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House passes revised FAA funding extensionWithout the extension, the FAA would face a shutdown when its current authorization ends on March 31.

Kempinski is refurbishing the Hotel Manzana de Gomez in Old Havana.

Big changes in Cuba, but infrastructure needs to catch upU.S. citizens no longer must join a tour group to travel to Cuba, but impediments remain. Credit card transactions aren't...

Starwood, Marriott get government approval for Cuba hotels

Starwood, Marriott get government approval for Cuba hotelsThis clears the way for the first U.S. hospitality operations in the country in almost 60 years.

Senate pushes forward with bill offering new air passenger protectionsIncluded is a requirement that airlines refund checked baggage fees when items are lost or delayed.

House passes temporary FAA funding billThe Senate is likely to take up the bill before the week is out, ahead of Congress’ 10-day Easter holiday recess.

Obama opens Cuba to solo travelU.S. travelers no longer have to be part of a tour group, but they still must stick to rules for people-to-people educational...

No privatization of air traffic control in Senate's FAA funding billBut the Senate bill goes well beyond the House proposal on the issue of consumer protection.

Senators introduce the Forbidding Airlines from Imposing Ridiculous Fees ActThe FAIR Act would "ground the soaring, gouging fees that contribute to airlines’ record profits and passengers’ rising pain,”...

Lawmaker denounces airline surcharges on international flightsSen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) accuses carriers of levying de facto fuel surcharges even as the price of oil has plummeted.

DOT bans use of e-cigarettes on planes"This final rule is important because it protects airline passengers from unwanted exposure to aerosol fumes," said...

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