Etats-Unis : U.S.Travel Association exhorte le Congrès à se préparer à l'expansion du tourisme mondial (US Travel Association Urges Congress to Prepare for Oncoming Boom in Worldwide Travel)
PreCheck Reforms, Visa Waiver Expansion Can Drive Economic Recovery, Create U.S. Jobs, and Improve Travel Experiences
With air passenger travel predicted to double over the next 20 years and international tourist arrivals projected to grow 36 percent between 2010 and 2020 worldwide, Roger Dow, president and CEO of the U.S. Travel Association today urged Congress to take important steps to reduce unnecessary hassles and barriers to travel while maintaining necessary security requirements. Dow testified before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security in a hearing titled: "Balancing Prosperity and Security: Challenges for U.S. Air Travel in a 21st Century Global Economy."
"Increasing travel in the United States is the most effective form of economic stimulus," said Dow in his testimony. "The principle barriers to increased travel to and within the United States are the inefficiencies, uncertainties and delays that characterize our visa, entry and passenger screening process. These self-imposed restrictions discourage Americans and overseas visitors from traveling to and within the United States."