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Where was Congress two years ago on air transportation jobs?

by Charlie Leocha | Sep 7, 2011

The Obama administration has finally found religion when it comes to the transportation bill. It’s all about jobs is the new mantra. In Washington, what has been ignored in terms of the FAA bill for seven years is now couched as a jobs program and may still be...

Hurricane devastation in northern New England and upstate New York

by Charlie Leocha | Sep 6, 2011

Just in time for leaf-peeping season, New England and upstate New York have been slammed by Hurricane Irene. I have seen plenty of photos of the Passaic River roiling and have heard that Irene was a bust, little has been said about what happened after the hurricane...

Las Vegas experiments with giant toys — excavators and bulldozers — for visitors

by Charlie Leocha | Sep 5, 2011

What do you do with giant construction machinery when there are no machinery jobs? The airlines hide their planes in the desert and keep them safe and dry until they may need them again. But what about excavators and bulldozers? Entrepreneurs in Las Vegas have come up...

Weekend what we're reading: Disney's new park, snakes in pants, hiding airplanes from hurricanes

by Charlie Leocha | Sep 3, 2011

This weekend we read about a new Disney resort in Hawaii, a man caught with snakes in his pants and we find the airplanes that disappeared from JFK as the hurricane rolled up the eastern coast. New Disney park in Hawaii This week at Ko Olina, Hawai‘i, Aulani, a Disney...

Major travel study outlines world and U.S. business travel spending

by Charlie Leocha | Sep 2, 2011

Concur (Nasdaq: CNQR), earlier this month, released a comprehensive report on corporate T&E spend, compiled from an extensive analysis of T&E expense data generated by its corporate clients. Armed with this data, travel managers, travel agents and their...
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These accomplishments have been achieved by working closely with our members, national media, the travel industry, the Department of Transportation (DOT), Congress and many other agencies.

  • – Removal of restaurant fees from DC area eateries — this is an ongoing project
  • – Creation of DOT Dashboard to outline consumer rights after cancellation of a flight
  • – Bi-partisan bill to eliminate hotel resort fees introduced into House of Representatives
  • – Creation of the Advisory Committee for Aviation Consumer Protections
  • – Advertised airfares now include airfare plus, mandatory taxes and fees
  • – Lost/damaged/delayed luggage compensation limit increased to $3,800
  • – Passengers have 24 hours to change or cancel their nonrefundable tickets without penalty
  • – Once an airfare is purchased, that airfare and ancillary fees cannot be increased
  • – Families flying together act passed by Congress that requires family members 13 years of age and younger to sit with other family members at no additional cost.

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