On October 24, 2024, U.S. Representative Deborah Ross joined U.S. Travel, Visit Raleigh and local business leaders for a Travel Works Power Hour at the Raleigh Durham Airport Authority.

The discussion focused on critical topics to the travel industry, including ongoing hurricane relief efforts in Western North Carolina; preparing for the upcoming decade of major sporting events coming to the U.S.; the need to lower wait times for first-time visitor visa applicants, currently facing 260+ day wait times on average in key inbound markets; reducing wait times for travelers at U.S. Customs at gateway airports; the need to permanently expand the H-2B worker visa program, which provides temporary workers to support small and seasonal business; airport funding for non-airlines hub airports in high growth markets.