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Inbound Travel to the U.S. Dropped in First Half of 2017By Dawit Habtemariam

International travel to the U.S. declined 3.9 percent year-over-year and overseas travel to the U.S., which excludes Mexico and Canada, fell 5.7 percent... KEEP READING

Concur & EY Automate Immigration & Tax ComplianceBy Amon Cohen

Concur and EY have teamed up to give travelers a real-time assessment of their potential tax and immigration law liability each time they book a trip... KEEP READING

African Development Bank Pledges to Improve African Aviation IndustryBy Michael B. Baker

The International Air Transport Association is working with the African Development Bank to improve aviation connectivity and infrastructure in Africa.... KEEP READING

International SOS & Control Risks' Revised Travel Risk MapBy Dawit Habtemariam

International SOS and Control Risks released their 2018 Travel Risk Map, on which countries are assigned colors based on medical risk and given icons... KEEP READING

WestJet & Air-France-KLM Enable Reciprocal Frequent-Flyer RedemptionBy Michael B. Baker

WestJet and Air France-KLM now allow reciprocal point redemption for their frequent-flyer programs, the carriers announced. They began reciprocal... KEEP READING

Turkey & U.S. Embassies Resume Limited Visa ServicesBy Michael B. Baker

Turkish diplomatic and consular missions have begun accepting visa applications from U.S. citizens "on a limited basis," according to a statement from... KEEP READING

Alitalia Exec Says There Are No Distribution Charges in the Near FutureBy Michael B. Baker

Alitalia says introducing a surcharge for global distribution system bookings, as its partner Air France-KLM has done, is "on the table." Still, the... KEEP READING

Global Load Factor Hit a September Record Despite Hurricanes' ImpactBy Michael B. Baker

Global airline passenger demand growth slowed to 5.7 percent year over year in September, its slowest year-over-year rate of growth since February,... KEEP READING

Hainan's NY-to-China ServiceBy Michael B. Baker

In recent weeks, Hainan Airlines began direct service between New York and two of China's secondary cities, Chengdu and Chongqing, as part of its... KEEP READING

Finnair Plans Record Capacity GrowthBy Michael B. Baker

Over the next several weeks, Finnair will begin new routes to India and the Americas as part of "the biggest expansion phase in our airline's 94-year... KEEP READING

Five Carriers Sign Up for PrecheckBy Michael B. Baker

The U.S. Transportation Security Administration has added five additional carriers to participate in its Precheck expedited screening program: ANA,... KEEP READING

International Travel Ups FrictionBy JoAnn DeLuna

BTN's Traveler Happiness survey showed that the more international travel a company's employee does every year, the more challenging it becomes for the... KEEP READING

United App Enables Mobile Boarding Passes for Partner AirlinesBy Michael B. Baker

United Airlines has updated its mobile app to allow travelers to receive boarding passes from 19 partner airlines when the travelers are connecting to... KEEP READING

China Is on Track to Become the Largest Aviation Market by 2022By Michael B. Baker

China will overtake the U.S. as the world's largest aviation market, based on combined domestic and international traffic, in or around 2022, according... KEEP READING

Alitalia Prepares to Judge Suitors to Lead It Out of Bankruptcy

The proposal process to determine the future of Alitalia is winding down, but executives insist the carrier will not accept a marriage of desperation.... KEEP READING

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