Tourism USA - Obama unveils plans to boost international tourism, bolster US economy - by Vicki Needham

President Obama is ramping up efforts to smooth the way for more foreign travelers to visit the United States in an effort to boost job creation and bolster the nation's economic growth.

During a speech at Disney World on Thursday, the president will detail an executive order as part his "We Can’t Wait" jobs initiative to make the United States the world’s top travel and tourism destination, a move backed by retailers and travel, trade and business groups. "Every year, tens of millions of tourists from all over the world come and visit America," Obama is expected to say in his speech in Orlando, Fla. "And the more folks who visit America, the more Americans we get back to work."

Travel and tourism is a $1.2 trillion sector of the U.S. economy — nearly 3 percent of gross domestic product.

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