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Travel and tourism drive a significant portion of restaurant sales.
Travel and tourism is closely tied to the success of restaurants and essential to the economy and American jobs. About one in four restaurant-industry sales dollars is directly related to travel and tourism. The effect is most significant in the fine-dining sector, where travel and tourism drives about 30 percent of sales. Quickservice restaurants generate an estimated 19 percent of their sales through travel and tourism, and fast-casual restaurants derive about 15 percent.
As the U.S.'s second-largest private-sector employer, and the nation's second-largest creator of summer jobs, restaurants rely heavily on increased travel and tourism during the summer months. In a typical summer travel season, restaurants add more than 500,000 jobs nationwide. In some states with popular tourist destinations, restaurant employment is more than 15 percent higher during the summer months than at any other time of the year.
We need to ensure that our restaurants and the U.S. economy as a whole continue to reap the benefits of travel and tourism. We support policies that promote legitimate international travel, including programs such as Brand USA and the Secure Travel Partnership Program.
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