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Biden administration 'acutely aware' of travel's pain

Government
James Chapple
21 January 2021

US Travel Association chief Roger Dow has welcomed the inauguration of president Joe Biden and vice-president Kamala Harris, hailing in particular Biden’s "acute awareness" of the economic pain the Covid crisis has inflicted on travel and its workforce.

The US is tightening its travel rules (Credit: Jon Tyson / Unsplash)

Dow said the association was encouraged by the administration’s commitment to focusing on providing additional, direct relief to businesses in the industries hardest-hit by the pandemic, such as travel and tourism.


Additionally, Dow highlighted both president Biden and vice-president Harris’s historic and personal links to the sector, and reiterated the association stood ready to work with the White House and Congress to rebuild the US travel industry.