Plan Your Meetings

Fortress America?

Posted by Kristi Casey Sanders on January 3, 2007 at 11:14 am

The National Foreign Trade Council estimates the United States has lost $31 billion in international business between 2002 and 2004 due to tightened entry regulations that went into effect post-9/11. Bloomberg News predicts new U.S. visa requirements will mean even bigger losses as companies abroad choose to meet in countries that are easier to enter.

If you are a planner dealing with international meetings and events, let us know how U.S. visa requirements have changed the way your clients do business.

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