U.S. TRAVEL ASSOCIATION’S COMMISSION ON SEAMLESS AND SECURE TRAVEL IDENTIFIES FIVE BOLD STEPS TO BOOST NATIONAL TRAVEL COMPETITIVENESS AND BENEFIT VISITORS
Expert panel will
urge U.S. government to advance emerging security initiatives between the
United States, United Kingdom and other nations to address travel pain points
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| The Commission on Seamless and Secure Travel and the U.S. Travel Association conducted a field visit to Heathrow Airport. |
The United States stands on the cusp of major, long-awaited innovations
in travel security and facilitation—developments that will enhance the
country’s ability to more aggressively compete for global travelers and reverse
a lagging rate of recovery as other nations excel, according to work underway
by the Commission on Seamless
and Secure Travel and the U.S. Travel Association.
“It’s time for U.S. officials to make a leap forward and put available tools in place at U.S. airports and borders to securely facilitate millions of new inbound visitors,” said Geoff Freeman, President and CEO of the U.S. Travel Association. “With the World Cup, the Summer Olympics and other milestones just ahead of us, a decade of major events is on the horizon, and we must be prepared to efficiently and securely process millions of travelers to fully realize the benefits of serving as a host country.”
