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| December 5 |
ASTA letter to Senate Finance and House Ways & Means Committees re: Tax Reform Bill,
PDF format
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| November 3 |
ASTA letter to Secretary Tillerson re: Turkey Visa Suspension,
PDF format
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| November 1 |
ASTA Comments on U.S. Department of Transportation Regulatory Review,
PDF format
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| October 2 |
ASTA to OFAC_Cuba Policy Changes: ASTA Letter to Office of Foreign Assets Control re: Cuba Policy Changes,
PDF format
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| October 2 |
ASTA to Rep. Stefanik re: H.R. 3825 (Harmonization of Coverage Act of 2017),
PDF format
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| September 25 |
ASTA Comments on the Department of Labor’s Request for Information on Overtime Rules,
PDF format
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| September 22 |
Partnership to Protect Workplace Opportunity Coalition Letter on Department of Labor’s Request for Information on Overtime Rules,
PDF format —
392KB
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| July 26 |
ASTA Amicus Brief in US Airways, Inc. v. Sabre Holdings Corp. Case,
PDF format —
184KB
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| July 18 |
Travel Industry Letter to President Trump re: Visa Processing Changes,
PDF format
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| June 28 |
ASTA to Senate Commerce Committee re: FAA Reauthorization Act of 2017 (S. 1405),
PDF format —
256KB
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| June 26 |
ASTA to House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure re: 21st Century AIRR Act (H.R. 2997),
PDF format —
256KB
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| April 26 |
ASTA Letter to Ohio House Finance Committee re: HB49 (Hotel Taxes),
PDF format —
101KB
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| April 24 |
ASTA Letter to Pennsylvania Senate Banking & Insurance Committee re: SB 630 (Travel Insurance),
PDF format —
144KB
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| March 31 |
ASTA Letter to U.S. Department of Homeland Security re: Electronics Ban,
PDF format —
188KB
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| March 28 |
ASTA Members to Rep. Francis Rooney (R-FL) re: RSE Blacklist,
PDF format —
208KB
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| March 6 |
Ohio Service Industry Coalition (incl. ASTA) Letter to State House of Representatives re: Sales Tax Expansion,
PDF format
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| February 16 |
ASTA Comments on U.S. Department of Transportation Proposal re: Voice Calls In-Flight,
PDF format —
152KB
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| January 31 |
Michael Dixon, Travelink (Nashville, TN) Letter to Sen. Alexander re: RSE Blacklist,
PDF format —
158KB
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| January 25 |
ASTA Comments to U.S. Department of Transportation on Bag Fee Refund Proposal,
PDF format —
116KB
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| November 18 |
ASTA Comments on State Department’s Proposed Passport Fee Increase,
PDF format —
116KB
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| November 16 |
ASTA Letter to Trump Administration Transition Team re: Regulatory Priorities,
PDF format —
194KB
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| September 23 |
Letter to Pennsylvania Senate Banking & Insurance Committee re: S.B. 1331 (Travel Insurance),
PDF format
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| September 7 |
Travel Industry Letter to House of Representatives re: Zika Funding,
PDF format
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| August 30 |
Travel Industry CEO Letter in Support of Norwegian Air’s DOT Application for Expanded Trans-Atlantic Service,
PDF format —
528KB
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| August 26 |
Andrea da Rosa, Balboa Travel Inc. (San Diego, CA) Testimony Before the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) Travel Insurance Working Group,
PDF format —
152KB
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| August 18 |
NY/NJ Chapter Letter to Govs. Cuomo & Christie re: JFK Airport Panic,
PDF format
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| August 5 |
ASTA Petition to Amend U.S. Department of Labor Regulations re: Retail or Service Establishment Overtime Exemption,
PDF format
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| June 15 |
Letter to U.S. Sens. Moran, Leahy re: Cuba Travel Freedom Amendment (Cuba Travel),
PDF format —
102KB
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| May 1 |
ASTA Priorities for FAA Reauthorization,
PDF format —
176KB
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| April 7 |
Letter to U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation re: H.R. 636/S. 2658 (FAA Reauthorization),
PDF format —
301KB
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| March 11 |
Letter to U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship re: DOL Overtime Rules,
PDF format
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| February 24 |
Letter to Nebraska Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee re: LB 1040 (Seller of Travel Registration),
PDF format —
120KB
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| February 10 |
Letter to House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee re: AIRR Act/FAA Reauthorization,
