Travel industry to lobby the lobbyists and pols at GOP and Democratic conventions


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Vote Travel, yes, but don't do it blindly. It's great the U.S. Travel Association is out there trying to influence the influencers, but the industry needs to be candid when federal agencies act as if they don't have any spending caps on their meetings.

Delegates to the upcoming Republican convention in Tampa and the Democratic convention in Charlotte will have to wade through tons of propaganda from the nominees -- and the travel industry. The Mitt Romney and Barack Obama efforts may have a few more millions of dollars at their disposal and the national TV spotlight, but the U.S. Travel Association's Vote Travel