Secretary Locke Highlights Importance of Tourism to U.S. Economy

Submitted on May 3, 2010 - 4:24pm
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Secretary Locke meets with press in Orlando to discuss travel and tourism.

U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke held a town hall meeting at the University of Central Florida today to discuss the importance of the travel and tourism industry to the U.S. economy. The industry generates nearly $1.3 trillion for the U.S. economy and supports 8.2 million U.S. jobs. Locke also highlighted President Obama’s new Task Force on Space Industry Workforce and Economic Development, a $40 million effort to facilitate economic development along the Space Coast. Locke was joined by U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson and U.S. Reps. Suzanne Kosmas and Alan Grayson. (More) (Remarks)

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International Visitors

Submitted on May 21, 2010 - 10:54am.

The reason why I don't spend my vacation Euros visiting the states is the current security/immigration procedure.

Treating visitors as if they are criminals without any rights at your borders is no way to entice people to come.