Hundreds of travel leaders appeal to Congress for immediate action to spur travel industry.
The U.S. Travel Association is advocating for these immediate priorities and has also urged the Biden administration to move quickly on other policies to restore travel.
Travel sector welcomes end of pre-departure Covid tests for England.
Pre-departure travel tests to be scrapped.
Truck drivers will though be exempt from the new rules, the French government said, easing British concerns the restrictions could cause supply chain disruptions.
Beginning on Nov. 8, foreign, non-immigrant adults traveling to the United States will need to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, with limited exceptions, and all travelers will need to be tested for the virus before boarding an aircraft to the U.S., with tightened restrictions for those who are not fully vaccinated.
France moves to amber list while UK's green list expands
Nations including Turkey and Ecuador will be among the hardest hit by the severe disruption to international tourism, with holiday favourites such as Spain, Greece and Portugal also badly affected.
The tourism sector is projected to recover faster in countries with high vaccination rates such as the UK, US, France, Switzerland, and Germany, the report states.
Gina Raimondo, the department secretary, said the administration is working very hard to get Congress to pass the American Jobs Plan, which she called “very relevant’ to travel as it involves infrastructure, jobs, training, parks and clean water – all very relevant to travel.
Airlines are desperate for restrictions to be relaxed in time for July and the peak season when they make the most profits. But Britain has for now stuck to quarantine rules that deter travel.
