Hillary Clinton Trouncing Donald Trump in Travel Industry Campaign Contributions
Photo Credit: Not a single major travel industry executive or group has donated to Donald Trump's campaign. Here, Donald Trump addresses the crowd at this year's Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio. Flickr / Disney | ABC Television Group
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It looks like the travel industry isn't enthusiastic about industry player Donald Trump, the iconoclastic billionaire and hotel mogul. Meanwhile, Delta Air Lines CEO Richard Anderson has quietly emerged as a major Democratic donor.
Republican presidential nominee Donald J. Trump is many things.
But one thing he's not, according to information from the Federal Election Commission (FEC), is a recipient of U.S. travel and hospitality industry support in Trump's bid for the Oval Office. This is somewhat surprising, given Trump's hospitality bonafides and the Republican Party's strong support by industry fixtures such as the Marriott family.
By law, corporations aren't allowed to give directly to presidential campaigns. Instead, their employees can contribute to political action committees (PACs) that then distribute the money to other PACs or candidates.
An examination of contributions from travel-related PACs shows that the industry is largely staying out of contributing to this year's presidential candidates.
Trump, however, has only received the support of several dozen travel company employees, including airline pilots and hotel workers, and no one in a major lea
