Aaron Szyf is an Economist with the U.S. Travel Association where he focuses on the economic impact of travel to and within the United States. 

Before joining U.S. Travel, Aaron worked at the World Bank, concentrating on youth employment and entrepreneurship in Jamaica, and public-private partnership development in Grenada. Prior to that, while at Centennial Group International, Aaron led a number of international macroeconomic assignments, including country-risk assessments in Bosnia and Bangladesh.

Aaron graduated from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy in Massachusetts with a Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy (MALD) and concentrations in Development Economics and International Business.

Prior to graduate study, Aaron held a community leadership role as the program director for the Joint Distribution Committee in Oradea, Romania. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Finance Summa Cum Laude from the Sy Syms School of Business of Yeshiva University.

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THE ITINERARY February 08, 2023

Jobs Report Exceeds Expectations, Led by L&H Boost

Hotel Concierge

The latest jobs report exceeded expectations. Leisure and Hospitality added 128,000 jobs in January, recovering to January 2019 employment levels for the first time. U.S. Travel’s economist Aaron Szyf shares his insights on the report.

THE ITINERARY December 22, 2022

Highs, Lows and Some In-between: 2022 in Review

Airport Check In Line

While the travel industry has been incredibly resilient in 2022—and is expected to remain so in 2023 and beyond—several headwinds have been impacting travel's overall recovery from the pandemic. The good news is that some of those headwinds are now showing signs of improvement.