NEW YORK Travel Agency Industry At A Glance
RETAIL LOCATIONS FULL TIME JOBS ECONOMIC IMPACT
1,825 12,170 $717M
TRAVEL ADVISORS ARE ECONOMIC DRIVERS
Travel advisors – online, “brick and mortar” and many hybrid business models in between – play a critical role in the broader travel and tourism industry.
TRAVEL ADVISORS ARE IN YOUR COMMUNITY
The travel agency industry in the United States is a vital part of the transportation infrastructure. While the physical elements of travel include planes, trains, cars, hotels, cruises and tours, it is the travel advisor that makes it all happen.
Travel advisors vary in size from the smallest home-based agent to storefront agencies in every state and Congressional district to the large travel management companies such as Carlson Wagonlit to household-name online agencies like Expedia. Together, they account for an annual payroll output of $5.5B and annual revenues of $17.7B.
NEW YORK ASTA Members In Your District
ASTA U.S. REPRESENTATIVES MEMBERS 1 Lee Zeldin (R) 11 17 Mondaire Jones (D) 35 2 Andrew Garbarino (R) 23 18 Sean Maloney (D) 8 3 Thomas Suozzi (D) 49 19 Antonio Delgado (D) 3 4 Kathleen Rice (D) 57 20 Paul Tonko (D) 17 5 Gregory Meeks (D) 7 21 Elise Stefanik (R) 4 6 Grace Meng (D) 13 22 VACANT 9 7 Nydia Velázquez (D) 10 23 Tom Reed (R) 2 8 Hakeem Jeffries (D) 2 24 John Katko (R) 9 9 Yvette Clarke (D) 9 25 Joseph Morelle (D) 6 10 Jerrold Nadler (D) 95 26 Brian Higgins (D) 22 11 Nicole Malliotakis (D) 21 27 Chris Jacobs (R) 8 12 Carolyn Maloney (D) 173 ASTA 13 U.S. SENATORS Adriano Espaillat (D) 7 MEMBERS 14 Alexandria Ocasio- 10 Chuck Schumer (D) 579 Cortez (D) Kirsten Gillibrand (D) 579 15 Ritchie Torres (D) 8 16 Jamaal Bowman (D) 21
THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF TRAVEL ADVISORS
Rebranded in 2018 as the American Society of Travel Advisors, ASTA is the leading global advocate for travel advisors, the travel industry and the traveling public. Its members represent 80 percent of all travel sold in the United States through the travel agency distribution channel. Together with hundreds of internationally-based members, ASTA’s history of industry advocacy traces back to its founding in 1931 when it launched with the mission to facilitate the business of selling travel through effective representation, shared knowledge and the enhancement of professionalism.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: ASTA.org
Sources: Airlines Reporting Corporation, U.S. Census Bureau, PhocusWright Travel Agency Landscape, Travel Weekly Power List, Company Financial Reports, MMGY’s Portrait of U.S. Travelers, TNS Global’s TravelsAmerica.