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Posts Tagged ‘U.S. Travel Association’

Vote Travel campaign comes to Colorado

by Monica Mendoza Published: March 29,2012

Tags: Colorado, Tourism, U.S. Travel Association

The U.S. Travel Association will bring its 2012 Vote Travel campaign to Colorado next month. The 2012 Vote Travel campaign is a  20,000-mile tour that will incorporate major rallies in cities across the country in an effort to spotlight travel industry’s contributions to the economy. The U.S. Travel Association members also hope to meet with [...] [...]

Travel industry added jobs in 2011, has good December

by Monica Mendoza Published: January 10,2012

Tags: Tourism, U.S. Travel Association, unemployment

The travel industry accounted for 7 percent of the 1.6 million jobs created during the past 12 months, the U.S Travel Association reports. “Over the last year, the travel industry expanded its employment base by 119,000 – doubling the jobs created by construction and real estate industries combined,” said David Huether, senior vice president of [...] [...]

Travelers bugged by post-9/11 airport security rules (access required)

by Monica Mendoza Published: September 6,2011

Tags: airport security, Travel, U.S. Travel Association

Business travelers don’t like to take off their shoes at the airport. This is one thing nearly 30 percent of business travel agents wish they could change in airport security, according to Travel Leaders Fall Travel Trend Survey released today. About 450 travel owners, managers and frontline travel agents were surveyed in August to find [...] [...]

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