The U.S. Travel Association shares that pre-departure testing is limiting the amount of international visitors to the United States this summer. A survey conducted of vaccinated international travelers revealed that over half of the travelers are concerned of potentially having to cancel a trip due to U.S. pre-departure testing requirements. 

International arrivals to the U.S. are under pre-pandemic levels and are not predicted to recover for a few more years. U.S. Travel Association president and CEO Roger Dow says “Inbound travel is critical to reducing the overall trade deficit, but the pre-departure testing requirement remains an unnecessary hurdle to regaining visitors and competing for global tourism dollars.” The U.S Travel Association is requesting that the Biden Administration take the pre-departure testing for vaccinated people away so the United States travel industry can recover. 

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