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Flyer protection bills face tough path with current makeup of CongressA bill that would regulate airplane seat configurations is unlikely to make it through Congress this session.

The shoreline of Lake McDonald in Montana's Glacier National Park.

National park advocates worried about budget blueprint cutsLast month, the Trump administration proposed a nearly 12% reduction in the annual budget of the Department of the Interior,...

Qatar Airways loaning laptops to business-class passengersThe move is an effort to alleviate the inconvenience caused by the Trump administration's recently imposed ban on carry-on...

U.S. policies' long-term effect on international travel unclearThe strong dollar and an anti-foreigner political climate are taking a toll on inbound tourism to the U.S., new studies show....

Trump proposes hike in airline security fee, but how much?The administration stated that the fees should be raised high enough to cover 75% of aviation security operations. Sounds...

Trump's politics don't deter all foreign travelersA majority of travelers from China, Japan, India, Korea and Brazil said the current political climate is likely to positively...

Industry groups react to airline electronics bansThe U.S. Travel Association noted that it supports efforts to make flying more secure. But it also urged the U.S. government to...

Britain follows U.S. with electronics ban on some Mideast flightsThe ban applies to flights departing for the U.K. from Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt, Tunisia and Saudi Arabia.

Overturned ban, budget proposal roiling industryThe fallout from tweets, executive orders and budget proposals that President Trump has issued in his first two months in...

Trump wants TSA spending cut, increase in security feeThe TSA cuts, which would apply to "unauthorized and underperforming programs," would amount to $80 million.

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