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Airlines argue that Clear lanes benefit not only its members but other flyers, as well.

California state bill would keep Clear out of TSA security lanesBill sponsor Josh Newman said that the quality of one's experience at airport security shouldn't be based on a person's income...

Senate bill aims to lower credit card fees, but travel groups warn of unintended consequences

Senate bill aims to lower credit card fees, but travel groups warn of unintended consequencesWhile it would make sense for travel businesses to support a reduction in swipe fees, credit card rewards programs could take...

The Alaska Airlines ground stop lasted an hour on April 17.

FAA issues brief ground stop for Alaska Airlines flightsAlaska Airlines said it "experienced an issue while performing an upgrade to its system that calculates weight and balance."

The DOT said more aid from state investigators will ease the burden on the DOT's Office of Aviation Consumer Protection.

States will help DOT oversee airline compliance with consumer-protection rulesThe agreements are designed to give more investigative power to state attorneys general, which historically have had little...

The Luxury CEO Panel at Seatrade Cruise Global 2024 included, from left, moderator and Travel + Leisure news director Paul Brady; Barbara Muckermann, then the president for Silversea; Ponant CEO Herve Gastinel; Seabourn Cruises president Natalya Leahy; and Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection CEO Jim Murren.

Could the presidential election prompt a slowdown in cruise sales?Political contests and candidates can claim more advertising time and attention from consumers during an election cycle. What...

A China Southern Airlines Boeing 787.

U.S. airlines lobby for restricting Chinese carriersU.S. airlines have asked the Biden administration to refrain from further increases to the number of flights that Chinese...

Travel Weekly editor in chief Arnie Weissmann (left) interviewed Hawaiian Airlines' Avi Mannis and Alaska Airlines' Joe Sprague (right) at the Travel Weekly Hawaii Leadership Forum.

Alaska and Hawaiian airlines are laying the groundwork for merger approvalAt the Travel Weekly Hawaii Leadership Forum, executives from both airlines said they are planning ahead for the integration...

Benefits that active-duty servicepersons receive "are not consistently detailed in airlines' public-facing customer service plans," the DOT said.

DOT will create a display of military airline benefitsThe online dashboard will be designed to display comparative information on airlines' benefits to members of the U.S....

Tourism's global economic impact will exceed prepandemic levels this year, reaching an all-time high of $11.1 trillion, 7.5% above 2019, according to projections from the World Travel & Tourism Council.

WTTC predicts record year for global tourismThe industry's global economic impact will exceed prepandemic levels, reaching an all-time high of $11.1 trillion, according to...

The FTC said that "hotels cannot collude on room pricing and cannot use an algorithm to engage in practices that would be illegal if done by a real person."

Algorithmic price-fixing cases draw federal interestThe Department of Justice is ramping up its scrutiny of how algorithmic price-fixing impacts consumers across multiple...

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