Travel Promotion Act moving closer to becoming law
The House has passed it, the Senate has passed a version of this bill, and eventually, it will become law: A really, really stupid one.
The Travel Promotion Act shows you what bipartisan support will get you. A new $10 charge for people from countries that don’t need a visit to visit and come to America. The money will then go to a “not for profit” organization devoted to promoting U.S. tourism overseas to help lure more tourists to America. Charging people to come here, to promote more people to come here seems silly.
“So what?” you might say, “I don’t have to pay a sawbuck to get here, what do I care?”
Well, most of Europe, Japan, Australia, and a bunch of other countries now say they may impose a similar tax on U.S. citizens traveling overseas.
Roughly 50 million people travel to the U.S. every year, spending on average, $4,500 a piece. The U.S. government will use the money to create a “not for profit” travel organization with roughly $200 million annual budget. Travel industry companies in the U.S. love this idea and congressmen say that most people won’t even notice the $10 charge. We disagree.
The brainchild of U.S. Rep. Bill Delahunt (Mass), Rep. Roy Blunt (Missouri),
You can track the bill here.
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