The US Travel Association has rallied behind new visa reform legislation, claiming the legislation will address "problems with the US visa system that are currently discouraging international visitors from doing business and traveling here".

Disputes with US clothing company Gap has urged Gap Adventures to drop two letters in its title, renaming the company to G Adventures.

The Illinois Appellate Court has upheld a preliminary injunction by Travelport against American Airlines (AA), which will allow online travel agent Orbitz, of which the GDS is a majority shareholder, to continue to sell AA tickets.

Industry leaders are pitching for agents to have easy access to all airfare content, regardless of which global distribution system (GDS) they opt to use.

With 10,000 people a day in the US turning 65, travel agents can look forward to an avalanche of business from retiring baby boomers, according to American Society of Travel Agents (ASTA) chief executive Tony Gonchar.

The international Air Transport Association (IATA) has conveyed its disagreement with the US Governments proposal to double the 9.11 passenger security fee.

South American airlines, LAN and TAM, are on their way to becoming one after receiving regulatory approval for a merger.

UK-based Virgin Atlantic Airways was fined US$50,000 this week for violating an American rule that prohibits misleading price advertising, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has revealed.

e-Travel Blackboard has today unveiled its next-generation, interactive, multi-layered website, focusing on providing travel news the way you want it.

A recent survey by the American Society of Travel Agents (ASTA) has revealed that most of its members are expecting profits for the 2011-12 fiscal year to be on par with 2008 levels, reflecting a big improvement on last year's results.

The travel industry will soon have a new domain in which to conduct business following the announcement by Sabre Travel Network that it would be launching the world’s first B2B application store for travel professionals.

With only one in four travel agents members of the American Society of Travel Agents (ASTA), the organization’s new chief executive has told agents “ASTA’s door is open”.

Sydneysiders place Los Angeles at the top of the list of overseas travel destinations, recent research conducted by MasterCard suggests.

The strong Aussie dollar is working in favour of US tourism with up to 17 percent more Australians visiting the States in June this year compared to the corresponding month last year.

As investigations are launched into the authenticity of its postings, TripAdvisor has removed its ‘reviews you can trust slogan’ from its website.

Travel agents will soon be able to operate their businesses from “anywhere” and at “anytime” following the launch of Amadeus Travena, the industry’s first fully web-based booking solution for travel professionals.

Air traffic controllers responsible for the safekeeping of countless jets during the 9/11 terrorist attacks have shared their memories of the event in a new video released by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

The City by the Bay, San Francisco, California, is projected to end 2011 with a year-on-year Average Daily Rate (ADR) rise of 11.7 per cent, the largest increase of any region in the United States, a new survey has found.

Air New Zealand will this month launch a new trade webinar series called 'Insiders Look', giving travel agents the 'inside' tips to selling Air NZ more easily.

Hotel rates grew by a worldwide average of 4 per cent in the first half of 2011, a survey by Hogg Robinson Group (HRG) has found.

All travel eyes will be on Australia later this year as US President Barack Obama plans a visit down under.

Whittling down the record-breaking 230,000 entries received over a four-week period, Norwegian has selected the five finalists in its ‘Cruising for Names’ contest held in conjunction with USA Today.

The American Society of Travel Agents (ASTA) has spoken out in defence of travel agents after US President Barack Obama used the industry as an example of a trade that was becoming obsolete thanks to the internet.

Delta Air Lines has announced plans to purchase 100 new Boeing 737-900ER aircraft as it looks to upgrade its fleet and retire older mainline jets.