The Meetings Mean Business Coalition announced “Meetings Matter” as the 2023 theme for Global Meetings Industry Day (GMID). GMID, to be held on March 30, is the international day of advocacy showcasing the value that business meetings, trade shows, incentive …

U.S. Travel Association President and CEO Geoff Freeman issued the following statement on the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Wednesday announcement that it will make available an additional 65,000 H-2B temporary nonagricultural worker visas for fiscal year FY23: “After months …

U.S. Travel Association Executive Vice President of Public Affairs and Policy Tori Emerson Barnes issued the following statement on the introduction of H.R. 9141—the Visitor Visa Wait Time Reduction Act: “We must stop turning away international travelers due to 400-plus …

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s newly released National Travel and Tourism Strategy identifies inbound travel as an economic priority and sets a national goal of welcoming 90 million international visitors by 2027.

U.S. Travel Association Executive Vice President of Public Affairs and Policy Tori Emerson Barnes issued the following statement on the Canadian government’s decision to remove all COVID-19 border and travel restrictions effective October 1: “Ottawa is taking the right step …

U.S. Travel Association Executive Vice President of Public Affairs and Policy Tori Emerson Barnes issued the following statement on H.R. 6965—the Visit America Act—clearing the House Energy and Commerce Committee today by a vote of 56-0: “We deeply appreciate the …

U.S. Travel Association President and CEO Geoff Freeman issued the following statement on the U.S. Senate confirmation of David Pekoske to lead the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) for a second term: “U.S. Travel congratulates David Pekoske on his confirmation to …

U.S. Travel Association announced recipients of the 2022 Destiny and Mercury Awards and the State Tourism Director of the Year at the annual Educational Seminar for Tourism Organizations (ESTO) conference, held August 6-9 in Grand Rapids, MI. Honors in 31 …

Wit Tuttell, Director of Visit North Carolina, has been named national State Tourism Director of the Year for 2022. Tuttell was announced as the honoree before more than 1,000 destination marketing professionals at the U.S. Travel Association’s annual Educational Seminar …

More than 1,000 travel leaders gathered in Grand Rapids, August 6-9, for the U.S. Travel Association’s Educational Seminar for Tourism Organizations (ESTO), the nation’s premier learning and knowledge-sharing event for destination marketing professionals. ESTO annually brings together tourism professionals from …