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Brand USA chief executive steps down after just one year | News

Brand USA chief executive steps down after just one year | News

Brand USA chief executive James Evans is stepping down after just one year in the role. He will be replaced in the interim by Brand USA chairman-elect Caroline Beteta. The year-old organisation’s board of directors has begun a search for Evans’ replacement. The agreement was reached in consultation with the board, and comes as the […]

Brand USA launches bespoke idea submissions website | News

Brand USA launches bespoke idea submissions website | News

Brand USA has announced the launch of a bespoke website dedicated to television programme idea submissions. The new website has been built specifically to accept confidential television ideas from production partners, before a shortlist will be put before a Television Advisory Board. The Board will decide on the chosen submission(s) and will aim to work […]

Brand USA takes steps toward post-2015 funding | News

Foreign Office seeks to clarify US travel ban | News

The American Society of Travel Agents has offered its commendation after the House of Representatives took an important step toward ensuring the continuation of Brand USA. The House passed the Travel Promotion, Enhancement, & Modernisation Act of 2014 by a vote of 347 to 57 and scheduled for a Senate committee hearing. Brand USA is […]

New leadership for Visit USA Association | News

Foreign Office seeks to clarify US travel ban | News

The UK’s consumer and trade association representing the USA has appointed a new chief executive at a time when membership is at its highest and the USA remains the UK’s top outbound leisure travel destination. Tracey Spuyman, previously founder and managing director of the marketing agency Teamspirit which is now part of Chime Communication, has […]

UK visitors drive up demand for USA travel | News

UK visitors drive up demand for USA travel | News

An increase in visitors from the United Kingdom and Ireland has contributed to a record number of 34.4 million overseas visitors to the USA in 2014. This is up eight per cent from 2013, according to the latest figures released by US under secretary of commerce for international trade, Stefan Selig. The UK retains its […]

Manchester Airport promotes USA options with new campaign | News

Foreign Office seeks to clarify US travel ban | News

Manchester Airport has launched its first multi-channel, multi-audience marketing campaign to showcase the breadth of destinations it offers to the USA. The #USADirect campaign will see the airport reach out to all areas of its catchment area that spans as far north as the Scottish Borders, south to the Midlands, east to Yorkshire, and west […]

Breaking Travel News investigates: USA Highway 1 from Santa Barbara to San Francisco | Focus

Breaking Travel News investigates: USA Highway 1 from Santa Barbara to San Francisco

Having visited both Los Angeles and Las Vegas on a road trip through the American west, Billie Hakansson and her father Mark here embark on the final stage of their tour, along Highway 1 on route to San Francisco. We began our adventure in Santa Barbara, a beautiful seaside location filled with Spanish colonial inheritance, […]

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