Articles tagged “obama”

Like Lazarus, regional carrier ExpressJet hopes to rise from the dead. Can the airline survive flying on its own during a pandemic with small jets? The airline almost pulled it off before, but can it do it again, or will history repeat itself?

He’s only been out of office for a few years, but it’s still refreshing to hear a politician articulate the importance of travel and the benefits of tourism.

Few other presidents have done as much for the U.S. travel industry as President Obama and by many measures he will hand Donald Trump a healthy and growing industry. But some of the Obama Administration's tourism goals — programs and initiatives — while steps in the right direction, still leave plenty to be desired and require renewed efforts.

While we'd love to have time with the president, choosing between him and a freshly cooked meal in Vietnam would be tough. Lucky for Bourdain he didn't have to choose.

The opening of Cuba to Americans is still a work in progress. But the Obama administration is in good shape to ease travel restrictions despite the resistance from House Republicans.

Airlines like it best when they’re the only ones hiking fares, and a government jump would mean carriers would have to wait longer before attempting a fare increase among their business travel base.

New Jersey Governor Christie is courting everyone from Prince Harry to President Obama in the days before the state's anticipated summer season begins to prove the shore is open for tourism and increase the governor's chances of re-election this fall.

Airports are operating as normal Wednesday after Obama signed the appropriate bill, but the fact that a typo delayed the process for an entire day says something about the government we’re relying on.

The battle within Chicago will likely be for naught. The significance of a presidential library in Hawaii will far outweigh the president's affection for Chicago.

In stark contract to the recent news of the sequester hurting travel demand and closing airport towers, Obama’s budget shows a commitment to improving travel and tourism infrastructure.