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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.

Trump budget calls for privatization of air traffic controlThe president also has proposed ending the Essential Air Services program and ending federal support for long-distance Amtrak...

Lawmakers propose bills addressing airline seats, computer outagesThe Know Before You Fly Act would require airlines to divulge as a matter of policy how they will assist customers whose...

President Trump on Monday signed a revised executive order for a 90-day ban on travel from six countries in the Middle East and Africa.

Travel ban II better planned, but still coloring foreign visitors' attitudesThe biggest sign of dissent in the days following the order came from Hawaii, the first state to file a lawsuit over the second...

Travel ban has some companies skittish about biz travel to U.S.Seventeen percent of corporate travel managers are "somewhat" rethinking conducting business with the U.S. and 4% are...

Lobbying group: Trump erred by omitting welcome messageThe U.S. Travel Association's Jonathan Grella said that not reassuring travelers was a "missed opportunity."

ASTA again battling proposed tax on agents in OhioGov. John Kasich has proposed an increase in the sales tax (from 5.75% to 6.25%) as well as applying the sales tax to a handful...

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