Travel Industry Warns Congress: 'Witch Hunt' on Travel Endangers Jobs

The US Travel Association has warned that Congress is close to conducting a "witch hunt" with its accusations that travel and entertainment expenditures are inappropriate for corporations accepting federal bailout funds.

Roger Dow, president and CEO of the US Travel Association, issued the following statement in response to the accusations against Northern Trust and the House Financial Services Committee's call to return taxpayer dollars related to travel to the company's recent Northern Trust Open PGA golf tournament.

For every case of wasteful spending, we are seeing scores of instances in which the game of 'gotcha' has forced businesses to cancel legitimate activities that would have grown their bottom lines and generated jobs and economic growth for local communities.

Dow referred Congress to the guidelines on acceptable business travel practices issued by the US Travel Association representing the meetings, events and incentive travel industries.



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