Expanding trade helps increase travel to the United States and travel exports directly support american jobs.  The Trade Promotion Authority will strengthen America's travel economy.


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No. 1

Where travel ranks among all U.S. service exports.


$74B

Travel and tourism industry trade surplus in 2014.

The U.S. had a trade deficit of $505 billion during the same year.  Without the travel and tourism trade surplus, the U.S. trade deficit would have been nearly 15 percent greater.