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"You have accept in your industry that you are going to see greater emphasis on using technology ensuring that we inspect people's credentials at borders and making sure we expel illegal overstayers," Cameron said.

David Cameron warns travel industry not to dismiss immigration concernsIn a keynote address at the World Travel & Tourism Council Global Summit, the former U.K. prime minister said that the industry...

David Scowsill, speaking today at the World Travel & Tourism Council Global Summit in Bangkok.

David Scowsill to depart WTTCHe will step down in June as president and CEO of the organization after six years. A successor has not yet been picked.

Former secretary of homeland security Jeh Johnson spoke at the Secure Tourism Summit in New York.

At travel security summit, destinations told to be preparedSpeakers urged airports, sporting venues, destinations and any other tourism entities to ask local authorities to help get...

Lawmaker plans to introduce bill in response to United incidentSen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Maryland) wants to ban airlines from forcibly removing passengers from a plane after boarding due to...

Disconnected: FCC won't allow in-flight phone callsThe Federal Communications Commission has put an end to a proceeding over whether to relax rules that ban in-flight phone...

State Department creates resource site for travel agentsThe site has links to travel alerts and warnings as well as information on passports, traveling with a pet, preparing for a...

Balancing act: This month's WTTC Global Summit

Balancing act: This month's WTTC Global SummitAchieving sustainable growth, while minimizing disruptions from a rapidly evolving world, will be among the subjects discussed...

Spain's Native Hotels and Accessible Tourism is a finalist for this year's Innovation Award.

Tourism for Tomorrow award finalistsThe WTTC's Tourism for Tomorrow Awards, now in their 21st year, honor travel companies that exemplify the ways that tourism...

Trump's backing buoys promoters of privatized ATCStill, it remains unclear whether the president's support will be enough to overcome bipartisan opposition within the Senate...

ASTA believes Obama's overtime rule is deadSince Trump took office, there have been no updates on the rule, which was blocked by a judge last November.

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