The U.S. Travel Association, is a non-profit trade organization that represents and speaks for the common interests of the $740 billion U.S. travel industry. Based in Washington, D.C., U.S. Travel is a public voice and political liaison for the entire industry. U.S. Travel promotes increased travel to and within the United States through marketing initiatives, including the Discover Americar brand as well as serving as advocates with the U.S. government to ease travel procedures. U.S. Travel is the authoritative and recognized source of travel research, arming its members with powerful and exclusive statistics and analyses on the size and economic impact of the industry as well as in marketing and other areas. International Pow Wow