Tourism groups rush to defend Brand USA against budget cut - travelweekly.com

The travel industry reacted swiftly to the Trump administration's proposal to slash funding for Brand USA in its 2018 budget, warning that cutting off the industry's largest marketing arm would do irreparable harm to the economy at large, particularly during a challenging time for inbound travel. "With all that's going on in the world, unilaterally disarming the marketing of the U.S.