Travel
When we lay out the welcome mat for business travelers and tourists, businesses can create good jobs for Americans and bring added revenue into our communities. By making travel and tourism a priority, we are ensuring that when tourists are ready to travel and businesspeople are ready to make deals, they come to the greatest travel destination of them all—the United States.
Travel and Tourism: What Businesses Need to Know Now
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The pandemic has had a significant impact on both business travel and leisure travel. Here’s what businesses need to know about travel beyond COVID-19.
Our Work
The Chamber is working to get domestic and international travel back on track because tourism, global commerce, and supply chain flows all depend on it. That means safely lifting travel restrictions, broadening visa waiver programs, limiting wait times at Customs, and implementing trusted traveler programs to reduce the hassles without jeopardizing safety.
How Companies Are Making It Safe to Travel Post-Covid
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Discover how companies are making travel safer in the post-COVID world, COVID-19’s impact on the travel industry, and what to expect for post-pandemic travel.
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Feb 03, 2020Staying Ahead of Aviation Industry Trends Carol Hallett, the leading executive of the U.S. Chamber's Aviation Summit, breaks down aviation trends and industry insights.- Jan 09, 20202020 State of American Business Speech: A Year of Meaningful Action U.S. Chamber President Tom Donohue's remarks on the State of American Business as prepared for delivery on January 9, 2020.
- Jan 09, 2020Donohue: 'Engaging with the world is our best strategy for strong national security and lasting prosperity' Today U.S. Chamber CEO Thomas J. Donohue cautioned that the United States must continue to engage on the world stage or risk being left behind in his annual State of American Business Address.
- Dec 18, 2019U.S. Chamber Key Vote Letter to the Senate on Fiscal Year 2020 Appropriations Bills This Key Vote Alert! letter was sent to the United States Senate, supporting Fiscal Year 2020 appropriations legislation.
- Dec 17, 2019U.S. Chamber Key Vote Letter to the House on Fiscal Year 2020 Appropriations Bills This Key Vote Alert! letter was sent to the U.S. House of Representatives, supporting Fiscal Year 2020 appropriations legislation.
- Dec 01, 2019Policy Priorities for the New European Commission Promoting Competitiveness & Transatlantic Cooperation
- Oct 28, 2019U.S. Chamber Letter on Reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank and the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act Program This Hill letter was sent to the House Committee on Financial Services, supporting legislation to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank of the United States and the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act program.
- Sep 17, 2019Coalition Letter on Reauthorization of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA) This Coalition letter was sent to the U.S. Congress, calling for a reauthorization of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA).