U.S. Travel launches sustainable travel coalition
Travel industry comes together to build a more sustainable future for the U.S. travel Industry
Travel industry comes together to build a more sustainable future for the U.S. travel Industry
End Pre-Departure Testing: Travel Industry, Business Organizations Make Urgent Call to the Biden Administration
Major U.S. airlines, business and travel groups and other companies urged the White House on Thursday to abandon COVID-19 pre-departure testing requirements for vaccinated international passengers traveling to the United States.
“With the H-2B visa cap already met and millions of jobs still open, it is evident that a workforce shortage is threatening to hold back industries across the economy, especially in Leisure & Hospitality"
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.
The U.S. Travel Association is among the 26 organizations to sign a letter urging the White House “to partner with us to develop… a risk-based, data-driven roadmap to rescind inbound international travel restrictions.”
The U.S. Travel Association is calling for a new bailout package to save an industry on pace to shrink by $1.2 trillion this year. The industry association submitted a proposal this week to the White House and the U.S. Congress that outlines sweeping measures needed to save an industry it says has lost 51% of its workforce this, a figure that represents 38% of all jobs lost in the U.S.