Articles tagged “politics”

The U.S. travel industry at large appears to be falling carefully in line behind President Trump, regardless of the chaos and confusion caused by his initial travel ban last month.

We'll see what the hotel industry has to say (or doesn't say) when Trump issues his revised travel ban plans next week.

Besides stripping away the fundamental rights of an already marginalized group, the stack of "Bathroom Bills" piling up in state legislatures around the country will only drive away meetings and conventions, and the valuable economic income they bring with them.

This is good news for travel and tourism, but what travelers and business leaders are looking for here is some semblance of consistency by the U.S. on who can come into the U.S. and how.

Airline and airport executives must be excited to have the support of President Trump when it comes to airport modernization and air traffic control reforms. Trump's own comments as reported in the meeting, however, lay bare how little he truly knows about the complex landscape of aviation.

The swift confirmation of Chao represents an immediate opportunity for the new administration to make serious contributions towards improving America's airports and highways. But as the past shows, significant change may be hard to accomplish given the divided political goals of Congress.

I can't think of a more delicious way to take a stand.

With the TSA caught up in a federal hiring freeze, we could see a return to last summer's security line debacle for flyers. Not to mention the potential impact of airports overwhelmed by hundreds or thousands of protestors.

As crowds at airports suggest and polling demonstrates, only a minority of Americans support the president's travel ban.

What TripAdvisor CEO Kaufer tweeted about Republican Congress members holds true for the travel industry, as well: This is not the time to be silent about an issue that cuts to the core of travel and democracy in the U.S.