If you remember back in February of 2009, President Obama spoke out against the lavish travel expenses seen by corporate executives that worked for companies that had received government bailout funds. Travel groups were greatly angered by these comments, and insisted that Obama take back what he had said. Did it harm the revenues for these travel groups? We really can’t tell.

Obama has angered this same group of businesses once again. He has called for government employees to reduce their travel and driving expenses in an effort to reduce air pollution. This is all in an attempt to reduce greenhouse gases 13% by the year 2020, an effort that has been applauded by many.

The National Business Travel Association furiously called this plan “a misguided swing at the travel industry” which will “undermine the slight recovery the travel industry is just now starting to experience.” We have yet to hear any kind of response from the office of the president.