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Stay on top of business travel industry news and identify trends that can affect your travel program with the Direct Travel News Brief. A new edition is published every two weeks and includes travel management best practices; airline, hotel and ground transportation news; safety and security alerts; traveler tips; meeting and incentive travel trends; and the latest DT Navigator Blog articles.

In this edition of the Travel News Brief: Pandemic and quarantine updates, Canada reopens borders to certain travelers, new flight schedules, American and Hyatt tweak loyalty programs, Delta to continue blocking middle seat, airlines are searching for touchless technologies, hotel property updates, tips for navigating quarantine and travel bans, tips on hosting meetings or events and more!

In this edition of the Travel News Brief: Europe’s new COVID-19 rules, Canada extends US border closure, Virgin Islands reopen, airlines offering COVID-19 tests, ticket rule changes, new flight services/routes, TSA program expansion, more about REAL-ID, hotel news, airports offering TSA appointments, CDC issues holiday travel advice, traveler tips, meetings are still needed, an introduction to hybrid events, Las Vegas meetings updates and more!

In this edition of the Travel News Brief: Duty of Care in a corporate travel program, US/Canada borders to remain closed, more countries ease restrictions, CDC changes international passenger screening, state-by-state travel restrictions, airline flight service changes, how airport security has changed, hotel updates, Hawaii eliminates quarantine requirement, traveler tips and more!

In this edition of the Travel News Brief: CDC lifts traveler quarantine, airlines eliminate change fee, airline policy updates, new flight schedules and routes, Virgin Atlantic provides COVID-19 Cover insurance, airports with COVID-19 testing facilities, TSA’s touchless system, update to Uber mask policy, Enterprise acquires Canada’s Discount Car and Truck Rentals, Eurostar to launch Amsterdam to London route, changes at Nashville’s airport, Hawaii requires new screening process and more!

In this edition of the Travel News Brief: CDC changes self-quarantine recommendation, some countries require international health-care coverage, Canada/US border remains closed, Hawaii extends tourist ban, airlines amplify cleaning protocol, airline new flight services and reductions, backlog in getting a passport, ride share could change in California, new hotel protocol, travel insurance in the age of COVID-19, airlines tighten mask rules, tips for remaining healthy, new meeting guidelines and more!

In this edition of the Travel News Brief: State Department lifts global travel advisory, EU extends travel ban for Americans, airline updates, COVID assessment upon check-in, two airlines file for bankruptcy protection, face masks required at airports, TSA adds security barriers, Amtrak extends premium seating, hotels add mask mandate, InterContinental to open luxury hotels, how to safely transport luggage, tips for road trips, COVID tracking maps, and more!

In this edition of the Travel News Brief: Direct Travel awards 100 healthcare workers with flights, preparing for a return to travel, the US and Canada border closure extended to August 20, Alaska Airlines joins Oneworld, Airlines and airports requiring masks, JetBlue and American announce a strategic partnership, Qantas cancels flights until March 2021, updates on airline policies, Global Entry ban lifted for New Yorkers, Hotels require masks in US and Canada, protocols for meetings and more!

In this edition of the Travel News Brief: Direct Travel launches “Direct Go” -- a new travel booking and management mobile app powered by Deem, information on the EU travel ban, many airlines require travelers to sign health acknowledgment, new airline flight routes and services, TSA changes for increase traveler protection, hotel safety and cancellation policy updates, where to travel today, information on an immunity passport, where to hold meetings or events, meetings sanitation protocols and more!

In this edition of the Travel News Brief: updates on traveler quarantine, COVID-19 travel map, Caribbean reopening tracker, airline updates and safety protocol, alcohol ban on planes, TSA improving technology, LAX uses thermal cameras, Amtrak policy changes and sale, Marriott tightens cancel policy, Home2 Suites launch in China, the new “safe travels” stamp, proposed travel tax credit, and more!

In this edition of the Travel News Brief: interactive map shows which countries are open for travel, airline flight additions and reductions, United adds health assessment during check-in, airline safety and cleanliness updates, U.S. passport services resume, car rental promotions, updates on hotel reopenings, U.S. states with quarantine measures in place, hurricane season, meetings updates and more!

In this edition of the Travel News Brief: the latest on COVID-19 relating to travel, planning for post-pandemic travel, airline waiver extensions, summer flight schedules announced, TSA’s new summer screening procedures, Enterprise honors Emerald Club free rental days, Hertz files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, new hotel healthy and safety measures, Britain implements tourist quarantine, updates on meetings & incentive travel, and more!

In this edition of the Travel News Brief: Dave Hilfman Joins Direct Travel Board of Directors, the “new normal,” regional airlines are vulnerable, Delta consolidation, traveler temperature checks and face mask requirements, passport services delayed, Enterprise launches clean pledge, ground transport companies require face masks, hotel in Florida reopen, hotel company updates and cleanliness programs, and more!

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