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title: "The IFA Joins the Visit U.S. Coalition to Promote International Travel and Boost Business"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/30454b94-cc45-48bb-bbc9-efa12aa87973
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/the-ifa-joins-the-visit-us-coalition-to-promote-international-travel-and-boost-business-2705599
category: "Associations"
industry: "Franchise Industry"
segment: "Associations"
topics: ["Regulation & legal"]
published: 2018-02-16T18:13:01.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T04:09:17.192Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/21a8975c06b14f0c8bcb4c8aff4afea53580.jpg
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# The IFA Joins the Visit U.S. Coalition to Promote International Travel and Boost Business

**TL;DR:** The International Franchise Association (IFA) has joined the Visit U.S. Coalition to promote international travel and boost business in the US. International travel is essential for the US economy, particularly for the franchise industry, which includes restaurants, hotels, and retail businesses.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2018-02-16. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/the-ifa-joins-the-visit-us-coalition-to-promote-international-travel-and-boost-business-2705599).*

## Story

International travel to the U.S. is essential for the country’s economy. When more people are visiting, there’s more economic activity at restaurants and businesses. That’s why the International Franchise Association has announced that it has joined the Visit U.S. Coalition in an effort to boost this type of travel. The coalition is made up of a group of organizations and industries who are united in their mission to boost travel and create jobs.

In a press release published by the IFA, president and CEO Robert Cresanti said, “Travelers to the U.S. are significant customers at the nearly 766,000 franchise businesses across America including restaurants, hotels, retail products and services, business services and personal services. Boosting travel to the U.S. will help increase economic output in the $674 billion-dollar franchise industry and we are excited to be involved in the Visit US Coalition which will help the franchise industry continue its proven track record of creating jobs.”

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Franchise Industry (sector)
- United States (location)
- International Franchise Association (company)
- franchise industry (topic)
- economic growth (topic)
- international travel (topic)
- coalition membership (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/the-ifa-joins-the-visit-us-coalition-to-promote-international-travel-and-boost-business-2705599). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/30454b94-cc45-48bb-bbc9-efa12aa87973).