Articles tagged “u.s. government”

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U.S.’s National Travel and Tourism Office Names Deputy Assistant Secretary

Alex Lasry has been sworn in as the new deputy assistant secretary for travel and tourism at the U.S. Department of Commerce. Lasry oversees the National Travel and Tourism Office, in the International Trade Administration’s industry and analysis division in the Commerce Department. Lasry has begun to help lead the Biden-Harris Administration’s national travel and…

Sean O'Neill | 1 week ago

Airlines

U.S. Senate Panel Investigates Airline Baggage and Seat Selection Fees

The Senate panel is just Washington's latest effort to crack down on so-called junk fees, a battle that isn't dying down anytime soon.

David Shepardson, Reuters | 1 month ago

U.S. Senate Panel Investigates Airline Baggage and Seat Selection Fees

News Blog

U.S.’s National Travel and Tourism Office Names New Director

The National Travel and Tourism Office has named Brian Beall as its next director. Starting May 8, Beall will lead the department toward enhancing the international competitiveness of the U.S. travel and tourism industry and increase U.S. travel and tourism exports. He is rejoining the department after spending nearly four years in the private sector…

Dawit Habtemariam | 8 months ago

Airlines

U.S. Senate Wants to Hear From Southwest on Meltdown

Although Southwest Airlines has said flight schedules are back to normal after the massive number of flight cancellations, the company is far from being in the clear with Senate hearings poised to reveal the depths of its problems.

David Shepardson, Reuters | 12 months ago

U.S. Senate Wants to Hear From Southwest on Meltdown

Tourism

TikTok Bans by States in U.S. Will Impact Tourism Marketing

As top government officials aggressively push to expel TikTok from the U.S., expect state tourism offices to put the brakes on their growing flow of marketing dollars into the short-form video platform.

Dawit Habtemariam | 1 year ago

TikTok Bans by States in U.S. Will Impact Tourism Marketing

Tourism

Cuba Wonders If Biden Will Loosen Rules on U.S. Leisure Travel to Cuba

The Trump Administration banned most Americans from making leisure trips to the Caribbean island. Travel companies such as Carnival will watch whether the Biden Administration reverts to Obama-era policies. Some policy experts predict change will come slowly.

Nelson Acosta, Sarah Marsh, Reuters | 3 years ago

Cuba Wonders If Biden Will Loosen Rules on U.S. Leisure Travel to Cuba

Online Travel

U.S. Needs to Tighten Oversight of How Airlines Use Facial Recognition Data: New Government Report

Facial recognition tech divides people. They say either that it's faster and contactless, or that it invades people's privacy. But questions about data security matter, too.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 3 years ago

U.S. Needs to Tighten Oversight of How Airlines Use Facial Recognition Data: New Government Report

Tourism

All U.S. Leisure Travel to Cuba Is Banned by Trump Administration

Trump has been threatening to reverse Obama's engagement with Cuba for a while, and Tuesday's travel ban to the island certainly reinforces the view that he is the Anti-Tourism President.

Isaac Carey, Skift | 5 years ago