{"id":4164,"date":"2021-11-16T14:27:34","date_gmt":"2021-11-16T18:27:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lgcassocprod.wpengine.com\/?p=4164"},"modified":"2024-03-12T13:46:37","modified_gmt":"2024-03-12T17:46:37","slug":"us-reopens-borders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lgcassociates.com\/es\/us-reopens-borders\/","title":{"rendered":"Hospitality in the News |\u00a0U.S. Reopens Borders to International Travelers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Every week we comb through the news to find employment trends affecting the hospitality industry so you don\u2019t have to. This week\u2019s topic: U.S. reopens borders to international travelers.<\/span><\/p>\n

U.S. Reopens Borders to International Travelers<\/strong><\/h5>\n

For the first time since March 2020, the U.S. has reopened its borders to\u00a0international travelers\u00a0who are fully vaccinated. It’s been almost two years\u00a0(20 months)\u00a0since\u00a0the travel\u00a0ban\u00a0went into effect\u00a0which prohibited 33 countries from entering the U.S. unless they completed a mandatory quarantine upon arrival.\u00a0Now tourists, family members, and business travelers coming from\u00a0countries ranging from\u00a0Canada to China can enter the country following\u00a0certain safety requirements.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Though the U.S. and Europe are still\u00a0handling\u00a0new\u00a0COVID-19\u00a0cases,\u00a0the\u00a0lifting of the\u00a0travel ban comes at what seems like the perfect time \u2013 right before the holidays.\u00a0In addition to bringing families together, reopening the borders\u00a0will impact\u00a0several areas of our\u00a0economy, especially the hospitality industry.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Not including\u00a02020, the U.S.\u00a0<\/span>hosts<\/span><\/a>\u00a0on average\u00a0between 75-80 million international travelers per year (since 2014).\u00a0While that only makes up about 10% of yearly hotel goers in the U.S., it\u2019s still a\u00a0huge\u00a0portion of guests. Suddenly adding or subtracting them undoubtedly affects the hotel industry and other hospitality players like surrounding bars and restaurants.\u00a0Though all 80 million international travelers\u00a0<\/span>probably\u00a0<\/span><\/i>won\u2019t arrive in the U.S. in the next couple of months, reopening the borders will have an impact on the hospitality industry. Here\u2019s what we think we can expect:\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

How Will the U.S. Reopening its Borders Impact the Hospitality Industry?<\/h5>\n