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Destination DC, the destination marketing organisation for Washington DC, is using the people of the District as the hook to lure tourists back, following a slow down in visitation.

The National Chair of the US Travel Association, Bill Hornbuckle, says the United States must take immediate action in curbing falling inbound international visitor numbers. Speaking in Chicago this week at the IPW 2025 conference, Hornbuckle said the opportunity available to the USA is immense.

Brand USA has unveiled a new tourism campaign titled ‘America, the Beautiful’ which places a strong emphasis on human-to-human connections, and the USA’s unique experiences.

Australia travellers heading to the United States in 2024 continued to push above their weight in terms of spend and stay, with numbers up 7.4% year-on-year to 1.025 million, according to Visit USA Organisation.

Geoff Freeman, President and CEO of the U.S. Travel Association, says existing screening and Customs processes for visitors to the United States of America continue to lag behind other nations, and needs urgent attention.

The US Travel Association’s annual mega tourism summit, IPW – held in partnership with Premier Sponsor Brand USA – kicked off in grand style this morning in Los Angeles with a takeover event held at the Getty Center in the foothills of the Brentwood area of LA.

For the first time in 12 years, Los Angeles Tourism & Convention Board is proud to welcome the U.S. Travel Association’s IPW — the largest inbound travel trade show — to Los Angeles, from 3-7 May 2024.

After several weeks of uncertainty, the US Travel Association has confirmed this year’s IPW (International Pow Wow) travel trade show has been cancelled for 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. IPW Las Vegas had been earmarked to run from 30 May to 3 June 2020 at the Las Vegas Convention Centre.

Add one more travel segment that Forbes Travel Guide (“FTG”) is now affording its star rating: river cruises.