Articles tagged “U.S. Department of Commerce”

Tourism

Biden Signs Law Funding New U.S. Tourism Czar

Nearly every other country has a tourism minister or tourism secretary. In a halfway fix, the U.S. Congress passed funding bills Friday that included money to hire an assistant secretary of commerce for travel and tourism.

Sean O'Neill | 2 months ago

Biden Signs Law Funding New U.S. Tourism Czar

Tourism

New Tourism Secretary Won’t Be ‘Panacea’ for U.S. Travel Troubles

The U.S. travel industry should lower their expectations that the assistant secretary for travel and tourism will make their jobs easier.

Dawit Habtemariam | 7 months ago

New Tourism Secretary Won’t Be ‘Panacea’ for U.S. Travel Troubles

Tourism

U.S. and China in Talks to Boost Tourism Ties

The U.S. can't have a full tourism recovery until Chinese tourists return at their pre-pandemic levels. U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo hopefully comes back from her meetings in Beijing with progress on the flight capacity problem.

David Shepardson, Reuters | 8 months ago

U.S. and China in Talks to Boost Tourism Ties

Tourism

U.S. Senators Reiterate Support for a New Tourism Assistant Secretary Post

The federal tourism official idea is wedded to the national tourism strategy. There can't be one without the other.

Dawit Habtemariam | 2 years ago

U.S. Senators Reiterate Support for a New Tourism Assistant Secretary Post

Tourism

U.S. Looks to Boost and Diversify International Tourism With New Plan

The U.S. Commerce Department is looking to supercharge the global tourism recovery in the States by ditching cumbersome paper-based systems and promoting the U.S.A. beyond popular coastal destinations.

David Shepardson, Reuters | 2 years ago

U.S. Looks to Boost and Diversify International Tourism With New Plan