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Travel ban could impact association events

Meetings industry groups concerned policy will drive away foreign visitors Roughly 60,000 international visitors attended the Consumer Technology Association's 2017 CES trade show in early January. While few were from the countries listed in the travel ban, the association worries the policy could discourage travelers from coming to the U.S.Photo: CES Meetings professionals are becoming increasingly worried that President Donald Trump's restrictions on international travel could discourage foreign visitors from coming to the U.S., and that could prove problematic for associations that rely on trade shows and other events as a source of revenue. Trump's rhetoric and… Read More