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The U.S. Supreme Court has decided a case involving a former employee of Viking who claimed that the cruise company violated California labor laws.

Supreme Court sides with Viking in labor caseThe court ruled that a former employee of the river cruise line could not bypass contractual arbitration under a California law...

"Our focus is to take this funding and spend it well," DOT secretary Pete Buttigieg said about the airport terminal grants in the infrastructure bill.

Transportation secretary Pete Buttigieg gets into airport terminal grantsIn an interview with Travel Weekly, Buttigieg discussed the "opportunity to invest in the part of the airport that passengers...

Phillip Washington also served as the CEO of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan District.

Denver Airport CEO nominated to be the next FAA administratorPhilip Washington would replace acting FAA administrator Billy Nolen.

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings opted into the CDC's Covid-19 Program for Cruise Ships earlier this year.

NCLH drops pre-embarkation Covid testing, but not for U.S. cruisesEffective Aug. 1, guests on Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings' three brands won't have to test before sailing unless mandated by...

Some carriers fared worse than others over the holiday period. Delta canceled 3% of its mainline flights, while Delta's regional subsidiary Endeavor canceled 5% of flights.

Compared to last year, U.S. airlines performed better this July 4 weekendAirlines managed to avoid the worst fears of travelers, producing cancellation rates lower than the July 4 weekend last year...

ASTA's lobbying efforts last week at its annual congressional fly-in, Legislative Day, are already bearing fruit in Washington.

ASTA makes advocacy gains on Legislative DayThe Society has added 11 cosponsors for two congressional bills it has championed.

U.S. carriers canceled 2.3% of their scheduled domestic flights in April, up from 1.5% in March.

Airline complaints in April were up more than 300% from 2019The DOT reported more than 5,000 complaints from consumers about airline service in April.

Beginning later this summer, Los Angeles hotels must automatically clean hotel rooms daily. Pictured, a guestroom at the Fairmont Century Plaza.

Los Angeles declares daily hotel room cleaning a standard practiceIn addition to making daily room cleaning a requirement, a new city ordinance includes various protections around fair...

U.S. Travel Association names Geoff Freeman CEO

U.S. Travel Association names Geoff Freeman CEOFreeman, who was U.S. Travel's COO until 2013, rejoins the association on Sept. 1 after nearly a decade as CEO of the American...

The plan by Verizon and AT&T to install 5G technology near airports has been put off a year to give the airlines time to retrofit aircraft altimeters.

IATA warns: FAA-backed 5G rollout plan will lead to 'massive disruptions'IATA says the telecom companies' plan to delay implementation near airports until 2023, which has the FAA's approval, does not...

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