As a country the United States is sometimes hard to understand. On one hand, we claim to want to have foreign tourists visit us for both the interpersonal interactions and for the positive balance of trade that tourism produces. On the other hand, we treat incoming airline passengers like criminals and charge everyone who wants to visit.
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Congress after years of lobbying by the travel and tourism community across the country, has finally begun to realize the positive impact of tourism dollars on our economy. Every visitor brings, literally, hundreds of dollars a day into the economic stream through entrance fees, sales taxes, meals, hotels, rental cars, gasoline purchases, souvenir sales and [...]
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The Department of Homeland Security has proposed new US-Visit exit procedures for foreign nationals which could seriously impact US travelers. Ned Levi examines issues raised by the airlines and General Accounting Office.
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I have European friends who will not travel to the United States. Oh, and now there’s a new online questionnaire that must be filled out. Here’s how to make them love the government’s new Electronic Travel Authorizations.
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