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White House Orders Deeper Federal Travel Cuts, New Meetings Policies
… Responding to the congressional bills, industry lobbying group U . S . Travel Association last week proposed that, in lieu of spending ..... effectiveness by permanently eliminating the 'blacklisting' of American cities for government conferences and meetings." USTA released …
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European Parliament Approves U . S . PNR Data Transfer Deal
… passenger data to authorities in the United States . The deal replaces a temporary ..... about data protection. The U . S . government had threatened ..... Parliament approved the new EU- U . S . agreement on transferring ..... years. Under the new deal, U . S . authorities will retain PNR …
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AA Joins Premium-Economy Race With Fleetwide Rollout Plan
American Airlines is joining its largest competitors in rolling out premium-economy seating across its mainline fleet.<br />
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Ahead of upcoming votes, some members of European Parliament objected to a preliminary U . S .-EU air passenger data-sharing deal
… Initialed by officials in November , the agreement to transfer to U . S . officials information from passenger name records "is not compatible ..... Parliament, the Civil Liberties Committee on March 26 will vote on the U . S . passenger data deal, followed by a plenary vote "foreseen …
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Effective March 6, U . S . Customs and Border Protection will make Global Entry an 'ongoing voluntary regulatory program'
… international trusted-traveler program aims to "expedite clearance of pre-approved, low-risk air travelers arriving in the United States ," according to the notice. "The only significant change" since CBP first publicly proposed the rulemaking "is that …
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Obama Signs Executive Order To Ease Inbound International Travel
… international travel and tourism. Following a year in which the U . S . State Department issued 17 percent more visas than during fiscal ..... especially in Brazil and China, appointing new members to the U . S . Travel and Tourism Advisory Board and creating a "national …
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Interview: U . S . Rep. John Mica, House Transportation Committee Chairman
Rep. John Mica (R-Fla.) about a year ago officially claimed the chairman's seat on the House of Representatives Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. That made his voice among the most prominent during national transportation debates, notably the political standoff on Federal Aviation ...
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EU, U . S . Reach New PNR Data Sharing Deal
The European Union and the United States last week initialed a deal on the transfer of air passenger data ..... calls for the transfer of 19 data types from airline databases to U . S . authorities but includes several new elements, many of which …
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The U . S . diplomatic mission in Nigeria warned of possible terrorist attacks on specific hotels in Abuja
… Luxury, the Sheraton Hotel and the Transcorp Hilton Hotel. All U . S . government personnel have been instructed to avoid these locations ..... scheduled events have been canceled," according to the message. " American citizens should expect additional police and military checkpoints …
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Airlines Experiencing Uneven Recovery In U . S .-Japanese Demand
… corporate travel to and from Japan, airlines are seeing an uneven recovery. Demand from Japanese points of sale mostly is back to pre-earthquake levels, but traffic from the United States still is lagging, according to executives.</p>
