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Roger Miles Inducted Into U.S. Travel Hall of Leaders
November 18, 2021Roger W. Miles, chairman of the board of Miles Partnership was inducted into the U.S. Travel Association’s Hall of Leaders on Wednesday night at the association’s fall board of directors meeting.
Read MoreU.S. Travel Applauds Brand USA Bill Committee Passage
November 17, 2021U.S. Travel Association Executive Vice President of Public Affairs and Policy Tori Emerson Barnes issued the following statement on the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce passing the Restoring Brand USA Act (H.R. 4594).
Read MoreMeetings Mean Business Coalition to Fully Integrate With U.S. Travel
November 15, 2021The Meetings Mean Business Coalition (MMBC) and the U.S. Travel Association announced today the full integration of the coalition under the U.S. Travel umbrella, strengthening MMBC’s critical mission of uniting the meetings industry with one strong and powerful voice.
Read MoreNew Forecast Signals Uneven Recovery in Business, International Travel Segments
November 15, 2021Days after the U.S. reopened its land and air borders to vaccinated international visitors, U.S. Travel Association released its biannual forecast which shows an uneven recovery for the international inbound and business travel segments, while domestic leisure travel has returned to near pre-pandemic levels.
Read MoreU.S. Travel Applauds Infrastructure Bill House Passage
November 05, 2021U.S. Travel Association President and CEO Roger Dow issued a statement on the U.S. House of Representatives passing the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
Read MoreU.S. Travel Welcomes Return of International Inbound Travel
November 04, 2021At air, land and sea ports of entry, and across destinations nationwide, the U.S. travel industry will welcome all vaccinated international visitors back to the United States after 19 months of pandemic-related border restrictions beginning Monday (November 8), a long-awaited milestone that marks the rebuilding of international inbound travel.
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