Articles tagged “Biden Administration”

Tourism

U.S. to Spend $50 Million to Cut Visa Wait Times and Passport Backlogs

The U.S. government is putting more financial resources toward cutting its excessive visa wait times. Let's hope it gets the job done.

Dawit Habtemariam | 3 months ago

U.S. to Spend $50 Million to Cut Visa Wait Times and Passport Backlogs

Tourism

Biden Signs Law Funding New U.S. Tourism Czar

Nearly every other country has a tourism minister or tourism secretary. In a halfway fix, the U.S. Congress passed funding bills Friday that included money to hire an assistant secretary of commerce for travel and tourism.

Sean O'Neill | 4 months ago

Biden Signs Law Funding New U.S. Tourism Czar

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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 | 7 months ago

Ground Transport

Biden Administration Unveils $8 Billion for Train Projects, With First U.S. High-Speed Rail Line

President Biden is living up to his nickname Amtrak Joe with some big dollars for new passenger rail service across the country.

Edward Russell | 7 months ago

Biden Administration Unveils $8 Billion for Train Projects, With First U.S. High-Speed Rail Line

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China and U.S. to Improve Tourism Ties, Says Chinese President Xi

The U.S. and China will improve air connectivity and streamline visa processing, said Chinese President Xi Jinping in public remarks on Wednesday. Xi made the remarks at a dinner hosted by the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations and US-China Business Council.  The dinner followed Xi’s meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden at the Asia-Pacific Economic…

Dawit Habtemariam | 8 months ago

News Blog

U.S. Senate Confirms New FAA Administrator Michael Whitaker

The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed former United Airlines executive Michael Whitaker as the next administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration. Whitaker, who most recently was chief operating officer of Hyundai-owned urban air mobility startup Supernal, was confirmed with unanimous bipartisan support late on Tuesday. He is the first confirmed FAA administrator since former administrator…

Edward Russell | 9 months ago

Travel Booking

Biden Continues Pressure on ‘Junk Fees,’ FTC Proposes New Rule

The White House has increasingly called out the travel industry for the proliferation of junk fees and now, it has a plan to get rid of the charges that travelers frequently encounter.

Rashaad Jorden | 9 months ago

Biden Continues Pressure on ‘Junk Fees,’ FTC Proposes New Rule

Tourism

Open Letter to the Travel Industry: You Won’t Win This ‘Junk Fee’ Fight

The junk fee issue has gone mainstream and the travel industry has no choice in how to respond: It cannot win this battle. It cannot fight back. There's no chance it will win.

Rafat Ali | 11 months ago

Open Letter to the Travel Industry: You Won’t Win This ‘Junk Fee’ Fight

Hotels

MGM CEO: U.S. Needs to Fix Roads, Not Just Airports, to Boost Tourism

MGM's top boss Bill Hornbuckle is head and shoulders above his predecessor in leadership skills. He argues persuasively that the U.S. infrastructure boom is too focused on airports, while repairs to ground transportation are snarled in delays.

Sean O'Neill | 1 year ago

MGM CEO: U.S. Needs to Fix Roads, Not Just Airports, to Boost Tourism

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U.S. to Lift Vaccine Requirement for International Inbound Travelers

The Biden Administration announced the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Covid vaccine requirement for inbound international air travelers to the U.S. will end on May 11. The administration will also remove the requirement for federal employees and contractors. The U.S. Travel Association applauded the requirement’s repeal. “Today’s action to lift the vaccine requirement eases…

Dawit Habtemariam | 1 year ago