U.S. Travel Association: ‘We’re Working With Both Clinton and Trump’
Photo Credit: Jason Clampet, co-founder Skift (L); Meryl Levitz, CEO Visit Philadelphia; and Roger Dow, CEO of U.S. Travel Association at the Skift Global Forum in New York, Sept. 27, 2016. Skift
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There's no doubt the travel industry is hoping for a Hillary Clinton presidency as opposed to working with Donald Trump in the White House. But the U.S. Travel Association is courting both sides leading up to the election to make sure both candidates understand the size and scope of the travel industry.
Millions of Americans and many others around the world watched the first 2016 U.S. presidential debate this week between former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and hotel and business mogul Donald Trump.
Regardless of who America votes into the White House on November 8, the U.S. Travel Association is prepared and has already been working with both candidates.
According to Roger Dow, CEO of the U.S. Travel Association, the Washington, D.C.-based national umbrella organization representing all segments of travel in America, isn't taking sides in the U.S. presidential race and feels he and his team are further along with educating both candidates about the travel industry than they were with President Obama before he took office in 2009.
"The bottom line is, we're working with both of them, the Trump team and Hillary's team," said Dow, speaking during th
