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When greener policies were the rage, the EU found backing. But as China and the U.S. pushed back on the standards support began to wane.
Reuters | 10 years ago
Skift Originals
History matters, and context matters, especially when it comes to understanding why U.S. lost out on the global tourism front, and what policies (or lack of them) led to it. A speech that could have been seminal would be a good place to start understanding this.
Rafat Ali, Skift | 11 years ago
Tourism
This would be a big boost to U.S. tourism and local economies where older Canadians come and stay, and likely one of these bills will pass and become the law soon.
Skift | 11 years ago
Continued funding for BrandUSA, easing up of visa policies, and keeping federal travel spending strong so the industry can benefit, these are the three big lobbying worrying for U.S. travel industry.
Making it easier to travel U.S. is tied to the visa regime and border security, which in turn is heavily influenced by immigration reforms. Also U.S. travel orgs need more manpower to help grow them, and in turn grow jobs all around. All of this should be on the table in immigration reform debates.
Tourism and recreational activities are a big part of coastal economy, and measures like these should help creteclong-term sustainable solutions as climate change becomes an increasing reality.
Deborah Zabarenko, Reuters | 11 years ago