U.S. Travel Calls on Senate to Pass Relief Bill as Economy Loses Staggering $2 Billion per Day

U.S. Travel Association | September 10, 2020

WASHINGTON (September 9, 2020)—New data from the U.S. Travel Association underscores how a nationwide economic recovery will not be possible until Congress prioritizes emergency relief legislation for all segments of the travel industry. A staggering $360 billion—or $2 billion per day—has been drained from the overall U.S. economy since March as a result of decreased travel demand due to the pandemic, according to research prepared by Tourism Economics. The devastation has wiped out half of all travel-supported U.S. jobs—which prior to COVID-19 had provided employment for one in 10 Americans—between the onset of the pandemic a...