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[ April 24, 2024 ] Biden administration requires cash refunds for canceled flights News
[ April 19, 2024 ] Las Vegas hotel occupancy was down for grand prix, up slightly for Super Bowl News
[ April 19, 2024 ] Las Vegas’ Mob Museum welcomes four millionth visitor News
[ April 18, 2024 ] Boeing under fire for allegedly skipping safety steps on planes News
[ April 15, 2024 ] Hartsfield-Jackson again the world’s busiest airport News

Biden administration requires cash refunds for canceled flights

April 24, 2024 The Center Square

The U.S. Department of Transportation issued a final rule Wednesday that requires airlines to give passengers automatic cash refunds for canceled flights.

Las Vegas hotel occupancy was down for grand prix, up slightly for Super Bowl

April 19, 2024 The Center Square

Las Vegas saw an increase in hotel room occupancy and rates during Super Bowl week and a hangover of decreased occupancy and rates in the days after.

National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement

Las Vegas’ Mob Museum welcomes four millionth visitor

April 19, 2024 Sightseers’ Delight

The Mob Museum, the National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement, welcomed its four millionth visitor on Wednesday, April 17, marking a significant milestone in its history.

Boeing under fire for allegedly skipping safety steps on planes

April 18, 2024 The Center Square

Lawmakers and aviation experts raised major concerns about the American aerospace company, Boeing, at two Senate hearings on Wednesday.

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport

Hartsfield-Jackson again the world’s busiest airport

April 15, 2024 Sightseers’ Delight

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport welcomed 104.7 million passengers in 2023, an 11.7 percent increase from the previous year.

U.S. Airlines’ fuel cost per gallon up 4.8% in February

April 8, 2024 Sightseers’ Delight

New airline fuel cost and consumption numbers from the Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics for February suggest airlines used more fuel than a month earlier.

Three sue National Park Service for refusing to accept cash for park entrance fees

March 29, 2024 The Center Square

Three people have filed a lawsuit against the National Park Service for refusing to take cash for park entrance fees alleging its NPS Cashless program violates federal law.

Disney settles lawsuit with DeSantis administration over new governing board

March 27, 2024 Florida Phoenix

Walt Disney World has agreed to live with a new state oversight board created by Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Florida Legislature in a settlement approved Wednesday in the company’s state court challenge to the arrangement.

Atlanta, MARTA planning additional stations, cost unclear

March 26, 2024 The Center Square

Atlanta and Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority officials appear poised for one of the largest additions to the city’s rail transit system in decades.

South Carolina allocates federal money for USS Yorktown cleanup

March 20, 2024 Todd DeFeo

South Carolina officials have completed the first phase of a multimillion-dollar environmental remediation project at the historic USS Yorktown at Patriots Point in Charleston Harbor and are planning to spend millions more on the second phase.