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Travel Employment Growth Outpaces Overall Economy
Newswire via Travel Agent Central
April 11, 2013
The American travel industry is leading, yet again, the nation's economic growth and recovery, according to David Huether, senior vice president of research and economics at the U.S. Travel Association in his analysis of recent U.S. employment and exports numbers.
Taking the kids for a family reunion on snow
Fox News
April 11, 2013
What's for dinner?
No, we're not scrambling on a weeknight after getting home from work.
Airlines, Business Groups Aim to Block U.S. Customs Facilities in Foreign Airports
CQ Roll Call
April 11, 2013
A coalition of U.S. airlines, their employee unions and business groups is opposing a proposal that would allow companies to foot the bill for U.S. customs agents to clear passengers at foreign facilities, saying it would give international competitors an unfair advantage.
More hotels recycle left-behind toiletries
USA Today
April 8, 2013
Increasingly, those little bars of soap abandoned every day in guest rooms are finding a new home.
Union to lawmakers: Let us protest knives on planes
The Hill
April 8, 2013
The Association of Professional Flight Attendants (APFA) is criticizing the House committee that oversees transportation security for leaving it off an upcoming panel on the Transportation Security Administration (TSA).
Airlines see fuller flights despite rise in complaints
The Wichita Eagle via Bloomberg Businessweek
April 7, 2013
U.S. airlines improved their performance last year in two key areas: the number of mishandled bags and on-time arrivals.
Closure of airport control towers delayed
CBS News
April 5, 2013
The closings of control towers at 149 small airports, due to begin this weekend because of government-wide spending cuts, are being delayed until mid-June, federal regulators announced Friday.
Don't believe media: Sequester already causing real pain
Chicago Tribune
April 4, 2013
Regular readers of this column have heard me say it before, but I'll say it again: I'm often embarrassed by the questions my colleagues ask at White House briefings. This week was no exception.
Visa Waiver legislation to get rolled into immigration reform
Am-Pol Eagle
April 4, 2013
Leaders in the Polish-American community responded positively to U.S. Senator Charles Schumer’s announcement on Buffalo’s East Side April 1 that as part of Comprehensive Immigration Reform he will prioritize including the “JOLT” Act – Jobs Originated Through Launching Travel.
Chinese overtake Germans as biggest spending tourists
Reuters
April 4, 2013
Chinese tourists have overtaken Germans as the world's biggest-spending travelers after a decade of robust growth in the number of Chinese holidaying abroad, the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) said on Thursday.
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