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TEXAS Travel Agency Industry At A Glance RETAIL LOCATIONS FULL TIME JOBS ECONOMIC IMPACT 1,003 10,190 $402M 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. TEXAS ASTA Agencies In Your District U.S. REPRESENTATIVES ASTA MEMBERS 1 Louie Gohmert (R) 6 21 Chip Roy (R) 16 2 Dan Crenshaw (R) 6 22 Troy Nehls (R) 10 3 Van Taylor (R) 35 23 Tony Gonzales(R) 0 4 Pat Fallon (R) 1 24 Beth Van Duyne (R) 41 5 Lance Gooden (R) 1 25 Roger Williams (R) 22 6 VACANT 1 26 Michael Burgess (R) 118 7 Lizzie Fletcher (D) 37 27 Michael Cloud (R) 2 8 Kevin Brady (R) 9 28 Henry Cuellar (D) 2 9 Al Green (D) 3 29 Sylvia Garcia (D) 0 10 Michael McCaul (R) 14 30 Eddie Johnson (D) 1 11 August Pfluger II (R) 2 31 John Carter (R) 6 12 Kay Granger (R) 29 32 Colin Allred (D) 24 13 Ronny Jackson (R) 1 33 Marc Veasey (D) 5 14 Randy Weber (R) 2 34 Filemon Vela (D) 1 15 Vicente González (D) 3 35 Lloyd Doggett (D) 3 16 Veronica Escobar (D) 28 36 Brian Babin (R) 1 17 Pete Sessions (R) 5 U.S. SENATORS ASTA 18 Sheila Jackson Lee (D) 2 MEMBERS John Cornyn (R) 19 Jodey Arrington (R) 5 453 20 Joaquín Castro (D) 11 Ted Cruz (R) 453 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. .

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