Articles tagged “government”

It's not that the travel industry doesn't understand that overtourism is a problem. It's an issue that at times might conflict with their bottom lines, and there is a lack of thoughtful and effective plans on how to deal with it. Guevara is already working on the topic — and we'll be watching to see how creative she and the WTTC can be.

As another U.S. election season heats up in 2016, it's important to mark the ways in which travel industry money will affect both election outcomes and future regulation.

The most visited states such as Florida, California, and New York still have the largest budgets but some of the states seeing their budgets receive the highest percent increases aren't iconic American destinations.

Average American flyers care more about what they'll actually pay for air travel than where every dollar goes, making the current ad regulations more consumer-friendly and fares easier to search.

No matter who heads the project, its construction will undoubtedly be costly complicated and long impacting travelers and airlines for seven or more years.

Airbnb's current stance would likely be much different if its path to an IPO was uncluttered by web of local and state laws that could trip it up.

State tourism budgets fluctuate with the economy and are slowly rebounding with a new emphasis on international marketing. Allocations will certainly grow as the significance and economic impact of tourism becomes better understood by state and federal leaders.

This government report found undertrained inspectors and a high ratio of work order errors, giving credence to fears surrounding FAA’s cost-cutting strategy of outsourcing plane repairs. Conversely, airline safety has never been better.

The State Department is implicit in its intent to keep warnings politically neutral, but their alerts, often picked up by other governments, carry heavy implications for the targeted country.

Transportatation advocates are rightfully concerned that DeMint is better at ripping things apart than crafting a travel and transportation policy for the future.