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Senate bill calls for increase in airport feeA proposed Senate appropriations bill would increase the cap on the airport passenger facility charge (PFC) from $4.50 per...

With Saudi Arabia on board, the U.S. laptop ban has endedSaudi Arabia was the last country on the list.

Egypt and Morocco removed from U.S. laptop ban listPassengers on EgyptAir and Royal Air Maroc can once again bring aboard laptops and tablets on flights to the U.S.

Delta softens stance against air traffic control privatizationDuring the airline's Q2 earnings call, CEO Ed Bastian said the airline isn't philosophically opposed to the White House's push...

The English Lake District in the U.K., one of 21 sites newly designated as World Heritage sites by Unesco.

Unesco adds 21 sites to World Heritage listThe additions bring the number of properties that are on the list to 1,073.

DMOs under assault

DMOs under assaultHistory has shown that cutting funds from a state's destination marketing organization hurts the economy. Nevertheless,...

Laptop ban lifted for Jordan and KuwaitThe nations still subject to the ban have dwindled to three.

Qatar Airways no longer subject to laptop banQatar joins Emirates, Etihad and Turkish Airlines, which have been exempted over the past week.

U.S. warns travelers about introducing invasive pestsThe Department of Agriculture's public service announcement depicts a snail looking out the window of a plane with the tagline...

Travel ban less worrisome but still may hurtThe countries in the ban are not major sources of visitors, but some are concerned about the way people around the world might...

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