Shutdown Would Cost U.S. Travel Economy At Least $185M per Day

U.S. Travel Association | September 22, 2015

530,000 American Workers Would Be Affected WASHINGTON (September 22, 2015)—A federal government shutdown would cost the U.S. travel sector at least $185 million per day in economic output due to lost activity and affect 530,000 travel-related jobs due to temporary layoffs, reduced wages and fewer hours worked, economists at the U.S. Travel Association project. The U.S. Travel projection encompasses the closure of national parks and historic sites—upon which many regional economies greatly depend—and also the cancellation of both government travel and private business travel related to government projects. "Politic...