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TWT: AGs Demand Government Hold Airlines Accountable

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Editor’s note : This Week in Travel (TWT) is your essential guide to smoothing the road from here to there for your attendees and yourself. The letter goes on to point out the unique immunity the airlines have from state lawsuits—a law that means the DOT must regulate domestic airlines and oversee consumer protections.

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CDC Will Allow Cruise Travel to Resume This Summer   

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Travel Association president and CEO Roger Dow seconded the request, saying, “Restrictions have taken a disproportionately heavy toll on the travel industry and our millions of workers, and the rule preventing cruise operations is uniquely specific. It will span five continents, ferrying travelers to 66 destinations in 34 countries.

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Position paper: Travel and tourism stakeholders’ call to lift unnecessary travel restrictions

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In this context, travel and tourism associations welcome the discussions which are currently taking place between Member States about the revision of Council Recommendations on travel restrictions. EU countries should thus move towards a traveller risk-based approach , rather than the country-to-country approach that is currently used.

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Meeting Profs Face Mask Confusion after CDC Suddenly Changes Requirements

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The indoor mask mandate will remain in effect there for hospitals, nursing homes and shelters, as well as for traveling. Like all Americans, we are excited for a return to normal life, which includes travel. The recent CDC guidelines for vaccinated Americans…was welcome news and should help speed up a much-needed recovery.

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Disney’s Covid-Era Crowd Management Offers Lessons for Planners

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Disney’s global theme parks welcomed just shy of 156 million guests in 2019, according to the TEA/AECOM Theme Index and Museum Index —nearly twice the number of international travelers who came to the United States during the same year. This reinforces a joint focus on coming together in a safe manner.

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TWT: ‘Ka-Ching’ Say Airline Earnings Calls, Sully Warns of Inexperienced Pilots

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Editor’s note : This Week in Travel (TWT) is your essential guide to smoothing the road from here to there for your attendees and yourself. ‘It Pays to Travel,’ Say Airlines’ Third Quarter Earnings Calls. and other parts of the world continue to value air travel and the ability to reconnect post-pandemic.

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California Passes Extensive Climate, Clean Energy Bill

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On Wednesday, California lawmakers passed an extensive climate and clean energy bill with the goal of decarbonizing the state’s electrical grid, regulating projects to eliminate carbon from the atmosphere and eliminating new oil drilling near communities. Local Government Takes Action.