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Small Businesses in Grave Peril Unless Washington Acts
September 23, 2020More than half (55%) of all small travel businesses in the U.S. are at risk of either taking longer than six months to recover or never recovering at all, according to data released Wednesday by the U.S. Travel Association.
Read MoreInfrastructure Week: How We Can Build for Tomorrow, Today
September 17, 2020Infrastructure investment should remain top of mind—not just to create jobs today, but in anticipation of a post-pandemic surge in travel demand.
Read MoreCongress Must Act to Save U.S. Travel and Tourism Jobs
September 11, 2020The evidence is clear: unless an economic and jobs recovery can be started for the hard-hit travel industry, there will be no recovery for the broader U.S. economy.
Read MoreVirtual Political Conventions Got the Job Done. We Still Need the Real Thing
September 10, 2020In the words of one Milwaukee-based writer, “a virtual convention is about as nourishing for its host city...
Read MoreU.S. Travel Calls On Senate to Pass Relief Bill as Economy Loses Staggering $2 Billion per Day
September 09, 2020New data from the U.S. Travel Association underscores how a nationwide economic recovery will not be possible until Congress prioritizes emergency relief legislation for all segments of the travel industry.
Read MoreU.S. Travel Applauds Airlines’ Call for COVID-19 Testing Pilot Program
September 03, 2020U.S. Travel's Tori Emerson Barnes issued a statement on the broader U.S. airline industry calling on the federal government to pilot a COVID-19 testing program for international flights.
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