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Association praises pro-business move by U.S. Department of Agriculture
NBTA successfully fends off another travel fee hike
Friday, November 06, 2009
The National Business Travel Association (NBTA) - the voice of the business travel industry - praised the decision of the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to withdraw the plan for a 10 percent increase of fees paid by incoming travelers to the United States.
NBTA Executive Director & COO, Michael W. McCormick, said, "NBTA is proud to once again stand up for over-taxed travelers. We joined with associations representing other segments of the travel and transportation industries in reaching out to APHIS, and within days the agency announced it would withdraw the fee hike. I commend USDA and APHIS officials for recognizing our concerns with the steep increases in the APHIS fee over the last five years and the tremendous burden those increases have placed on businesses. Keeping the fee in check represents a much-needed victory for international business travel to the United States."
In a letter to APHIS, NBTA noted that the fee has increased by 61 percent since January 2005 and estimated that increases have cost businesses an additional $500 million in fees over five years. The recent fee hike proposal would have set up a total increase of 77 percent over five years.
McCormick added, “Business travel decisions - particularly those related to meeting planning - are more price-driven than ever. So as companies turn to business travel to help drive economic recovery over the coming year, it is important that governments don't pile on to the already overbearing tax burden faced by travelers.”
NBTA Executive Director & COO, Michael W. McCormick, said, "NBTA is proud to once again stand up for over-taxed travelers. We joined with associations representing other segments of the travel and transportation industries in reaching out to APHIS, and within days the agency announced it would withdraw the fee hike. I commend USDA and APHIS officials for recognizing our concerns with the steep increases in the APHIS fee over the last five years and the tremendous burden those increases have placed on businesses. Keeping the fee in check represents a much-needed victory for international business travel to the United States."
In a letter to APHIS, NBTA noted that the fee has increased by 61 percent since January 2005 and estimated that increases have cost businesses an additional $500 million in fees over five years. The recent fee hike proposal would have set up a total increase of 77 percent over five years.
McCormick added, “Business travel decisions - particularly those related to meeting planning - are more price-driven than ever. So as companies turn to business travel to help drive economic recovery over the coming year, it is important that governments don't pile on to the already overbearing tax burden faced by travelers.”
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