Hearings

The State of U.S. Travel and Tourism: Government Efforts to Attract 100 Million Visitors Annually

Federal agencies to provide update on efforts to boost international visitors, discuss achievements of Brand USA

June 26, 2014
10:30 AM Russell Senate Office Building 253

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation’s Subcommittee on Tourism, Competitiveness, and Innovation will hold a hearing titled, “The State of U.S. Travel and Tourism: Government Efforts to Attract 100 Million Visitors Annually”, on Thursday, June 26, 2014, at 10:30 a.m.

The Subcommittee will examine the federal government’s role and efforts to support the U.S. travel and tourism industry, especially in relation to the 2012 National Travel and Tourism Strategy’s goal of attracting 100 million international visitors to the U.S. annually by the end of 2021. In addition, the hearing will offer the opportunity to assess Brand USA, the public-private corporation charged with promoting travel to the U.S. The hearing follows the Subcommittee’s May 8, 2014 hearing that focused on the travel and tourism industry’s perspectives on the economic needs and benefits of increasing travel and tourism to the U.S., as well as the industry’s assessment of the National Travel and Tourism Strategy and Brand USA.

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Testimony

  • Mr. Kenneth E. Hyatt

    Deputy Under Secretary for International Trade
    International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce
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  • Ambassador Michele Thoren Bond

    Acting Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs
    U.S. Department of State
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  • Mr. Michael Stroud

    Acting Assistant Secretary
    Private Sector Office, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
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  • Mr. John P. Wagner

    Acting Assistant Commissioner
    Office of Field Operations, U.S. Customs and Border Protection
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