Standardized Health Credentials will allow travel and tourism to soar across the planet Travelers United has been working tirelessly behind the scenes with other stakeholders in the travel and tourism industry to bring back travel. We have urged the creation of...
Face mask mistakes — don’t clean them or pull them down to talk. If you do, they can’t protect you or the people around you Avoid face mask mistakes. While more than 75 million Americans have had at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, and almost 25...
Are mandatory COVID vaccinations necessary? According to the WorldOMeter, in the U.S. we’ve surpassed 28.7 million COVID-19 cases and 500,000 COVID deaths. Mandatory COVID vaccinations may be on the way. So far, 25.3 million Americans have received their first...
With more than 14 million Americans fully vaccinated, many are asking if it’s safe for them to travel and stop wearing face masks. We need to ask ourselves if we know enough about COVID-19 and its vaccines to make that decision. Vaccination reality is coming....
Mask mandates on airplanes and in public federal buildings can help stop this pandemic Ten days ago Travelers United called for a mask mandate from the incoming President. We have called for the same mandate repeatedly from the Trump administration. Finally, we have...
No one knows if COVID testing will change the virus playing field During the last two months, we have heard of the approval of anti-COVID-19 vaccines. But there still are no accurate tests that can tell medical professionals if someone has COVID-19 in the early...
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.
