Travel Industry Launches First-of-Its-Kind Web Site - Hotel Industry News
Written: 25th April, 2008
The Travel Industry Association (TIA) has launched PowerofTravel.org, a new, interactive Web site that, for the first time, presents all of the available economic impact data on travel in an easy-to-navigate format that enables the user to see the benefits of travel from the international level down to individual congressional districts.
'It is surprising to find how many policymakers are not fully aware of the power of travel in their own districts,' said Roger Dow, President and CEO of TIA. 'It is our responsibility to help America's leaders understand that travel is a vital economic engine that powers job creation and growth.'
Travel is one of America's largest exports and is one of the largest employers in every state and congressional district - it is among the top 10 industries in 49 of the 50 United States. Travel and related services account for one out of every eight non-farm U.S. jobs, $1.6 trillion in economic activity or nearly three percent of U.S. gross domestic product (GDP).
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