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U.S. Travel Applauds Introduction of Hospitality Jobs Bill
October 15, 2020U.S. Travel Association Executive Vice President of Public Affairs and Policy Tori Emerson Barnes issued the following statement on the introduction of the U.S. Senate’s bipartisan Hospitality and Commerce Job Recovery Act of 2020:
Read MoreU.S. Travel Expresses Extreme Disappointment on Relief Talks Ending
October 06, 2020U.S. Travel Association President and CEO Roger Dow issued the following statement on the White House ending coronavirus relief negotiations:
Read MoreCOVID RELIEF NOW STATEMENT
October 02, 2020Today’s discouraging jobs report is further evidence that our economy will continue to struggle without comprehensive federal assistance, and if it does not happen now a full recovery will likely be delayed for years.
Read MoreU.S. Travel Calls for REAL ID Deadline Delay
October 01, 2020The U.S. Travel Association issued the following statement with 12 months remaining until the full REAL ID enforcement deadline:
Read MoreTravel CEOs Unite in Stark Call for Relief Bill
October 01, 2020The CEOs of 17 of the largest U.S. travel companies joined the U.S. Travel Association in the following statement pleading with leaders in Washington to advance a subsequent round of legislative relief from the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic:
Read MoreU.S. Travel Announces New Dates for IPW 2021 in Las Vegas
September 30, 2020The U.S. Travel Association today announced that IPW, its annual international inbound travel trade show, will be a live, in-person event held in Las Vegas from September 18-22, 2021.
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