Since the partnership first launched in 2014, American Express has sponsored key industry events such as IPW, the leading international inbound travel trade show; the Educational Seminar for Tourism Organizations (ESTO), the premier annual educational forum for destination marketing professionals; U.S. Travel’s CEO Roundtable meetings; and the Future of Travel Mobility conference.
“There are no better voices to tell the personal toll of America’s de facto border closure than the people, families and American businesses directly impacted by egregious visa wait times,” said U.S. Travel Association President and CEO Geoff Freeman.
According to the latest U.S. Travel forecast, inbound travel is expected to slow down in the fall, and recovery to pre-pandemic levels may take until 2025.
Roger joined U.S. Travel in 2005 following a successful 34-year career at Marriott International. Though Roger often joked that he had no experience in lobbying prior to taking on the job as travel’s top advocate, his sharp business acumen, vast network of contacts and decades of experience created a lasting impact on the U.S. travel industry.
Outgoing president and CEO of the U.S. Travel Association Roger Dow will be the 2022 inductee into U.S. Travel’s Hall of Leaders.
He will be the 104th travel luminary inducted into the Hall of Leaders, which was established in 1969 with the goal of recognizing “sustained, noteworthy contributions that have positively impacted the travel industry.”
International inbound travel is making strides toward recovery, aided by the recent repeal of the inbound pre-departure testing requirement. The sector is projected to grow rapidly through the rest of 2022, and then grow at a slower pace in 2023-2026. A full recovery to pre-pandemic levels (volume and spending) is not expected until 2025.
Leo Salazar of Visit Orlando tells us that "What's important about the city of Orlando is that every time you come, whether you came 20 years ago or last week, you're going to find something new, but you're also going to find your traditional games that you loved. in the past"
The travel industry cheered the end of the predeparture testing requirement for inbound air travelers, which the Biden administration said would expire June 12.
Repeal of testing requirement for all inbound air travelers projected to add 5.4 million visitors to U.S. and $9 billion in travel spending through remainder of 2022.
