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Freshman rep Ocasio-Cortez wants high-speed rail to overtake aviation

Freshman rep Ocasio-Cortez wants high-speed rail to overtake aviationRep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has put forward the sweeping Green New Deal resolution, which calls for overhauling U.S....

WTTC: No-deal Brexit would be very costly

WTTC: No-deal Brexit would be very costlyIf an agreement isn't reached ahead of the U.K.'s exit from the European Union, the World Travel & Tourism Council warned that...

An air traffic controller in Juneau, Alaska.

Shutdown disruptions fodder for supporters of ATC privatizationBut questions remain about whether the shutdown was enough of a jolt to bring the privatization proposal back within Congress'...

TSA screeners receiving some back pay

TSA screeners receiving some back payTSA administrator David Pekoske said most rank-and-file TSA staffers who were required to work during the first pay period of...

The Watergate Hotel.

STR: Too early to measure impact of shutdown on D.C. hotelsAn executive with the company did say, however, that if the government stalemate extends well into February, there could be...

Furloughed federal workers offered free cruise buffetBahamas Paradise Cruise Line said that federal employees who are not getting paid because of the partial government shutdown...

Priceline powers leisure travel site for Defense DepartmentAmerican Forces Travel is available for current and retired U.S. military members, their families and DOD civilians.

Shutdown impact spreads to travel agencies

Shutdown impact spreads to travel agenciesMore than half of Rodgers Travel's business is from government contracts, and that business is off at least 90%.

Social media stars featured in Brand USA campaignInfluencers are starting in South Dakota, driving a specially designed Volkswagen bus and Chevrolet Impala, posting photos and...

Shutdown sets back Southwest's Hawaii plans

Shutdown sets back Southwest's Hawaii plansEmployees within the FAA who oversee the aircraft certification process are on furlough.

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