The U.S. travel industry will soon have an official voice at the highest levels of federal policymaking under the newly-created assistant secretary of The U.S. travel industry will soon have a big voice in federal policymaking under the newly-created Assistant Secretary of Travel and Tourism.
In this deep dive, five destinations were spotlighted: Boston, Massachusetts; Charlottesville, Virginia; Paso Robles, California; Jackson Hole, Wyoming and Chattanooga, Tennessee.
With the end of the Covid testing requirement on inbound international travel, global tourists are coming back to the U.S. in larger numbers, stirring With the end of the Covid testing requirement on inbound international travel, global tourists are coming back to the U.S. Another formidable barrier, however, has emerged: exploding wait times for called B-1 and B-2 visas (visitor visas) interviews.
Some in the industry expected lobbying spending to level out ahead of the midterms and after numerous pandemic relief bills and the initial burst that a new administration provides.