Vice President, Government Relations Patricia Rojas-Ungár Vice President, Government Relations P:\Talking Points + Slides\Giving Presentations\U.S. Travel.potx
Travel’s Contribution to the U.S. Economy $129 Billion in Direct Tax Revenue $70.4 $58.4
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Government Travel Impact H.R.313 Massachusetts P:\Talking Points + Slides\Giving Presentations\U.S. Travel.potx
H.R.1354 - JOLT Act Expanding the Visa Waiver Program to Argentina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chile, Croatia, Israel, Poland, Romania and Uruguay would: Increase annual visitation by more than 600,000 Add more than $7 billion to the U.S. economy Support more than 40,000 additional American jobs Every 33 additional overseas visitors creates one American job Currently 92 Cosponsors
Immigration Reform Visa Waiver Program expansion 3,500 new CBP officers Expedited visa reviews Pilot videoconferencing program Reauthorization for Travel Promotion Act Processing and screening metrics
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Trusted Traveler Program Expands
Problem: Capacity Constraints at Major Gateways by 2025 SEA SFO LAX LGB PVD PHL ORD EWR IAH SAN SNA MSP MDW HOU FLL ATL CLT IAD LGA BOS LAS MIA DFW MCO TPA OAK JFK DIA PHX TUS SAT PBI Source: FAA FACT 2, GAC
Connecting America Through Travel November 20, 2013 − Washington, D.C. USTravel.org/CATT P:\Talking Points + Slides\Giving Presentations\U.S. Travel.potx
The Travel Industry’s Premier Legislative Fly-In February 26-27, 2014 − Washington, D.C. USTravel.org/DCH
TRAVEL 877-877 Make Your Voice Heard P:\Talking Points + Slides\Giving Presentations\U.S. Travel.potx