Videoconferencing Visa Application Centers
Videoconferencing Visa Application Centers in China will increase the number of Chinese visitors to the U.S. More visitors to the U.S. shift the export imbalance and create more travel industry jobs.
Who Benefits?
85% of the 12.7 million unemployed Americans are either under 25 or workers without higher education – the travel industry offers the best opportunity to launch promising careers- 1/3 of part-time employees who are furthering their education work in leisure and hospitality
- 79% of the 750,000 leisure and hospitality businesses employ fewer than 100 workers
- 25% of travel workers are under 25
- 80% of travel workers do not have a college degree
- American travel industry jobs cannot be outsourced
Source: http://www.smartervisapolicy.org/site/documents/VisaReport.pdf
Videoconferencing Visitor Centers in China can create 167,494 new jobs in the U.S.
Per a U.S Commerce Department survey the U.S. is the number one country Chinese aspire to visit
- Building a USA Visitor Center with videoconferencing services in top 100 non-consulate cities would produce 4 million additional Chinese visitors per year (assumes 40k visa applicants/center)
- Chinese visitors to U.S. spend an average of $6000 per person X 4 million new visitors = $24 Billion in new visitor spending in U.S.
- Per BEA, $143,288 of visitor spending creates 1 new job
- $24 billion of spending/$143,288 = 167,494 new jobs
