US treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin has cast doubt on the immediate future of international leisure travel.
It may not happen until 2021, Mnuchin said in a Fox interview.
Americans should focus on domestic travel as the country starts returning to normal, he said.
Mnuchin said it was ‘too hard to tell’ in response to a question when international travel will likely resume.
No outright ban on international travel is likely but there may not be that many options for mass market overseas leisure travel.
A US State Department advisory is still in effect asking all Americans to avoid all international travel.
"For businesspeople that need to travel, there will be travel on a limited basis," Mnuchin said.
He is encouraging people to travel closer to home.
"This is a great time for people to explore America. A lot of people haven’t seen many parts of America."
"We want people to travel safely. Our priority is opening the domestic economy," he added.
