Industry Leaders Visit White House in Push to End Testing Requirement

The U.S. Travel Association wants to end the pre-departure testing requirement to enter or return to the United States.

Senior leaders from the U.S. Travel Association and Airlines for America went to the White House to discuss the need to end the pre-departure testing requirement for inbound air travelers.

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The U.S. is one of the few countries with these restrictions still in place.

It is long past time for the Biden administration to remove the pre-departure testing requirement for vaccinations.

The pre-departure testing requirement has slowed the recovery.

He said that other countries with whom we compete for global travelers have removed their pre-departure testing requirements.

There is no time like the present.

He said in his statement after the meeting that the time is now for the Biden administration to eliminate the pre-departure testing requirement for travelers.

The U.S. Travel claims that the testing requirement is affecting travelers when it comes to visiting the U.S.

More than half of international travelers said the uncertainty of potentially having to cancel a trip due to U.S. pre-departure testing requirements would have a negative impact on their likelihood to visit the U.S.