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Travel Tech Leads Effort to Protect Travel Industry from Website Design Mandates U.S. Department of Transportation Grants Travel Tech’s Hearing Petition on Proposed First Page Search Display Requirements The Travel Technology Association (“Travel Tech”) successfully convinced the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to grant its hearing petition on DOT’s proposed “Enhancing Transparency of Airline Ancillary Service Fees” regulation. Travel Tech requested this...

Travel Tech Files Comments Regarding Short-Term Rental Proposals in New York  Urges Legislators to Work With Industry Before Establishing Regulations    The Travel Technology Association (Travel Tech) filed comments on legislation currently under consideration in New York that would further regulate short-term rentals by creating a registration system and increasing taxes on rentals. The comments shared by Travel Tech describe several problems proposed bill S. 885 creates that must be addressed.  The...

White Paper Submitted to House Transportation & Infrastructure  and Senate Commerce Committees The Travel Technology Association (Travel Tech), the voice of the travel technology industry and consistent advocate for public policy that supports a competitive and transparent marketplace, released its priorities for the upcoming Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization by Congress. The priority list and related justification for the recommendations are contained in a white paper submitted to...

Travel Technology Association Files Comments with Federal Trade Commission Detailing How Its Members Provide Resort Fee Transparency to Consumers Any Future Regulations Should Apply Equally to All Entities Supplying Travel Pricing Information [Arlington, VA] [February 8, 2023] – The Travel Technology Association (Travel Tech), the voice of the travel technology industry and consistent advocate for public policy that supports a competitive and transparent marketplace, filed comments...

The Travel Technology Association (Travel Tech), the voice of the travel technology industry and consistent advocate for public policy that supports a competitive and transparent marketplace, filed comments today in response to the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on “Enhancing Transparency of Airline Ancillary Service Fees” (DOT-OST-2022-0109).   “Travel Tech has long supported the U.S. Department of Transportation’s efforts to ensure consumers have...

The Travel Technology Association filed comments this week with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) regarding the value of first-hand, timely traveler reviews. The comments, in response to FTC’s Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, focus on how consumers benefit from the ability to make informed choices when considering travel plans. The comments state in part that “…Reviews or other quality rankings are often...

"On behalf of members of the Travel Technology Association, we congratulate Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Roger Wicker (R-MS) on the inclusion of their bipartisan Omnibus Travel and Tourism Act of 2021 in the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 passed by Congress and signed into law by President Biden. We look forward to working with the first Assistant Secretary of Commerce...

Travel Technology Association Advocates for Airlines and Ticket Agents to Issue Refunds as Required [Arlington, VA] [December  19, 2022] – The Travel Technology Association (Travel Tech), the voice of the travel technology industry and a consistent advocate for public policy that supports a competitive and transparent marketplace, filed comments today in response to the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Notice of Proposed...

Oral Comments of Laura Chadwick, President & CEO, Travel Technology Association United States Department of Transportation Airline Consumer Protection Advisory Committee: Concerning Data Sharing to Ticket Agents in the Ancillary Fee Notice of Proposed Rulemaking December 8, 2022   On behalf of the Travel Technology Association ("Travel Tech"), thank you again for the opportunity to address this meeting of the Aviation Consumer Protection Advisory Committee (ACPAC) about the...

Oral Comments of Laura Chadwick, President & CEO, Travel Technology Association United States Department of Transportation Airline Consumer Protection Advisory Committee: Concerning First-Page Search Result Requirements in the Ancillary Fee Notice of Proposed Rulemaking December 8, 2022 On behalf of the Travel Technology Association ("Travel Tech"), thank you for the opportunity to address this meeting of the Aviation Consumer Protection Advisory Committee (ACPAC) about the Department of...