Articles tagged “u.s. travel association”

Trump administration policies will have a major impact on the travel industry so it’s no surprise companies felt a need to give.

Featuring Nicola Kastner, CEO of Event Leaders Exchange (ELX), and Kevin Hinton, managing director, group travel, at U.S. Travel Association, this week’s Skift Meetings webinar had one overriding theme — uncertainty.

The U.S. risks missing out on billions in tourism revenue unless it modernizes its airport processes, slashes visa red tape, and takes other steps ahead of major sporting events.

When you pick a trade fight with your neighbor, they might be less inclined to visit.

The U.S. travel industry may be forced to wait until after the 2024 Presidential Election to see if the assistant secretary of travel and tourism position gets filled and funded again.

Many tourism board CEOs command high compensation. Here's Skift's first major look at the pay packages of U.S. destination marketing executives.

The U.S. government is putting more financial resources toward cutting its excessive visa wait times. Let's hope it gets the job done.

Nearly every other country has a tourism minister or tourism secretary. In a halfway fix, the U.S. Congress passed funding bills Friday that included money to hire an assistant secretary of commerce for travel and tourism.

The issue of long wait times for U.S. visas, particularly for Indian applicants, stands out amidst the overall increase in U.S. visa applications and issuances.

The U.S. and China will improve air connectivity and streamline visa processing, said Chinese President Xi Jinping in public remarks on Wednesday. Xi made the remarks at a dinner hosted…