Americans Would Get Tax Credits to Travel Under Senator’s Plan to Boost U.S. Tourism
Photo Credit: The Grand Canyon in Arizona. Arizona Republican Senator Martha McSally introduced a bill that hopes to encourage domestic travel in the U.S. Wikimedia / Murray Foubister
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Sen. Martha McSally is trying to boost domestic travel in the U.S. Her tax credit idea is an interesting approach to giving Americans more incentive to travel beyond local trips.
U.S. Sen. Martha McSally (R-Ariz) is proposing offering tax credits to Americans who spend money on lodging and entertainment as a way to encourage more travel domestically.
The bill, called the American TRIP Act, would also give funding to destination marketing organizations (DMOs) in order to help them promote the travel and tourism industry around the nation.
Under the bill, up to $4,000 in travel tax credits would be given to individuals and $8,000 to joint filers (plus an additional $500 credit for dependent children), for money they spend on hotels or other travel. The tax cred
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