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Travel Works for America
February 14, 2020The theme for National Travel and Tourism Week this year is Travel Works.
Read MoreU.S. Travel Reacts to White House Meeting on Global Entry for New Yorkers
February 13, 2020"The U.S. travel community appreciates the efforts by federal and state governments to restore access to trusted traveler programs for qualified New York residents."
Read MoreTravel Trends Index: International Inbound Travel to Contract Over Next Six Months
February 13, 2020Travel to and within the United States grew 2.4% year over year in December, marking the industry’s 10th consecutive year of expansion, according to the U.S. Travel Association’s latest Travel Trends Index (TTI).
Read MoreTravel Employment Growth Continues in 2020
February 10, 2020Travel employment grew by 9,000 jobs in January 2020.
Read MoreU.S. Travel Reacts to Suspension of Global Entry for New York Residents
February 06, 2020U.S. Travel Association Executive Vice President for Public Affairs and Policy Tori Emerson Barnes issued the following statement on the reported suspension of Global Entry and several other trusted traveler programs for residents of the state of New York:
Read MoreDow on Travel’s Future: ‘Tremendous Opportunities Are on the Horizon’
February 05, 2020U.S. Travel Association President and CEO Roger Dow laid out a vision of a bright future for the American travel industry and the policy framework that can help achieve it.
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