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Florida welcomed an estimated 34.3 million travelers in the third quarter of 2025, continuing impressive year-over-year growth after a 0.3% increase in visitation from the third quarter of 2024, according to VISIT FLORIDA. The third quarter (Q3) of the year runs from July to September. “Florida tourism remains strong and leads the nation,” VISIT FLORIDA […]

BRUSSELS – The European Union, the United Kingdom, France, and Germany criticized a U.S. decision to impose travel bans on five Europeans this week. The State Department accuses them of influencing tech companies to censor “American viewpoints.” Secretary of State Marco Rubio banned a former top EU official. Additionally, he banned four high-profile activists who […]

Florida continues to be a popular destination spot for out-of-state travelers, according to VISIT FLORIDA’s 2024 Economic Impact of Tourism study released this week. The report, announced by Gov. Ron DeSantis, found the Sunshine State generated $133.6 billion in economic impact in 2024 and saved state Households nearly $2,000 each in taxes, reaffirming Florida's position […]

Representative Aaron Bean (R-FL) is introducing legislation to protect the salaries of critical air traffic controllers and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) personnel during government shutdowns. As Fox News reports, Rep. Bean's Aviation Funding Stability Act of 2025 ensures that these employees continue to receive their pay during a government shutdown, particularly as air travel is […]

Representative Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL) is reintroducing bipartisan legislation to reform the process of issuing refunds for canceled flights. Under current law, travel agencies are often the entities that issue refunds when a customer's flight is canceled, despite such an issue being completely beyond their control. As a result, Rep. Salazar's Flight Refund Fairness Act […]

The US State Department recently issued warnings urging US citizens in Venezuela to depart as soon as possible as the country was assigned a Level 4 travel advisory: ‘Do Not Travel.’ According to the State Department, the Level 4 travel advisory was issued due to “severe risks to Americans including wrongful detention, torture in detention, […]

Florida welcomed 41.2 million visitors in the first quarter (Q1) of 2025, picking up from a record-setting year and putting to rest some concerns of a national backlash amid domestic tariffs and global trade uncertainty. “Florida’s tourism industry leads the nation,” DeSantis said in a release. “These results are proof that our freedom-first policies work—and that […]

With summer rolling in, many Americans will be taking trips for business and vacation, increasing the demand for passports. Florida has only one application office in Miami, and few Floridians living in other parts of the state have the time to visit. As a result, Representative Maxwell Frost (D-FL) is calling for the establishment of […]

While flying by airplane is generally considered safe, it's important to note that current cabin air systems can be contaminated with harmful toxins. In recognition of this, Representative Maxwell Frost (D-FL) and Representative Mike Lawler (R-NY) have come together in a bipartisan effort to introduce a bill. This legislation aims to phase out these air systems on […]

TALLAHASSEE, FL—Governor Ron DeSantis touted the Sunshine State beating out California and New York for the number one domestic tourism destination, highlighting the state's market share increases. "Florida’s world-class attractions, hospitality, and unwavering commitment to freedom have solidified our position as the top vacation destination,” DeSantis said in a press release. “These figures show that […]

MIAMI—The Miami International Airport (MIA)  recently boasted that its 2023 fiscal year saw a “historic” surge in international and domestic travel, not to mention praising Miami-Dade County’s efforts to address the airport’s long-standing maintenance issues. Earlier this year, Mayor Daniella Levine Cava announced that a significant investment in MIA’s infrastructure would be made and at […]

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is not finished traveling. This time he will be flying around the globe leading an international trade mission to some of America's strongest allies. "Florida has the 15th largest economy in the world, and that is because our state has worked to create partnerships with other countries to create jobs and […]

CLEAR, the skip-the-line airport service, is waging a swampy influence campaign in Washington to push legislation that will let its members skip the line even faster, but this time at the expense of sensitive national security information.  Yet serious concerns are being raised that CLEAR’s past track record of handling sensitive security protocols is anything but stellar.

Abdul-Majeed Marouf Ahmed Alani, a veteran mechanic with American Airlines, has been arrested on a federal sabotage charge that accuses him of tampering and disabling the navigation system of a flight from Miami to Nassau, Bahamas.

Summer is the most popular time of year for travel, with many families making a trip to their nearest airport to fly away for a well-earned family vacation. But fun getaways aren’t the only airport matter heating up over the next few months – another is the political debate in Washington over airport infrastructure and something called the Passenger Facility...