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A new bill in Congress would make it easier for condominium owners to afford special assessments for vital structural and safety repairs in their buildings. Triggered by the tragic collapse of the Champlain Towers South condo in Surfside, the bill, sponsored by U.S. Reps. Debbie Wasserman Shultz and Charlie Crist, would allow owners to obtain low-interest loans to fund repairs through two programs guaranteed by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

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Coronavirus recovery thus far has been uneven, Kerby said, and for the travel industry, "the pandemic remains akin to a Category 5 hurricane." While there are "some green shoots" for travel agencies, they are largely in the same place they were last spring, he said. The State Department and the CDC have warnings in place for most international destinations, and while the CDC has released new mask guidance, the CDC's Conditional Sailing Order remains in effect, he said. He cited three statistics: 82%, the average revenue decline agencies experienced in 2020; 62%, the number of travel advisor j...

ASTA Puts Together Toolkit for National Travel Advisor Day Photo: ASTA. The American Society of Travel Advisors (ASTA) had put together a variety of resources in honor of National Travel Advisor Day. The first is a “Letter to the Editor” template that is fully customizable. It allows advisors to remind their local newspaper or network the value of booking with a travel advisor, now more than ever, and the impact the coronavirus had on the industry. Through the advocacy portal, advisors simply enter their name, address, and zip code in the template, and add a personal story if they wish, s...

"The COVID-19 pandemic has irreversibly changed the environment that SAFE, donors, and other media support organizations operate in." To cope with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Securing Access to Free Expression (SAFE) initiative conducted an in-depth risk assessment to explore the pandemic's potential impact on SAFE, civil society group