Concise takes on the latest industry research, general association news, and the policy developments and current events that are affecting travel to and within the United States.
According to a U.S. Travel Association analysis of the March jobs report, the travel industry added only 3,900 jobs in March, in keeping with the nationwide slowdown. This follows the more robust travel employment growth seen in February.
Strong national security is vital to travel. But the effectiveness of this proposed measure is questionable—and it could harm efforts to regrow America’s share of inbound international travel.
The U.S. travel community excitedly welcomes a new Open Skies agreement between the U.S. and Brazil, which will very likely increase travel to our country from one of the world’s top global travel markets.
The U.S. Travel Association recently released its Domestic Travel Market Report, 2017 edition to members. Here’s a taste of what’s inside our annual assessment of the trends driving domestic travel in America.
A record number of U.S. passengers will take a flight this spring. That could be great news for America’s economy—if only our airports could accommodate that increase.
