Daily News Brief - June 23, 2020 - Global Business Travel Association

Do U.S. Airlines Have a Legal Right to Bar Passengers Who Don’t Wear Masks?

Thus far, the U.S. federal government has shown no interest in requiring airline passengers to wear masks to prevent the spread of Covid-19. So many carriers, including American Airlines, United Airlines, and Delta Air Lines, are doing it for them, going so far as to threaten to put non-compliers on their “do-not-fly” lists. Continue Reading >>

COVID-19 Update

Coronavirus Live (ALJAZEERA)

Tokyo Lifts All Coronavirus Restrictions on Businesses (KYODO NEWS)

Coronavirus Cases Soar in Big Countries, Especially Brazil, WHO Says (REUTERS)

Russia’s Coronavirus Case tally Approaches 600,000 (REUTERS)

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GBTA Canada Town Hall
The Current State of Canadian Travel Sectors: Air, Hotel, Car Rental, TMC

Tomorrow, June 24 – 2:00pm EST

Join us for tomorrow’s virtual town hall as we explore how the Canadian travel supply chain is managing in this crisis, what are the government relief measure updates per sector, what standards are being enacted for health/safety and cleanliness and what the Canadian return to travel looks like in the short term to long term.

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