PRESS RELEASE March 09, 2026 Missed Pay for TSA Leading to Lengthy Security Lines Image "...With a record-breaking spring travel season just beginning, TSA officers should not be asked to protect travelers without pay. Congress must act quickly to fund them."
PRESS RELEASE March 09, 2026 U.S. Travel Association Promotes Ellen Davis to Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President Image The U.S. Travel Association announced today the promotion of Ellen Davis to Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President.
PRESS RELEASE March 05, 2026 America's Leading Travel Organizations Launch "Pay Federal Aviation Workers" Campaign Image Geoff Freeman, President and CEO of the U.S. Travel Association, said, “TSA officers screen nearly a billion passengers a year. With an average salary of around $35,000, these are workers who simply cannot afford to miss a paycheck. Right now, Congress is allowing them to do that work without one. Every time Washington fails to fund the government, these essential workers pay the price. So do travelers. So does the economy. That is why America's travel industry has come together, because this workforce is too important, and the stakes are too high, for this to keep happening."
PRESS RELEASE February 24, 2026 Suspending Global Entry Defies Logic. It Doesn't Save Resources—It Wastes Them. Image "Global Entry is far more than a convenience, it is on the front line of national security. Its more than 13 million members undergo rigorous background checks, interviews and vetting. Suspending it doesn't just slow lines. It increases costs and strips away a layer of security infrastructure that took years to build."
PRESS RELEASE February 22, 2026 PreCheck Operational, But Funding Uncertainty Persists Image “We are glad that DHS has decided to keep PreCheck operational and avoid a crisis of its own making,” said Geoff Freeman, President & CEO of the U.S. Travel Association. “We are urging the same for Global Entry. These Trusted Traveler Programs strengthen aviation security and improve screening efficiency. They are primarily funded by user fees, and there is no reason at this time for them to be suspended.”
PRESS RELEASE February 22, 2026 Travelers Should be Prioritized, Not Leveraged Image U.S. Travel Association President and CEO Geoff Freeman issued a statement following the suspension of TSA PreCheck and Global Entry:
