Consumer Travel Alliance Company Profile
The Consumer Travel Alliance (CTA) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that works to provide consumers an articulate and reasoned voice in decisions that affect travel consumers across all of travel’s spectrum. CTA’s staff gathers facts, analyzes issues, and disseminates that information to the public, the travel industry, regulators and policy makers. CTA was founded by longtime travel journalists Charles Leocha, former MSNBC travel guru and host of the popular Travel Tips radio program, and Christopher Elliott, ombudsman for National Geographic Traveler and author of travel columns for Tribune Syndicates, MSNBC.com and the Washington Post syndicate.
News from Consumer Travel Alliance:
Nine of Nation’s Largest Consumer and Travel Orgs Urge OMB to Release Rule Protecting Travelers from Hidden Airline Fees
Long-Delayed DOT Rule Has Now Taken More Than 880 Days to Reach Public WASHINGTON, Sept. 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Nine of the nation's largest consumer and travel organizations today sent an unprecedented joint letter to the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) urging the agency to complete work on and release a long-delayed airline passenger […]
Consumer Travel Alliance Issues Statement Reacting to Ruling in American Airlines/Travelport Litigation
Group Says American "Appears to Have No Idea Why We Fly," Urges Airline to End Strong-Arm Tactics, Abandon "Anti-Consumer" Direct Connect Program WASHINGTON, Dec. 21, 2010 — The Consumer Travel Alliance (CTA), a non-profit organization promoting consumer interests on travel policy issues, issued the following statement on the ruling by a judge today regarding a […]
National Consumer and Travel Organizations Praise President Obama and Transportation Secretary LaHood for Leadership on Hidden Airline Fees
Groups Urge White House to Take Swift Action on Proposed Rule Making All Ancillary Fees Visible to Consumers WASHINGTON, Dec. 15, 2010 — The Consumer Travel Alliance (CTA), Business Travel Coalition (BTC) and American Society of Travel Agents (ASTA) today sent a letter to President Barack Obama praising his leadership, and that of Transportation Secretary […]
Surprise Holiday Travel Costs Show Why Americans Are Not Giving Thanks for Hidden Airline Fees
Americans Will Pay the Equivalent of 12 Million Turkeys in Hidden Airline Fees While Traveling Over Thanksgiving, Says National Consumer Group WASHINGTON, Nov. 22, 2010 — It's time to talk turkey about hidden airline fees, says the Consumer Travel Alliance (CTA), a non-profit organization promoting consumer interests on travel policy issues. The CTA today released […]
More Than 50,000 Travelers Tell the U.S. Department of Transportation They Are 'Mad As Hell!' About Hidden Airline Fees
Consumer and Travel Groups Deliver Petition Signatures to DOT on "Mad As Hell Day!" in Support of Secretary LaHood's Efforts to Require Airline Fee Transparency WASHINGTON, Sept. 23, 2010 — The Consumer Travel Alliance (CTA), Business Travel Coalition (BTC) and American Society of Travel Agents (ASTA) today submitted signatures from more than 50,000 travelers on […]
Consumer Groups Meet With U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood to Push for Full Transparency of Airline Fees
Groups Praise LaHood for Leadership on Passenger Protections, Deliver Letter in Support of DOT Efforts to Require Airline Fee Transparency WASHINGTON, Sept. 21, 2010 — Consumer and travel groups including the Consumer Travel Alliance, the National Consumers League, and the Business Travel Coalition met with U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood yesterday to offer their […]
Consumer Travel Alliance Analysis Finds Major U.S. Airlines Not Disclosing Most Fees on Websites
Typical WAS-MCO Traveler Must Check Seven Airline Websites, Visit 47 Web Pages, Scan 11,000 Words to Find Baggage Fees Alone WASHINGTON, Sept. 20, 2010 — The Consumer Travel Alliance (CTA), a non-profit organization promoting consumer interests on travel policy issues, today released an analysis showing that major U.S. airlines are not disclosing the vast majority […]
New Survey Shows Consumers 'Mad As Hell' About Hidden Airline Fees: Two-Thirds Say They Have Been Surprised by Additional Fees at the Airport
Consumer and Travel Groups Launch MadAsHellAboutHiddenFees.com, Announce "Mad As Hell Day!" on September 23rd to Give Travelers a Voice on Hidden Fees WASHINGTON, Sept. 7, 2010 — The Consumer Travel Alliance (CTA), Business Travel Coalition (BTC) and American Society of Travel Agents (ASTA) today released the results of an online survey of 1,396 travelers showing […]
Consumer Travel Alliance Analysis Finds Hidden Fees Can Increase Cost of Typical Airline Ticket by More than 50%
Two-Bag Traveler with Extra Legroom Would Pay Average of 54% More in Hidden Fees on Popular Routes Examined, Comparable One-Bag Traveler Would Pay 26% More; CTA Urges Congress, U.S. Dept. of Transportation to Mandate Full Disclosure of Airlines' Ancillary Fees Through All Distribution Channels WASHINGTON, July 13, 2010 — The Consumer Travel Alliance, a non-profit […]
