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Visa reciprocity issue with Europe could have dire consequencesThe European Commission's proposal last week to suspend visa waiver privileges for U.S. travelers due to a visa reciprocity...

In security crackdown, Europe requires airlines to hand over passenger dataThe new directive follows terrorist attacks in Paris and Brussels.

WTTC focuses on travel and security in the age of terrorismWTTC CEO David Scowsill called on governments to fight the impulse to close borders and instead to improve international...

It's all in a name changeAnyone who spent time at the World Travel and Tourism Council's Global Summit in Dallas last week would have left with the...

Proposal for minimum airline seat width is voted downThe measure proposed by Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), considered last Thursday as an amendment to an FAA reauthorization bill...

From left, Arne Sorenson, Penny Pritzker and moderator Nick Ross on stage at the WTTC Global Summit.

Borders and terror the ubiquitous topics at WTTC summitMarriott International CEO Arne Sorenson called the recent spate of terror attacks the “greatest threat to international travel...

New law protects Mississippi businesses that refuse to cater same-sex weddingsThe bill has drawn criticism from LGBT groups and Starwood Hotels & Resorts, which published an open letter to the Mississippi...

TSA checkpoints have had no terrorist incidents occur since 9/11.

Luck among factors that help U.S. airports avoid terrorismRobust intelligence-gathering and advantageous geography are considerations, too.

FAA allowing more flights at NewarkThe agency said the airport has registered "significant improvement in on-time performance and delays."

Florida governor's office scrutinizing tourism agencyGov. Rick Scott has ordered an examination of Visit Florida’s funding in the wake of an Orlando Sentinel story that detailed...

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