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U.S. Travel Welcomes Extension of REAL ID Deadline After Robust Industry Advocacy
U.S. Travel Association | December 6, 2022
U.S. Travel Association Executive Vice President of Public Affairs and Policy Tori Emerson Barnes issued the following statement on the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) postponing the deadline for full REAL ID compliance from May 3, 2023, to May 7, 2025: “Extending the REAL ID deadline is the right decision, and U.S. Travel appreciates DHS leadership for recognizing that with more than 100 million Americans still lacking a REAL ID, now is not the time to create significant travel disruptions. This delay helps to give travelers the time necessary to get the credential needed to fly domestically. “It remains critical that DH...
Travel Industry Welcomes One-Year REAL ID Extension, But Says Longer May Be Necessary
The U.S. Travel Association | March 27, 2020
Washington (March 27, 2020)—The U.S. Travel Association praised the Department of Homeland Security's Thursday announcement of a one-year REAL ID enforcement delay, but cautioned that a longer extension may be necessary to ensure that implementation won't further disrupt the already devastated American travel economy. In a March 26 letter to Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf, U.S. Travel cited polling data showing that the U.S. had not made significant strides toward REAL ID compliance even before the coronavirus crisis. A new analysis compiled by U.S. Travel and Longwoods International, a market research consultancy, shows th...
Study: Millions of Americans Could Be Affected by REAL ID Deadline in 2020
U.S. Travel Association | September 26, 2019
U.S. Travel Launches Initiative to Get Travelers #REALIDready WASHINGTON (September 26, 2019) — Almost three out of four Americans are unprepared for the October 1, 2020 deadline for full implementation of REAL ID, and millions could be prevented from boarding a plane because they do not have the required identification, according to a study commissioned by the U.S. Travel Association. Next October 1, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security will implement the last phase of enforcement of the REAL ID Act—the law originally passed in 2005 which will require travelers to present a REAL ID-compliant driver's license or other approved f...
