Bureau of Land Management Travel and Tourism Action Plan

The Bureau of Land Management Travel and Tourism Action Plan is a national sectoral action plan of the United States of America. Its main objectives are to strategically promote travel and tourism across the visitor use spectrum; provide and enhance visitor settings, experiences, and a variety of recreation opportunities consistent with land use planning; improve the quality of visitor experiences and provide for public access and safety; contribute to local, state, and national economies while conserving, protecting, and restoring natural and cultural resources for future generations; share the BLM’s mission with domestic and international visitors; and assist in creating a community network of service providers for travel and tourism.
More specifically, it aims to increase U.S. travel and tourism exports and encourage Americans to travel within the United States and its territories; provide a welcoming entry experience to foreign visitors; coordinate with Brand USA and leverage partnerships; enhance federal promotional efforts; provide user-friendly planning tools and resources; reduce barriers to trade and make it safer and more efficient for visitors to enter and travel within the United States and its territories; maintain and improve transportation infrastructure; provide a high-quality visitor experience for U.S. and international visitors to achieve high customer satisfaction and inspire repeat visits; improve visitor services at federally managed sites; foster a skilled hospitality and tourism industry workforce; support small business in travel and tourism; prioritize and coordinate support for travel and tourism across the Federal Government; establish travel and tourism as a U.S. Government priority; support tourism development; collect and analyze data to support decisionmaking in the public and private sectors and allow the Federal Government to better measure the effectiveness of its efforts to increase travel and tourism; and conduct research.