December 12, 2019 |
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Airlines |
American downgrades service on Miami-L.A. leg of transcon flights (Source: Frequent Business Traveler) Senator wants overdue airplane legroom study to be more thorough (Source: New York CBS 2) Southwest announces expanded flight schedule (Source: Dallas Business Journal) United’s new CEO equipped to lead calm transition (Source: inc.com) |
Airports |
Congress should drop plan to raise passenger fees (Source: The Hill) Dallas airport to resume construction (Source: Dallas Business Journal) N.C. airport breaks ground on $600M expansion (Source: The Charlotte Observer) Tampa, Fla. airport to invest $4.2M more in tech (Source: Tampa Bay Business Journal) |
Hotels |
Florida’s Walt Disney World Resort to open “Star Wars”-themed hotel (Source: FOX 35) |
Security |
TSA screened a record-breaking number of Thanksgiving travelers (Source: Travel Pulse) |
Technology |
DHS drops plan to require facial scans of US citizens (Source: Tech Crunch) Scanning tech upgrade may end liquids, laptops removal (Source: Forbes) |
Vacations |
French protests put massive crimp in travel industry (Source: Travel Daily) |
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