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.
U.S. Travel’s Director of Research Products Jamie Mageau details high-level findings from travel businesses' Q4 earnings statements and provides insight into how some of the largest corporate players are viewing the state of the economy and its impact on the travel industry.
In an effort to dig deeper into the traveler experience and identify barriers and points of friction that keep travelers at home or traveling less frequently, U.S. Travel launched a new quarterly consumer survey with Ipsos at the start of the year.
In 2022, travel exports were 32% below 2019 levels and the travel trade surplus was a staggering 92% down, at just $4 billion. With the huge increase in Americans traveling abroad, inbound travel to the U.S. is more essential than ever so that we can ensure a meaningful travel trade surplus moving forward.
U.S. Travel's Director of Research Products Jamie Mageau shares her insights from the Travel and Tourism Research Association's Marketing Outlook Forum.
The latest jobs report exceeded expectations. Leisure and Hospitality added 128,000 jobs in January, recovering to January 2019 employment levels for the first time. U.S. Travel’s economist Aaron Szyf shares his insights on the report.
While the travel industry has been incredibly resilient in 2022—and is expected to remain so in 2023 and beyond—several headwinds have been impacting travel's overall recovery from the pandemic. The good news is that some of those headwinds are now showing signs of improvement.