PDF format —
254KB
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| January 23 |
Letter to Louisiana Rep. Moreno re: HB 59 (Hotel Occupancy Tax),
PDF format —
176KB
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| January 5 |
Jay Ellenby, Safe Harbors Travel Group, Inc. (Bel Air, MD) Letter to Maryland General Assembly re: Senate Bill 190 (Sales Tax on Hotel Fees),
PDF format
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| November 10 |
Letter to Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Legislative Leadership re: Sales Tax on Travel Services,
PDF format —
116KB
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| October 16 |
Air Travel Coalition Letter to Congressional Tax Committees re: Diversion of Customs Funds to Support Highway Infrastructure,
PDF format —
319KB
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| October 15 |
ASTA to Massachusetts Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure re: HB 181 (Travelers Bill of Rights),
PDF format —
184KB
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| September 29 |
ASTA to Mass Fin Serv Committee re HB 961 Travel Insurance.pdf,
PDF format —
110KB
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| September 4 |
ASTA Comments to U.S. Department of Labor Proposed Rule Defining and Delimiting Exemptions for Certain Employees,
PDF format —
168KB
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| September 4 |
Partnership To Protect Workplace Opportunity,
PDF format —
248KB
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| August 19 |
ASTA Letter to U.S. Department of Labor Requesting Extension of Comment Period for Overtime Eligibility Rulemaking,
PDF format —
42KB
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| June 25 |
ASTA Letter to Wisconsin Legislature Joint Committee on Finance (Hotel Occupancy Tax),
PDF format —
120KB
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| June 22 |
ASTA Letter to Ohio Legislative Leadership re: HB64 (Hotel Occupancy Tax),
PDF format —
191KB
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| May 29 |
ASTA Letter to New York Senate Insurance Committee re: S5363 (Travel Insurance),
PDF format —
111KB
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| May 11 |
ASTA Letter to Massachusetts Joint Committee on Revenue re: SB1523/HB2539 (Hotel Occupancy Tax),
PDF format —
184KB
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| May 9 |
Travel Industry Letter to House of Representatives re: Zika Funding,
PDF format —
86KB
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| May 7 |
ASTA Letter to Rep. Sam Farr (D-CA) re: Appropriations Language on Cuba Travel,
PDF format —
106KB
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| May 1 |
ASTA Letter to State of Maine Legislative Leadership re: Sales Tax on Travel Services,
PDF format —
116KB
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| April 30 |
ASTA to Nevada Chairman Kimer SB 373 National Association of Insurance Commissioners,
PDF format —
116KB
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| April 20 |
ASTA Letter to Governor Larry Hogan (R-MD) re: Senate Bill 190 (Sales Tax on Hotel Fees),
PDF format —
176KB
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| April 16 |
ASTA Letter to New Hampshire Senate Commerce Committee (Travel Insurance),
PDF format —
130KB
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| April 6 |
ASTA Letter to Rep. Mark Sanford (R-SC) re: Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act (H.R. 664),
PDF format —
100KB
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| March 11 |
Craig Baldridge, Creative Vacations & Cruise Centers (Dublin, OH), Testimony Before the Ohio House Ways and Means Committee (Sales Tax on Services),
PDF format —
48KB
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| March 11 |
Jay Ellenby, Safe Harbors Travel Group, Inc. (Bel Air, MD) Testimony Before the Maryland House Ways and Means Committee (Sales Tax on Hotel Fees),
PDF format —
72KB
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| March 11 |
Larry Swerdlin, Burton’s Travel (Owings Mills, MD) Testimony Before the Maryland House Ways and Means Committee (Sales Tax on Hotel Fees),
PDF format —
92KB
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| February 11 |
Jay Ellenby, Safe Harbors Travel Group, Inc. (Bel Air, MD) Testimony Before the Maryland Senate Budget and Taxation Committee (Sales Tax on Hotel Fees),
PDF format —
87KB
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| February 9 |
ASTA Letter to Maryland Senate Budget and Taxation Committee (Sales Tax on Hotel Fees),
PDF format —
178KB
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| January 30 |
ASTA Comments to U.S. Department of Homeland Security regarding TSA PreCheck Expansion,
PDF format —
147KB
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| January 21 |
Mary Peters, Friendly Travel, Inc. (Alexandria, VA) Testimony Before the Virginia House Finance Committee (Hotel Occupancy Tax),
DOC format —
28KB
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| January 20 |
ASTA Letter to Virginia House Finance Committee (Hotel Occupancy Tax),
DOC format —
75KB
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| January 16 |
ASTA Letter to New Hampshire House Commerce and Consumer Affairs Committee (Travel Insurance),
PDF format —
108KB
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| January 14 |
ASTA Letter to U.S. Department of the Treasury regarding Cuba Travel Regulations,
PDF format —
