How the U.S. election might affect the travel industry

Travelmarketreport.com’s Robin Amster notes the re-election of Barack Obama will mean a a seat at the grown-up’s table for the travel industry. Amster quoted the NTA’s Richer’s post-election comments about cabinet-level initiatives.

There’s never been this kind of focus on travel at the cabinet level – not just verbal recognition but actual hard work – like putting in more consular offices in Brazil, India and China so that people can visit the U.S. We’ve done phenomenally well in the last four years. It’s been a tourism renaissance in Washington for travel. We’ve graduated to a seat at the grown-up’s table.