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ASTA welcomes new Covid relief aid package
The American Society of Travel Advisors (ASTA) applauded the $900 billion Covid relief package.
Congress and the Trump Administration finally agreed a compromise and the first major relief package since the CARES Act in March is expected to be signed off within days.
ASTA welcomed the bill as a much-needed stopgap before the new Biden Administration takes over.
"We welcome the fact that Congress has finally done its job and provided new relief to distressed sectors of the economy, including a number of provisions ASTA and its members have been advocating for since April," ASTA CEO Zane Kirby said.
"That said, more support for our members beyond this bill will be absolutely needed. Thankfully, this package is widely considered a short-term ‘bridge’ into early 2021 and it is clear that the next Congress will take up additional relief legislation."
"Something is better than nothing, and we appreciate the breathing room this bill will afford the vast majority of our members."
It was also welcomed by U.S. Travel Association president and CEO Roger Dow.
"More will be needed to restore the 4.5 million travel jobs lost in the travel and tourism industry, but the process that produced this agreement is hopefully a positive sign for what will be possible to achieve in the next Congress," Dow said.
Written by Ray Montgomery, US Editor
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