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Secretary of transportation Pete Buttigieg on "Meet the Press."

Buttigieg: No interest in vaccine mandate for domestic flightsThe U.S. secretary of transportation said on "Meet the Press" that the government is "confident in the safety of air travel and...

Julia Simpson

WTTC chief Julia Simpson on how to boost travel and the strong U.S. recoverySimpson discusses what will help the global travel industry rebound from the Covid-19 pandemic and why U.S. recovery is ahead...

Marriott has nine months to implement the agreed-upon changes, which will be effective nationwide.

Marriott agrees to include resort fees in the room rateMarriott reached an agreement with the Pennsylvania attorney general's office.

There's no testing option for vaccine mandate

There's no testing option for vaccine mandateNor are there vaccination exceptions for employees who work on government-contractor travel only from home, although those...

From left, moderator Carroll Rheem, Isabel Hill of the Commerce Department, Visit Lauderdale CEO Stacy Ritter and Margo Yates Martinez of Bloomberg Associates.

At Phocuswright, laying out long-term threats to the industryA conference panel warned that climate change and staffing shortages could continue to cripple the travel industry regardless...

White House stands firm on Trump's aircraft-emission standards

White House stands firm on Trump's aircraft-emission standardsAlso, the Biden administration is defending those standards against a court challenge filed by environmental groups.

CWT had prepared a prepackaged Chapter 11 bankruptcy petition to accelerate the closing of its restructuring and recapitalization deal.

CWT exits Chapter 11 bankruptcy one day after filingThe court's approval appears to set CWT on a course to complete the financial recapitalization process it announced in...

Ewald Biemans, owner/CEO of Bucuti & Tara Beach Resort in Aruba, and Zurab Pololikashvili, secretary-general of the UN World Tourism Organization, sign a climate change declaration at COP26.

UN group issues guidelines for sustainable aviation fuelThe move, announced at the COP26 climate change conference, addresses concerns about the impact of SAF production on...

The position is detailed within the $1.75 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which cleared its final Congressional hurdle on Nov. 5 and will become law assuming it receives the expected signature from President Biden.

Creation of federal travel post signals new respect for industryA chief travel and tourism officer position to be created within the DOT as part of the massive infrastructure bill has travel...

Loved ones reunite after British Airways BA001 flight arrives in New York.

The U.S. has reopened to international travel. Cities are eager for visitorsMany urban markets rely on foreign tourists to fill beds and coffers -- and those tourists hadn't been able to enter the U.S....

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