Travel and tourism is the largest
services export industry for the U.S.. According to data from the U.S. Department of Commerce, visitor volume in 2016 is expected to end the year down 0.9 percent compared to the 2015 record 77.5 million visitors who stayed one or more nights in the U.S.. If the National Travel and Tourism Office forecast is realized, this would be the first decline in total arrivals to the United States since 2009. 2017 is actually expected to reverse this decline and the NTTO forecasts a 2.4 percent increase and a new volume record of 78.6 million visitors. However, much depends upon currency fluctuations, and the strength of the global economy, not to mention our political climate.
CAUTIOUS HOPE Most every politician makes campaign promises which either cannot (or should not) be fulfilled. Trump is a different type of politician, and this uncertainty will keep aviation on its toes until the new administration gets settled. For all of
John Pawlicki is CEO and principal of OPM Research. He also works with Information Tool Designers (ITD),
where he consults to the DOT’s Volpe Center, handling various technology and cyber security projects for the FAA and DHS. He managed and deployed various products over the years, including the launch of CertiPath (with world’s first commercial PKI bridge). John has also been onic FAA 8130-3 forms, as well as in defining digital identities with PKI. His recent publication, ‘Aerospace Marketplaces Report,’ which analyzed third-party sites that support the trading of aircraft parts, is available on
OPMResearch.com as a PDF download, or a printed book version is available on
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the rhetoric about America First, it is apparent that the U.S. needs to keep aviation and aerospace/defense pretty much as it stands today: an economic titan that brings in lots of export revenue and employs many people at good salaries.
Every now and then, a good shaking up is needed for all of us, but let’s hope it is only a mild one at the moment. Air transport is a reasonably healthy economic engine for the country, so let’s keep it that way.
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