Officials have announced a historic milestone in the travel industry, as Orlando became the first US destination to surpass 70 million annual visitors.

The U.S. Travel Association today launched “Traveler’s Voice” to help deliver appeals from travelers to improve the U.S. entry process. The website features video messages from international travelers immediately following their exit from immigration and customs checkpoints.

David Huether, senior vice president of economics and research at the U.S. Travel Association, provides analysis on Labor Department report that the unemployment rate was 7.9 percent for October 2012.

The U.S. Travel Association applauded an announcement by Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano that Taiwan is being added to the U.S. Visa Waiver Program.

Brand USA has unveiled the first-ever comprehensive marketing campaign from the United States during a press conference at International Pow Wow, the largest travel trade show in North America. The campaign showcases the diversity of experiences available in the United States in a fresh and unexpected light, inviting visitors to ‘Discover this land, like never before’.

The United States Travel Association has praised the State Department for reducing visa interview wait times significantly in Brazil. Wait times for visa interviews now average two weeks or less in Brasilia, Recife and Rio de Janeiro.