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Today we encourage EVERYONE to take just a couple of minutes to voice their opinion and support the efforts of ASTA to protect advisors' income: Tell DOT – Advisors Shouldn’t Have to Pay Refunds for Airline Cancellations. HURRY! The deadline is November 21st:

Tell DOT – Advisors Shouldn’t Have to Pay Refunds for Airline Cancellations In August, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) published a proposed rule on airline ticket refunds and consumer protections. While ASTA supports many provisions of the proposal, we are concerned with language that would, in some cases, force...

I just want to update you on the latest call to action from ASTA, Eben & our advocacy team.

As you know, on January 12 the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued an order requiring proof of a negative COVID-19 test or documentation of having recovered from COVID-19 for all air passengers arriving from a foreign country, including U.S. citizens. The order, which goes into effect on January 26, obviously creates a number of challenges, ranging from making sure clients can get test results in-destination without disrupting their return trip to the implications of a positive test (or a false positive) while abroad to a general chilling effect on future bookings.

ASTA has called on the CDC to make several common-sense changes to the order, but we need your help to apply pressure and get it changed or delayed. While Congress doesn’t have direct control over this issue and is preparing for another round of relief legislation, it is the place where constituent go when they are having an issue with a federal agency.

We need your help, and the help of everyone in your network to contact their Senators and Members of Congress. The grassroots advocacy link can be found here:

https://www.asta.org/Government/Advocacy.cfm?navItemNumber=11180

Our Advocacy Team also has a members-only webinar on the CDC rulings scheduled for today at 1pm eastern – it will be recorded for later viewing:

https://www.asta.org/Events/WebinarList.cfm?navItemNumber=11329

For those on the committee for whom we’ve scheduled webinars or town halls, I will incorporate a brief on this into our future PPTs for your network.

As always, thanks for all you do!

Warm regards,
Bob

Bob Duglin
Vice President, International Membership & Host Agencies
Managing Director, ASTA Small Business Network
American Society of Travel Advisors (ASTA)
675 N Washington St, Ste 490, Alexandria, VA 22314
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