This article highlights the significant role of the travel and tourism industry in the U.S. economy, as part of a series on the 2023 National Export Strategy. The festive season underscores the industry’s importance, a major contributor to economic growth and job creation. Recent trends show a resurgence in travel, with substantial economic benefits nationwide. In 2021, the industry generated $1.7 trillion and supported numerous jobs. The Department of Commerce is focusing on enhancing the sector’s global competitiveness and sustainability.

For the tourism industry, the two summers for the previous years have been quite fierce but the easing of COVID-19 restrictions is however raising expectations to businesses that they will revive eventually. To quote Kory Schuler, the executive director of …

The November 2021 edition of TTW America is now available for readers. The magazine comes as the United States of America has finally reopened its borders to welcome vaccinated international travellers after nearly 18 months of closure. In the issue, …

The director Todd Phillips was looking last year for a particular grimy outdoor staircase in New York City. He was interested in one that had appeared in the film American Gangster, a long set of steps that would convey the …