The U.S. Travel Service was created by the United States Secretary of Commerce on July 1, 1961 pursuant to the International Travel Act of 1961 (75 Stat. 129; 22 U.S.C. 2121 note) after President John F. Kennedy signed Senate Bill 610 on June 29, 1961. It was created to address a deficit in tourism in the United States.
In 1981, it was replaced by the creation of the United States Travel and Tourism Administration.
Notable employees
References
United States Travel Service Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA