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In this interview with CNN’s Richard Quest, U.S. Travel Association CEO Geoff Freeman spoke out against the new $250 visa integrity fee that will be charged to all international visitors required to obtain nonimmigrant visas.

Calling it a “junk fee,” Freeman said the fee is “going overboard” in deterring travelers from visiting, potentially adding $1,000 to a trip for a family of four, who would have otherwise been spending that money at local businesses. “This was an imbecilic approach by somebody in Congress who thought it would be a good idea to cre