Future of Tourism: 5 Key Questions
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China's economic weakness, city downtowns in trouble, visa delays – these are just some of the issues holding back travel. We will be talking about them with tourism executives at the Skift Global Forum in September.
With the pandemic now over, what's the future of tourism? What does the decline of full-time office employees mean for tourism and business travel? Why hasn't U.S. solved its visa delay mess? We’ll discuss these topics with the executives of NYC Tourism+Conventions, U.S. Travel Association, Visit Britain, Intrepid Travel and others on-stage at the Skift Global Forum in New York on September 26-28.
1: Why Hasn't the Visa Delay Mess Been Resolved?Overseas travel to the U.S. was 78% of its pre-pandemic levels in July, an improvement from 73% in June, the U.S. Travel Association reported last week. But what’s holding the U.S. back from a full return?
One reason is that millions of travelers have to wait over 400 days to get an interview for a visitor visa at many U.S. embassies. That includes would-be tourists from Brazil, India, Mexico and China.
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