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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...

Brand USA names Fred Dixon CEOThe longtime leader of NYC Tourism + Conventions will succeed Chris Thompson at Brand USA, a public-private organization that...

The Global Entry application fee will rise from $100 to $120.

CBP harmonizes pricing for trusted-traveler programsEffective Oct. 1, application fees for Global Entry, Nexus and Sentri will be $120.

Settlement reached in lawsuit between Disney and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis

Settlement reached in lawsuit between Disney and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantisThe settlement agreement ends almost two years of litigation.

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