In a significant move welcomed by the U.S. travel industry, Congress has allocated $50 million in funding aimed at mitigating the prolonged wait times for visitor visa interviews.
New Data Highlights Travel Industry’s Economic Impact as Advocates Rally on Capitol Hill
U.S. Travel Association President and CEO Geoff Freeman emphasized the urgent need for federal intervention, stating, "While we inch back to pre-pandemic travel numbers, other countries are actively advancing strategies to gain international visitors and are now ahead of the United States in the race to win back the global travel market."
Considering that tourism worldwide is an engine for economies and has a significant impact on countries' GDP, the President of FIT and FAEVYT expressed in an interview with ABC MUNDIAL that as leaders of the travel industry, "we must place tourism on the economic agenda."
