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Orlando and DC Enhance Transportation Alternatives, Western Connections Could Follow

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Thanks to an increase in non-stop flights, including new routes to Germany, Canada, London and Reykjaik, by new and incumbent airlines, Dulles is the fastest-growing U.S. Visit Orlando Chief Sales Officer Mike Waterman called the new transportation option a game-changer. “We airport for international flight activity this year.

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Will Airline Pilot Shortage Cripple Second-Tier Markets?

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airline industry is facing—and, according to news reports, it will only worsen in the coming years. The crisis has already landed at the regional airline level, according to Peter Gall, a former American Airlines pilot and now a professor at West Virginia University. airline industry over the next decade.”.

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Meeting Profs Travel Report: Who Travels for Business?

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The study highlights regional variations in transportation costs. 32 Florida $26.82 Edmund Bartlett along with executives of Delta Airlines at their Atlanta headquarters on Monday, June 12. Following closely behind is Rhode Island, with an average cost of $35.18. Ranking States Average nine-mile taxi Costs 1 Maine $35.92

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Planners Scrambling as Bomb Cyclone Hits East Coast

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Weather advisories being issued from Florida to Maine have prompted airlines to offer re-accommodations, and planners to consider their options. Tallahassee, Florida, hasn’t seen this much fluffy white stuff since 1989, according to the local weather service. How cold will it get? Ditto Georgia.

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JetBlue’s Cuba Flights to Begin This Month

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airline to do so in more than 50 years. 31, will be between Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and Santa Clara, Cuba. Department of Transportation (DOT) tentatively awarded the airline rights to fly there from Fort Lauderdale, New York City and Orlando. airlines requested more flights than were allowed on the routes.

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U.S. Resumes Flights to Cuba After 50-Year Absence  

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Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx was first among the 150 passengers to disembark, and presented Cuban officials with a model airplane. at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in Florida. airlines will offer their own routes, which could result in up to 100 daily flights to Cuba. Nine other U.S.

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Warning: Hurricane Season is Here

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The state of Florida offers free hurricane event insurance to planners from August through November. Visit Florida’s Cover Your Event insurance insures more than 100 meetings each year, with an economic impact of more than $30 million per year. here’s a refresher on what to keep uppermost in mind, and how to prepare. Event Insurance.