United State Travel Association

Trade shows and events - u.sUs.s. Travel Association's ipw is the Travel industry's premier international marketplace and is the largest generator of international Travel to the u.sUs.s. more than 900 Us Travel organizations from every region of the usa and representing all industry category components and over 1,300 international and domestic buyers from more than 70 countries conduct business negotiations that result in the generation of $4.7 billion in future Travel to the united states. At ipw, buyers and sellers are able to conduct business that would otherwise be generated only through an exhaustive number of around-the-world trips. The educational seminar for tourism organizations (esto) is the premier annual learning and knowledge-sharing forum for destination marketing professionals. It is unique in that it is created by and exclusively for this specific target audience. Esto is not open to other industry sectors. Esto is the place where destination professionals go to learn about new tools and techniques, share best practices and debate pressing issues affecting destinations in a non-sales environment.

Convening Travel leaders - through its various councils, committees, and coalitions, u.sUs.s. Travel Association convenes Travel leaders to discuss shared challenges and priorities.

Government affairs -- u.sUs.s. Travel's advocacy agenda seeks to increase Travel to and within the united states by removing unnecessary Travel barriers and making the Travel process more seamless and secure.