MISSOURI Travel Agency Industry At A Glance RETAIL LOCATIONS FULL TIME JOBS ECONOMIC IMPACT 227 4,305 $137M 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. MISSOURI ASTA Agencies In Your District U.S. REPRESENTATIVES ASTA MEMBERS 1 Cori Bush (D) 9 2 Ann Wagner (R) 70 3 Blaine Luetkemeyer (R) 10 4 Vicky Hartzler (R) 1 5 Emanuel Cleaver II (D) 22 6 Sam Graves (R) 6 7 Billy Long (R) 10 8 Jason Smith (R) 4 U.S. SENATORS ASTA MEMBERS Roy Blunt (R) 132 Josh Hawley (R) 132 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. .