Published on : Thursday, October 9, 2014
U.S. Travel Association President and CEO Roger Dow issued the following statement on measures announced by the White House to screen for Ebola among travelers from Africa: “First, I’d like to thank the White House for proactively reaching out …
Published on : Thursday, August 28, 2014
South Dakota Secretary of Tourism Jim Hagen has been named State Tourism Director of the Year. The award is voted upon annually by the U.S. Travel Association’s National Council of State Tourism Directors. Hagen was announced as the winner before …
Published on : Thursday, August 28, 2014
South Dakota Secretary of Tourism Jim Hagen has been named State Tourism Director of the Year. The award is voted upon annually by the U.S. Travel Association’s National Council of State Tourism Directors. Hagen was announced as the winner before …
Published on : Saturday, August 2, 2014
David Huether, senior vice president for research and economics at the U.S. Travel Association, commented on the July jobs data released Friday by the U.S. Department of Labor: “Travel continues its strong performance in the economy, adding 6,500 direct …
Published on : Friday, August 1, 2014
U.S. Travel Association President and CEO Roger Dow issued the following statement regarding news the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee’s approval of S. 1347, the “Conference Accountability Act of 2014’’. “We thank Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich.) for raising …
Published on : Monday, June 30, 2014
The U.S. Travel Association today praised United States Representatives Mark Amodei (R-NV) and Sam Farr (D-CA) for their legislative efforts in directing the Office of Budget Management (OMB) to examine the negative impact of government travel cutbacks and make recommendations …
Published on : Thursday, June 5, 2014
U.S. Travel Association President and CEO Roger Dow issued the following statement on President Obama’s visit to Poland: “The president has signaled that he would like the U.S. to cement economic and security ties to Poland, and there is a …
Published on : Tuesday, May 6, 2014
The U.S. travel community reacted with sadness to the passing of James L. Oberstar, a former 18-term House member from Minnesota and longtime dean of U.S. transportation policy. A founding member of the Congressional Travel & Tourism Caucus when …
Published on : Saturday, February 8, 2014
The U.S. travel industry has returned to its pre- Great Recession employment level, while most of the economy still struggles to reach that mark, according to the latest U.S. Department of Labor figures released Friday. With an addition of …
Published on : Friday, January 31, 2014
U.S. Travel Association policy experts responded to elements of President Obama’s State of the Union address that point to better facilitation of travel, the $2.0 trillion industry that supports 14.6 million good-wage jobs and has recovered faster than most sectors …
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