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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....

The WTTC found that the U.S. tourism sector could grow by 35.6% in 2021. Much of that comes from the pandemic surge in U.S. domestic travel.

U.S. travel could bring in $2 trillion in 2022The sector is poised to exceed its pre-pandemic GDP contribution next year, according to a report from the World Travel &...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration's emergency temporary standard follows through on a mandate set forth in a set of executive orders by President Biden in September.

Employee vaccination requirements face immediate challengesTwenty-six states have sued the federal government regarding its vaccination and testing requirements for employees with 100 or...

The infrastructure bill calls for the largest investment in passenger rail since the creation of Amtrak. Pictured, Union Station in Denver.

Infrastructure bill invests big in Amtrak, creates post of tourism officerThe U.S. House of Representatives passed a $1.2 trillion bill that is set not only to overhaul roads, bridges, airports and...

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