The US Travel Association has reiterated its call for the US to reopen its borders following the announcement that the European Union ease entry restrictions this summer.
Roger Dow, USTA president and chief executive, said: “The European Union’s risk-based, science-driven plan to reopen international travel will hopefully spur the US to heed the many calls for a plan and timetable to safely reopen our borders.
“The right conditions are in place: vaccinations are increasing, infections are decreasing, all inbound visitors get tested or have to prove they’ve recovered, and it’s possible to determine vaccine status.”
He added: “Vaccinated Americans can travel to other countries because EU governments know they’re essential tourism spenders and will safely support economic recovery.
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“The US is being left off the UK and EU safe list because we aren’t yet moving forward to let international visitors back in.
“The US has been a leader in many aspects of managing the pandemic but is behind our global competitors in pursuing an international economic reopening.
“The millions of travel-related US. jobs that were lost to the pandemic won’t come back on the strength of domestic travel alone, so identifying the path to restarting international visitation is essential to an overall economic recovery.”