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This Memorial Day weekend will be a test of the system, said DOT secretary Pete Buttigieg.

Buttigieg warns airlines that a summer mess 'can't happen again'With the upcoming Memorial Day weekend kicking off the summer travel season, DOT secretary Pete Buttigieg says the Department...

The Northeast Alliance has led to decreased capacity, lower frequencies and reduced consumer choice on multiple routes, said Judge Leo Sorkin.

Judge orders JetBlue and American to dissolve their Boston-New York allianceU.S. District Court Judge Leo Sorokin said that although JetBlue and American "claim their bigger-is-better collaboration will...

A Lake Nona sign in the Town Center area. Disney has nixed plans to open a campus in Lake Nona.

Disney pulls plug on Lake Nona project, escalating fight with Florida governorDisney has canceled plans to develop a regional campus for some 2,000 employees in the Lake Nona region of Orlando just outside...

A group of delegates from US Travel's Destination Capitol Hill fly-in event in April gather on the Capitol steps.

Where's that U.S. tourism secretary? Travel groups push to see role filledLate last year, Congress made the decision to create the position of assistant secretary of travel and tourism. However, the...

Eben Peck, ASTA’s executive vice president of advocacy, speaking at the ASTA Global Convention in San Juan earlier this month.

ASTA's advocacy agenda includes ICs and NDCAirline passenger refunds. Ancillary fee disclosures. Independent contractor classification. These are some of the legislative...

Geoff Freeman is CEO of the U.S. Travel Association.

The Covid emergency ends. Now, we move forwardThe lifting of the vaccine requirement for international inbound travelers marks a new beginning for our industry and an...

United would like to obtain new DOT authority to serve Haneda from Houston and Guam.

United opposes Delta's request for Tokyo Haneda route flexibilityDelta has asked the DOT for permission to change the U.S. gateway on two Haneda flights. United says that shouldn't be allowed.

The Biden administration plans to propose regulations that would require airlines to compensate passengers and cover their expenses for cancellations and significant delays that are within a carrier's control.

Biden admin wants airlines to pay for cancellations, delaysProposed regulations would require airlines to compensate passengers and cover their expenses for cancellations and significant...

Brian Beall will head the National Travel and Tourism OfficeBeall has been CLIA's vice president of government affairs since January 2020, but he worked at the NTTO before that.

In declaring an end to the Covid global health emergency, the WHO told member states that they need not require vaccination as a prerequisite for international travel.

Covid is no longer a global health emergency, WHO declaresThe U.N. agency recommended that member states lift all Covid-related travel restrictions and no longer require vaccination as...

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