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IATA Explained: The Role of International Air Transport Association in the Aviation Industry

AltexSoft Travel

In 2016, the McLaughlin-Sherouse List was published, which ranked all industries in the US according to RegData’s Industry Regulation Index showing the most regulated ones. So, let’s talk about IATA – one of the main regulators of the aviation industry. Source: Fine Art America. What is IATA? IATA’s mission and main purposes.

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IHG’s Kenneth Macpherson Offers a Positive Outlook

Business Traveler USA

BT: When do you think business travel will return, and is there anything a hotel company can do to encourage it? I think the primary driver at the moment [that is restricting travel] is all the regulations put in place with the great intention of governments’ care for public health. MACPHERSON: Firstly, I am optimistic.