Travel Promotion Act

May 14, 2009

Travel Advance: Travel Promotion Act Reintroduced

Excerpt: “In conjunction with National Travel and Tourism Week, the travel industry got its legislative agenda back on track, when the Travel Promotion Act of 2009 was introduced in the Senate by Sens. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., and John Ensign, R-Nev…It would create a Corporation for Travel Promotion that would develop a $100 million international advertising and educational campaign to promote travel to the U.S. and communicate information about U.S. security and entry policies to overseas consumers and travel marketers. The expenditures would be funded by contributions from the industry plus a proposed $10 fee imposed on foreign visitors from Visa Waiver countries who are now required to obtain an electronic authorization before arrival.”