Articles tagged “visas”

Roger Dow of the U.S. Travel Association said the first decade of the 21st century was the "lost decade," when international travel grew exponentially but visitor arrivals to the U.S. remained relatively flat. Shutting down the visa waiver program in in the wake of terrorist attacks would again halt growth just as numbers begin to show it's working.

Brand USA expects to spend about $140 million marketing the U.S. abroad this fiscal year, but it's still hard to deduce the tangible impact its programs have on stimulating demand for American vacations.

Visa overstays are a hot topic for xenophobic politicians, but the data indicates that very few international travelers choose to remain in the U.S. illegally. It also so happens that the worst offenders are America's neighbors.

The world has less restrictive visa policies in 2016 than it did before the global economic crisis. Let's hope temporary setbacks from terror attacks and security fears don't cause governments to send us backwards.

We are used to seeing more red tape coming out of Brussels than real security planning, so we'll be surprised if this actually works.

Restricting travel to the U.S. for people holding Iraqi, Iranian, Sudanese, and Syrian citizenship may seem like a political slam dunk, but it will almost certainly impact international travelers who simply hold dual citizenship. If, of course, they choose to self-report on themselves.

The Schengen Area in Europe has led to reduced security at national borders, due to de-centralized border controls. The Visa Waiver Program in the U.S. is completely different-- and already leads foreign countries to increase their border security to meet America's high standards.

Conservative politicians don't seem to understand that the Visa Waiver Program actually contributes to domestic security through improved information sharing.

This is bad business for Egypt that certainly won't give tourists the impression that travel in Egypt is easy.

When it comes to making the lines for visas more efficient in Brazil, it is indeed a small world after all, as the State Department contracted with Disney for advice on speeding the process.