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U.S. Travel Reacts to DOJ, DOT Inquiry on Air Travel Competition
U.S. Travel Association | October 25, 2024
WASHINGTON (October 25, 2024)—U.S. Travel Association issued the following statement on the Departments of Justice and Transportation inquiry on the state of competition in air travel: "Today's announcement by the Departments of Transportation and Justice that they will launch 'broad inquiries' into airline business practices is another in a long line of disappointing political stunts. Airfares are at new lows and air travel demand is at historic highs. Yet air travel could be improved—by investing in technology, funding airport improvements and addressing the shortage of 3,000 air traffic controllers. Rather than solve these serious, ...
AAHOA Emphasizes Importance of Hotel Industry in Comments for National Travel and Tourism Infrastructure Strategic Plan
AAHOA | July 24, 2023
The Asian American Hotel Owners Association (AAHOA), offered input about how transportation infrastructure can create a solid foundation for promoting and sustaining long-distance travel and tourism, in response to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Request for Comment on the National Travel and Tourism Infrastructure Strategic Plan (NTTISP). The DOT solicited comments to aid it in updating its Strategic Plan, which was developed in response to a mandate in the 2015 Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act) that it assess the condition and performance of the national transportation network, identify issues tha...