216KB
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| October 24 |
ASTA Comments to U.S. Department of Transportation regarding Hazardous Materials Harmonization,
PDF format —
92KB
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| October 6 |
ASTA-CLIA-USTOA Letter to Brazilian Ambassador to the U.S. regarding Visa Wait Times at Brazilian Consulates,
PDF format —
63KB
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| September 29 |
ASTA Comments to U.S. Department of Transportation regarding Transparency of Airline Ancillary Fees and Other Consumer Protection Issues,
PDF format —
5KB
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| August 18 |
ASTA Comments in Support of Norwegian Air’s DOT Application for Expanded Trans-Atlantic Service,
PDF format —
57KB
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| July 17 |
Travel Industry Letter to Congress regarding the Highway Trust Fund,
PDF format —
85KB
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| July 17 |
Travel Industry Letter to Speaker Boehner regarding the Transparent Airfares Act (H.R. 4156),
DOC format —
13KB
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| June 23 |
ASTA Letter to U.S. Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries and the Coast Guard regarding the Cruise Passenger Protection Act (S. 1340),
PDF format —
205KB
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| April 28 |
ASTA Letter to Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN) regarding the End Discriminatory State Taxes for Automobile Renters Act (H.R. 2543),
PDF format —
212KB
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| April 16 |
ASTA Letter to Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security regarding the Transparent Airfares Act of 2014 (H.R. 4156)
[PDF] —
214KB |
| April 8 |
ASTA Letter to the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Regarding the Transparent Airfares Act of 2014 (H.R. 4156)
[PDF] —
209KB |
| March 25 |
ASTA Petition to Amend USDOT Regulation on Air Passenger Hazardous Materials Notification,
PDF format —
2KB
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| March 5 |
ASTA Testimony Before the Rhode Island House Committee on Finance (Hotel Occupancy Tax),
PDF format —
266KB
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| February 19 |
ASTA Testimony Before the Hawaii Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee (Travel Insurance),
PDF format —
261KB
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| February 18 |
ASTA Testimony Before the Washington Senate Commerce & Labor Committee (Seller of Travel Revisions),
PDF format —
172KB
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| February 12 |
Wendy Goodenow, HNL Travel Associates (Honolulu, HI), Testimony Before the Hawaii House/Senate Commerce Committees (Travel Insurance),
PDF format —
85KB
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| January 22 |
Larry Swerdlin, Burton Travel (Owings Mills, MD), Testimony Before the Maryland Senate Finance Committee (Travel Insurance),
PDF format —
120KB
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| January 14 |
Travel Industry Letter to the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs (Federal Travel),
PDF format —
234KB
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| November 8 |
ASTA Statement for the Record Before the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety (Independent Contractors),
PDF format —
271KB
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| October 30 |
ASTA Testimony Before the Pennsylvania House Committee on Tourism and Recreational Development (Hotel Occupancy Tax),
PDF format —
108KB
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| July 23 |
ASTA Testimony Before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation (Cruise Ship Safety)
[PDF] —
187KB |
| May 22 |
Rob Elking, Grandview Travel (Columbus, OH), Testimony Before the Ohio Senate Ways and Means Committee (Hotel Occupancy Tax) —
60KB
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| May 21 |
Stan Brown, Omega World Travel Presentation Before the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Advisory Committee,
PDF format —
699KB
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| May 1 |
Answer of the American Society Of Travel Agents To Application For Approval Of IATA Resolution 787
[PDF] —
62KB |
| April 9 |
ASTA Testimony Before the North Carolina House Insurance Committee (Travel Insurance),
PDF format —
138KB
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| March 19 |
Mike McAfee, Travelink/American Express (Nashville, TN), Testimony Before the Tennessee Senate State and Local Government Committee (Hotel Occupancy Tax),
PDF format —
56KB
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| March 6 |
Chris Seddelmeyer, Seddelmeyer Travel Concepts (Lima, OH), Testimony Before the Ohio House Ways and Means Committee (Sales Tax on Services),
PDF format —
51KB
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| March 1 |
Gloria Stock-Mickelson, Travel Leaders (Plymouth, MN), Testimony Before the Minnesota House Tax Committee (Sales Tax on Services),
PDF format —
60KB
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| February 28 |
Larry Swerdlin, Burton Travel (Owings Mills, MD), Testimony Before the Maryland House Economic Matters Committee (Travel Insurance),
PDF format —
139KB
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| February 6 |
Mary Peters, Friendly Travel, Inc. (Alexandria, VA), Testimony Before the Virginia House Finance Committee (Hotel Occupancy Tax),
