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Travel industry lauds stimulus bill as much-needed step

Travel industry lauds stimulus bill as much-needed stepThe U.S. Travel Association called the nearly $1 trillion, pandemic-era economic relief bill "desperately needed," but it said...

ASTA president and CEO Zane Kerby said the Bipartisan Covid-19 Emergency Relief Act of 2020 includes a number of provisions the Society has advocated for.

ASTA: Covid relief bill would be a good start. But more is needed."We believe that next year a more comprehensive package targeted at the travel industry and others like it will be needed," CEO...

The latest Cover-19 relief proposal includes $25 billion that would extend the Payroll Support Program for airlines.

Bipartisan relief proposal would aid airlines, small businessesThe $908 billion bill would open a second round of Payroll Protection Program support and expand eligibility to include tourism...

AAA this year expects at least 34 million fewer travelers this year from Dec. 23 through Jan. 3, totaling 84.5 million.

Holiday travel retreats in the age of CovidAAA Travel forecasts 85 million will travel from Dec. 23 through Jan. 3, compared with 116 million last year.

The U.S. Capitol building. A broad coalition of organizations urged federal lawmakers to move on pandemic relief.

Coalition urges Congress to pass Covid-relief legislation 'now'Lawmakers need to pass a relief bill now, not wait until 2021, according to the coalition, which includes U.S. Travel and the...

DOT rule defines meaning of 'unfair and deceptive practices'The ruling has drawn kudos from the airline industry and ASTA but scathing criticism from consumer advocates.

Panelists, clockwise from top left: Gloria Guevara of the WTTC, Christoph Wolff of the World Economic Forum, Roger Dow of the U.S. Travel Association, Fang Liu of ICAO, moderator Richard Quest and Luis Araujo of the European Tourism Commission.

Execs plead for consistency on Covid travel regulations"The vaccine is not enough," said European Travel Commission president Luis Arajuo. "We need protocols for people to travel...

As CDC offers stark warning, U.S. Travel implores travelers to follow safety guidelinesThe CDC urges all Americans stay home over Thanksgiving, warning that travel increases the chances of getting and spreading...

The addition of Aer Lingus to the Oneworld alliance would give the joint venture a 59% share of the U.S.-Ireland market.

DOT gives tentative OK for Aer Lingus to join Oneworld allianceFinal approval would allow it to jointly schedule, market and operate flights with American, British Airways, Iberia and...

Two Democratic lawmakers have called on the CDC to reinstate the no-sail order.

Lawmakers urge CDC to reinstate No Sail OrderLast week's news of a Covid-19 outbreak aboard a SeaDream Yacht Club ship on a Caribbean sailing was cited in a letter sent to...

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