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U.S. Travel Association Executive Vice President of Public Affairs and Policy Tori Emerson Barnes issued a statement on the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) postponing the deadline for full REAL ID compliance from May 3, 2023, to May 7, 2025.
U.S. Travel Association is bringing attention to the millions of travelers who seek to visit the United States, but confront a de facto border closure in the way of 400-800 day wait times to receive a visa.
U.S. Travel Association’s biannual travel forecast shows a significant downgrade in international inbound travel for the rest of 2022 and 2023—a worrying trend caused by economic concerns and exacerbated by excessive wait times for first-time visa applicants.
One year following the reopening of U.S. borders to inbound air travelers on November 8, outrageous wait times of more than 400 days for visitor visa applicants is delaying the recovery of the critically important international travel sector.
The latest jobs data shows that Leisure & Hospitality (L&H) jobs continued to grow but nowhere near what is needed for industry growth or to fill the large, and growing, number of openings.
U.S. Travel Association Executive Vice President of Public Affairs and Policy Tori Emerson Barnes issued a statement on the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) postponing the deadline for full REAL ID compliance from May 3, 2023, to May 7, 2025.
U.S. Travel Association is bringing attention to the millions of travelers who seek to visit the United States, but confront a de facto border closure in the way of 400-800 day wait times to receive a visa.
U.S. Travel Association’s biannual travel forecast shows a significant downgrade in international inbound travel for the rest of 2022 and 2023—a worrying trend caused by economic concerns and exacerbated by excessive wait times for first-time visa applicants.
U.S. Travel’s Director of Research Products Jamie Mageau details high-level findings from travel businesses' Q3 earnings statements and provides insight into how some of the largest corporate players are viewing the recession, the state of their sector’s recovery and the general economy.
