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Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plan to keep larger amusement parks closed until their home county reaches Tier 4 of the state’s reopening plan will devastate California’s major theme park industry, Erin Guerrero, executive director of the California Attractions and Parks Association (CAPA), said.
Most consumers plan to fly internationally and are open to air travel, according to a new survey conducted by OAG, a global travel data provider that says it monitors the world’s largest network of schedules and travel status data.
Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich is the lead signer on a letter sent to Congress Thursday from 40 attorneys general asking that consumer protection measures be included in new airline bailout legislation.
Hotel job losses in California will number 456,570 this year, out of a total of 1,014,600 hotel jobs in the state, according to projections by the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA).
The storm surge from Hurricane Laura could reach 30 miles north into Southwest Louisiana and Southeast Texas, the National Hurricane Center warned early Thursday, even as the storm has been downgraded to a Category 2.
New York distilled spirits drinkers pay the equivalent of $6.44 per gallon in state excise taxes on their stiff drinks, according to a new analysis from the Tax Foundation based on January 2020 data.
Tennessee wine drinkers pay the equivalent of $1.27 per gallon in state wine excise taxes, according to a new analysis from the Tax Foundation based on January 2020 data.