Déclaration de la GBTA sur la réunion du comité de la sécurité intérieure de la Chambre sur les dépassements de visa

Alexandria, VA (May 23, 2017) – The U.S. House Homeland Security Committee held a hearing today on Visa Overstays: A Gap in the Nation’s Border Security. The following statement may be attributed to Michael W. McCormick, GBTA executive director and COO.

“The recent Department of Homeland Security (DHS) OIG report makes an excellent business case for U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to fulfill its mandate to biometrically verify the exit of foreign visitors. CBP’s biometric exit solution, the Traveler Verification System (TVS), has the potential to increase security at the airport and better facilitate travel. TVS can be leveraged by TSA to reduce its workforce, help the airlines achieve the goal of a frictionless travel experience and reduce congestion at the airports.

Air travel is vital to business travel. Corporations send their travelers on more than 40 million trips a month – most of which include air travel, so finding ways to more efficiently move passengers through security will improve the business travel experience.

We are encouraged by CBP’s approach to develop public-private partnerships with the air travel industry to ensure that CBP can jointly develop an implementation strategy with key stakeholders that also conforms to their own modernization plans to improve air travel. GBTA continues to look forward to the implementation of biometric exit and a solution that is mutually beneficial for security and convenience.”

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À propos de l'Association mondiale des voyages d'affaires
La Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) est la première organisation commerciale de voyages d'affaires et de réunions au monde. Son siège social est situé dans la région de Washington, DC et elle opère sur six continents. Plus de 9 000 membres de GBTA gèrent chaque année plus de $345 milliards de dépenses mondiales de voyages d'affaires et de réunions. GBTA et la Fondation GBTA offrent une éducation, des événements, des recherches, des plaidoyers et des médias de classe mondiale à un réseau mondial en pleine croissance de plus de 28 000 professionnels du voyage et 125 000 contacts actifs. Pour savoir comment les voyages d'affaires stimulent la croissance durable des entreprises, gbta.org