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Airbnb will be introducing a new cancellation policy on June 6 for weather-related events and government travel restrictions.

More than four years after Airbnb pledged to verify all of its listings, the company said Monday it will soon have nearly 1.5 million verified listings, and that badges will be pinned to listings that have completed the process.

Vrbo wants to protect consumers better by levying penalties on hosts who cancel reservations and raising eligibility standards for “premier hosts.”

The U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said it screened 2.56 million air passengers on Sunday, the highest number since December 2019 and the busiest day since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

U.S. Senate Commerce Committee chair Maria Cantwell on Wednesday said the panel intended to hold hearings after Southwest Airlines’ recent meltdown that led to nearly 16,000 flight cancellations in the week ending Dec. 29.

Airlines canceled more than 2,000 U.S. flights, disrupting holiday travel for thousands, as a powerful winter storm hit the United States.

Expedia Group’s vacation rental brand Vrbo for the first time reversed its traditional guest refund policy, and is mandating that hosts refund guests in Maui.

A string of Greyhound bus cancellations left dozens of travelers stranded at a truck stop in Boise, Idaho, local news outlet KTVB first reported. 

Travel over the Thanksgiving holiday period was robust, and predictions are for similarly strong demand for air travel during the period between Christmas and New Year’s. For most airlines, that’s good news. For American, however, it’s a potential nightmare.

This April was a good month for airlines and travelers alike. The latest numbers from the Department of Transportation show airlines canceled just one percent of flights for the month, down from 2.8 percent in March. That also beats the airline cancellation rate from April 2017, which was 1.6 percent.

Flight delays and cancellations are unfortunate inevitabilities, especially in summer, when more people are flying and severe weather tends to occur more frequently.

More than 2,000 flights were delayed in the United States on Tuesday and nearly half as many canceled as airports across the country continued to deal with weather-related issues ahead of the July 4 holiday weekend.

The Transportation Security Administration made history ahead of the July 4 holiday weekend, screening the most passengers ever in a single day in the agency’s history.

Travelers dealt with another weekend of flight woes as storms slammed the East Coast, canceling and delaying thousands of departures — and the issues were far from over on Monday.

United CEO Scott Kirby is blaming the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for the massive amount of cancellations and delays that thwarted air travel this week.