Edinburgh is set to become the first city in Scotland to introduce a tourist tax after Scottish government granted powers to local authorities to introduce visitor charges.
10.09.2024 - 20:05 / travelpulse.com / Pete Buttigieg / North America / Rich Thomaselli
One of the nation’s biggest airports is about to get a boost from the United States government.
Los Angeles International Airport, more commonly known as LAX, will receive almost $40 million in federal funding.
Most of the money will go toward noise mitigation efforts for about 400 homes surrounding the airport.
The funding will also go toward infrastructure and electric buses at the airport.
The hope is that the various projects will be completed in time for the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. The funding is needed to help the airport stay in compliance with Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) requirements.
The grant is part of a more significant $2 billion funding effort to benefit hundreds of airports.
"The Biden-Harris Administration is funding projects across the country that are making airports safer and more efficient for the passengers who travel through them and for the airport and airline employees who work tirelessly behind the scenes to make these complex systems run as smoothly as possible," Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg said in a statement. "The grants we're announcing today will improve airfield operations for dozens of airports and help ensure the U.S. retains its global leadership in aviation."
The grants are part of the DOT’s Airport Improvement Program. The funds support things such as sustainability improvements and airport noise reduction.
"Today, we invest in our future-enhancing safety, improving sustainability and ensuring our infrastructure meets the needs of the traveling public," FAA Associate Administrator for Airports Shannetta R. Griffin said in a statement. "This funding helps ensure traveler safety, reduces the environmental impacts on communities and builds more resilient airports nationally."
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Edinburgh is set to become the first city in Scotland to introduce a tourist tax after Scottish government granted powers to local authorities to introduce visitor charges.
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Edinburgh is set to become the first city in Scotland to introduce a tourist tax after Scottish government granted powers to local authorities to introduce visitor charges.