PDF format —
43KB
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| October 19 |
ASTA Request for Guidance/Delay on U.S. Department of Transportation’s Hazardous Materials Passenger Notification Regulation,
PDF format —
348KB
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| September 18 |
Doug Risser, Menno Travel Service, Testimony Before the Indiana Commission on State Tax and Financing Policy (Hotel Occupancy Tax),
PDF format —
91KB
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| August 14 |
ASTA Testimony Before the Saratoga County, NY Board of Supervisors (Hotel Occupancy Tax),
PDF format —
418KB
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| June 28 |
ASTA Presentation Before the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Advisory Committee on Aviation Consumer Protection,
PDF format —
418KB
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| June 28 |
ASTA Testimony Before the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Advisory Committee on Aviation Consumer Protection,
PDF format —
132KB
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| May 3 |
ASTA Comments to US Dept. of Commerce on “National Travel and Tourism Strategy”,
PDF format —
67KB
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| May 3 |
Jeff Sonenstein, Globe Travel Service, testimony before Connecticut Joint Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding,
PDF format —
67KB
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| April 18 |
Marilyn Zelaya, Willow Glen Travel, Testimony Before the California Assembly Committee on Insurance (Travel Insurance),
PDF format —
93KB
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| September 10 |
ABC Charters Amicus Brief - U.S. District Court Southern Florida —
127KB
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| June 26 |
How the Air Transportation Crisis is Hurting, ASTA Testimony Before the US House of Representatives Committee on Small Business,
PDF format —
50KB
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| June 23 |
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: US-EXIT Program, ASTA Comments,
PDF format —
43KB
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| June 18 |
Cruise Ship Safety, ASTA Testimony before the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee’s Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety, and Security Subcommittee.,
PDF format —
257KB
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| June 12 |
ASTA/ITSA letter to the Department of Transportation concerning Baggage Fee Disclo,
PDF format —
1000KB
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| May 18 |
ASTA and ITSA answer to Join Application of Oneworld Alliance for Antitrust Immunity,
PDF format —
1024KB
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| January 24 |
Air Service Quality NPRM ASTA Comments,
PDF format —
29KB
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| January 24 |
Denied Boarding ANPRM ASTA Comments,
PDF format —
133KB
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| January 24 |
EnhancingPsgrProtectionsANPRMComments,
PDF format —
37KB
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| November 6 |
Taxation, Testimony of Carol L. Wagner, before Michigan Senate Finance Committee,
PDF format —
20KB
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| October 11 |
Secure Flight Program, ASTA Comments,
PDF format —
105KB
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| October 10 |
Surety Bond, Testimony of Robert Malmberg, CTIE, before Massachusetts Joint Committee on Financial Services,
PDF format —
18KB
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| September 25 |
Oversales And Denied Boarding Compensation, ASTA Comments,
PDF format
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| August 28 |
Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI), Documents Required for Travelers, ASTA Comments,
PDF format
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| May 23 |
Corporate Taxes, Testimony of Jeffrey Brown Before the Mass. Special Commission to Study the Corporate Tax Code,
PDF format
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| May 1 |
Travel Restrictions to Cuba, ASTA Testimony Before the US International Trade Commission,
PDF format
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| April 20 |
Aviation Consumer Issues, ASTA Testimony Before the House Subcommittee on Aviation,
PDF format
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| September 25 |
Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative, ASTA Comments on Notice of Proposed Rulemaking,
PDF format
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| July 14 |
FTC Business Opportunity Rule, ASTA Comments,
PDF format
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| March 1 |
Control of Communicable Diseases, ASTA Comments on Notice of Proposed Rulemaking,
PDF format
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| February 13 |
Price Advertising, ASTA Comments,
PDF format
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| February 8 |
Taxation, Testimony of Janet T. Turner, CTC, before Georgia Subcommittee on Taxation,
PDF format
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| January 18 |
Junk Fax Regulations, ASTA Comments on FCC's Proposed,
PDF format
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| January 12 |
Junk Fax Regulations, ASTA Comments on Petition for Declaratory Ruling on FCC's Proposed,
PDF format
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