Top U.S. Travel Leaders Urge White House to Reopen International Travel
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Leaders of 23 global travel companies sent a letter to President Biden Tuesday urging greater progress toward reopening international travel as is successfully happening elsewhere in the world and warning of dire economic consequences if U.S. borders remain shut. Advertisements
The letter notes that current science, the success of the U.S. vaccine rollout, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)’s own guidance allows for steps toward a safe resumption of international visitation.
“While U.S. borders remain closed to much of the world, the remarkable scientific advancements to combat the COVID-19 pandemic and the tremendous vaccine deployment achieved by your administration have allowed the safe resumption of many activities,” the letter reads. “For all its economic and cultural contributions, international travel should be among them and it
By WXTK News
May 12, 2021
Officials say active Covid cases in Massachusetts declined further as the state marked another milestone in the vaccine effort.
There were no new Covid-related fatalities reported on Tuesday. The last time the state did not have any new deaths to report was on June 30th.
Governor Baker met virtually with President Biden Tuesday afternoon to discuss the Coronavirus vaccine.
Baker was one of six governors invited to talk with the president about ways to get more people vaccinated.
Massachusetts is one of three states with over 70% of its adult population at least partially vaccinated.
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Top US travel leaders urge White House to reopen international travel
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Efforts toward reopening should start by pursuing a “public health corridor” between the US and the UK, given its importance as a travel market and its similar pace of vaccinations and declining infection rates.
The letter urges the establishment of a public-private taskforce by the end of May
The US must be a global leader in restarting international travel
Leaders of 23 global travel companies sent a letter to President Biden Tuesday urging greater progress toward reopening international travel as is successfully happening elsewhere in the world and warning of dire economic consequences if U.S. borders remain shut.