Potential government shutdown could lead to $1 billion in weekly losses for travel economy

They're getting warnings now. It would be a billion dollar impact every week that the government is shut down. That's according to tourism economics.A billion dollars in losses because of disruptions in air travel or train trips because national parks and museums would likely close. We certainly have seen that happen in past shutdowns. US Travel, which is the trade group representing the industry, sent a letter to congressional leaders calling a shutdown a wholly preventable blow to America's travel economy ...