The State of U.S. Travel and Tourism: Industry Efforts to Attract 100 Million Visitors Annually

Washington, D.C.—The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation’s Subcommittee on Tourism, Competitiveness, and Innovati… read more

Washington, D.C.—The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation’s Subcommittee on Tourism, Competitiveness, and Innovation will hold a hearing on Thursday, May 8, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. titled, “The State of U.S. Travel and Tourism: Industry Efforts to Attract 100 Million Visitors Annually”.

This hearing will examine the state of the U.S. travel and tourism industry, with a particular focus on public and private travel-promotion efforts and the benefits of tourism in the context of the 2012 National Travel and Tourism Strategy – a plan to attract 100 million international visitors annually by the end of 2021. Further, the hearing will provide a venue for the private sector’s perspective on the economic needs and benefits of increasing travel and tourism to the U.S.; the industry’s role in travel promotion; and, the industry’s assessment of government participation through the National Trave close

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91013-1
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SR-253, Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, District of Columbia, United States