US Travel Group Urges Congress to Reopen Government to Prevent Thanksgiving Travel Crisis

The U.S. Travel Association, along with hundreds of tourism companies, is urging Congress to reopen the federal government, warning of potential travel chaos for the Thanksgiving holiday at the end of the month. The federal government shutdown, now in its sixth week since Oct. 1, has left air traffic controllers working without pay, leading to staffing shortages that have caused flight delays and cancellations across airports nationwide. In a letter to Congressional leaders on Nov. 3, the U.S. Travel Association urged Congress to immediately pass a “clean continuing resolution,” which would temporarily fund the government at existing funding levels, to reopen the government before the Thanksgiving holiday on Nov. 27, which is one of the year’s busiest travel weeks....