The Department of Homeland Security was hit with a barrage of lawsuits by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) demanding to see records on how officials at the agency’s field offices int…
Lawyer says United apology was ‘staged’
CHICAGO (AP) — A lawyer for the passenger who was dragged from a United Express flight says he and his client accept the airline CEO’s public apology but think it was insincere.Attorney…
Canadian Tourism Minister meets travel trade leaders in India
Bardish Chagger, Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and Minister of Small Business and Tourism, met with tourism industry leaders in New Delhi and Mumbai to discuss how to facilitate …
Hyatt offers guests personalized in-room streaming
Hyatt is enabling guests at 14 hotels to stream videos from content services like Netflix and Hulu onto their hotel room TV screens.To make that happen, Hyatt is integrating Sonifi Solutions’…
U.S. airlines improved operational performance in 2016
U.S. commercial airlines improved their performance in 2016, according to the annual Airline Quality Rating report, released Monday by Embry-Riddle Aeronautical and Wichita State universities.The r…
Trump Travel Ban Doesn’t Discriminate Based on Religion Trump Team Tells Court
People carry posters during a rally in support of Muslim Americans and protest of President Donald Trump’s immigration policies in Times Square, New York, Sunday, Feb. 19, 2017. Andres Kudack…
Big Events Look at North Carolina Again After Partial Repeal of Anti-LGBT Law
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper holds a press conference at the Executive Mansion in Raleigh, N.C., Thursday, March 30, 2017, to announce that he signed a HB142, a compromise replacement bill for HB…
Mexican Tourists Start Choosing Canada Over the U.S.
A man headed into Mexico stops at a fountain as fellow travelers approach the entrance to the Mexico border crossing in San Ysidro, Calif. It may get much more difficult in the near future to trave…
Richard Branson’s Latest Travel Project Is a Caribbean Dive Site
Richard Branson has launched many a business venture. Rarely has he intentionally sunk one.But that’s exactly what he’ll do on April 10 (weather permitting), when he cuts the ribbon for…
Visit Florida Hires New CFO to Restore Confidence as Budget Battle Rages
As a funding battle rages on between Florida politicians over Visit Florida’s budget, the destination marketing organization announced this week that it hired Cynthia Hefren as its new CFO.He…