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Hybrid WTTC Global Summit open to all this yearThe group's Global Summit, canceled last year due to the pandemic, will be held in-person in Cancun April 25 to 27, with an...

The FAA has yet to release the results of evacuation tests conducted from November 2019 through January 2020.

FAA airline evacuation tests: Flawed from the start?Congressman questions whether embarrassment is holding up the publication of results from tests conducted more than a year ago.

U.S. to assist with efforts to develop health passportsAndy Slavitt, a member of the Biden administration Covid-19 task force, emphasized that the White House does not view creating...

More federal aid could be on the way for travel agencies

More federal aid could be on the way for travel agenciesThe Save Act, introduced in Congress this week, includes a program that would provide up to $10 million in grants to eligible...

ASTA demands CDC allow cruises from U.S. portsThe Society is calling on the CDC to lift restrictions "immediately" and enable cruising to resume from U.S. ports by July 1.

The coalition pointed out that more than a million jobs and billions of dollars in much-needed visitor spending are at stake if action isn't taken quickly by the Biden administration.

Travel execs urge Biden to come up with a plan to reopen U.S. borders to visitorsIn a letter to the White House, the group said a plan needs to be in place in time to start welcoming back international...

Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy said Monday that his state is "the safest state in the country and quite frankly might be the safest locale in the world at this stage of the game."

Alaska governor: The state is safe and open for touristsGov. Mike Dunleavy touts the state's Covid vaccination rates and handling of the virus.

Who's in charge of the Conditional Sailing Order? The CDC seems unclearWhen questioned by Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski, Rochelle Walensky said "I don't believe" it is solely the decision of her...

New data from Tourism Economics and the U.S. Travel Association shows spending on domestic travel was down 36% in 2020.

Pandemic's 2020 travel toll: $500B in spend, 5.6 million jobsU.S. Travel Association highlights data from Tourism Economics, urges Congress to do more for the industry.

President Joe Biden has signed the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan into law.

ASTA digs into the $1.9 trillion Covid relief lawNow that President Biden has signed the American Rescue Plan bill, the Society shows where it has money for the travel...

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