Jonathan Lemire, Lisa Mascaro and Jill Colvin, Associated Press
The original Trump travel ban wasn't an especially effective or well-received piece of political theater. One hopes the travel industry will find a stronger voice to oppose any expanded ban than it had the first time around.
1 month ago
Maria Lenhart, Skift
The recent terrorist attacks in Sri Lanka underscore the need for addressing traveler safety. While mitigating risk does not come with the same obligations for leisure travel advisors as it does for those on the corporate side, there are still steps they can take to protect clients.
10 months ago
Fred Ojambo, Bloomberg
President Donald Trump’s effort to score domestic political points with Twitter-based diplomacy makes addressing the problem of traveler security and kidnappers demanding ransoms more difficult by antagonizing foreign leaders, rather than wooing them.
10 months ago
Alan Levin, Bloomberg
The worse things get for the U.S. economy, the more pressure there will be to end the U.S. government's partial shutdown.
1 year ago
Hailey Waller, Bloomberg
From air traffic control towers to airport security lanes, safety and staffing issues at U.S. airports are bound to get worse the longer the U.S. government shutdown persists.
1 year ago
Hailey Waller, Bloomberg
It's a perfect storm, and we're not just talking about the snow. But Winter Storm Gia, along with pissed off U.S. Transportation Security Agency employees going without paychecks, hasn't made the friendly skies very amiable this weekend.
1 year ago
Alan Levin, Bloomberg
TSA officers didn't get paid this week, and it seems that some are choosing to simply not show up to work. The impact of the government shutdown on the air travel experience is just beginning.
1 year ago
Deanna Ting, Skift
In short: The data breach was not as bad as we originally thought, but it was still pretty bad, and fairly big.
1 year ago
Andrew Sheivachman, Skift
The world is a dangerous place. As event planners are forced to manage and monitor risk, it's important to remember there are best practices for protecting your attendees.
1 year ago
Allan Leibowitz, Skift
Agencies and venues have stepped up to the plate to meet rising safety and security concerns among meetings organizers. The challenge is to fulfill duty of care obligations without impacting the delegate experience.
1 year ago
Justin Bachman, Kyunghee Park and Christopher Jasper, Bloomberg
As we've remarked over the years, it's only a matter of time until a doofus with a drone knocks an airliner out of the sky and kills dozens or hundreds of people. In fact, it almost happened recently in Mexico.
1 year ago
Ismail Dilawar, Bloomberg
Militant violence across Pakistan has drastically declined, and British Airways has decided to return air service to the country, which is keen to lure foreign investment as its economy buckles.
1 year ago
