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February 16, 2026

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Global Companies Hunt Better Remedies for Immigration Headaches
SOURCE: BTN EUROPE, GBTA FEATURED, 2/13

Travel programmes are facing increasingly complex and mutable immigration requirements, and travel buyers and security advisors are warning that companies not taking measures to address them could face dire consequences.

"Policies keep changing, and enforcement keeps changing. It's becoming increasingly political, and travellers are being denied boarding—or [getting] detained." That’s the word from veteran travel manager Steve Sitto, who today works for a global pharmaceutical firm that supports hundreds of employees travelling daily for their work.

 
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AVIATION

TSA Workers to Work Without Pay During New Partial Government Shutdown (TRAVEL PULSE, 2/14)

Forget JFK: This US Airport Now Has the Most Routes to Europe in 2026 (SIMPLE FLYING, 2/15)

Complete List of UAE’s Emirates, Etihad, Air Arabia, flydubai Flight Launches in 2026 (GULF NEWS, 2/16)

Air Traffic Grows Steadily at Hong Kong International Airport (ARGS, 2/16)

GROUND TRANSPORTATION

Amtrak Unveils Airo, Its Most Ambitious Train Overhaul in Decades (USA TODAY, 2/13)

Final Rentals Founder Returns Home for Expansion (AUTO RENTAL NEWS, 2/16)

HOSPITALITY

From Global Connections to Domestic Realities: Navigating the USA's Evolving Hotel Landscape (HOSPITALITY NET, 2/16)

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OTHER SECTORS

Labor Union Says Trump's Immigration Policies Are Hurting Hotels, Terrifying Workers (TRAVEL WEEKLY, 2/13)

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