# Set to contribute more than $2.2TN to the economy this year # Travel & Tourism contributes one in every 10 jobs # International visitor spend up more than 150% from last year The World Travel & Tourism Council’s (WTTC) 2023 Economic Impact Research (EIR) has revealed that the U.S. Travel & Tourism sector is forecast to exceed the 2019 peak this year. The sector is set to contribute $2.24TN to the U.S. economy this year, surpassing the 2019 pre-pandemic high of $2.17TN. WTTC is also forecasting that the sector will create more than 1.2MN jobs this year, recovering almost all of the jobs lost due to the COVID-19 pandemic to reach 17.4MN. FILE PHOTO: People spend time on the black sand beach at Waianapanapa State Park in Hana, Hawaii, on Sept. 24, 2014. (AP...
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