travel Association’s latest Travel Trends Index (TTI)—marking the industry’s 101st straight month of overall expansion.