Overview

• The U.S. Travel Association urged Congress to avert a shutdown, calling it a wholly preventable blow to a $1.3 trillion sector and citing losses of about $1 billion per week.
• Tourism Economics projects weekly losses driven by disruptions to air and rail service and closures of national parks and museums.
• Essential FAA and TSA staff would work without pay, raising risks of absenteeism and delays, and the FAA Aircraft Registry would close, echoing 2013 delays of more than 150 aircraft deliveries valued at $1.9 billion.
• An Ipsos survey finds 86% expect air travel to be inconvenienced and 60% say they would cancel or avoid flights during a shutdown.
• Funding expires Sept. 30, prediction markets place shutdown odds near two-thirds, and negotiations have faltered as Senate Democrats blocked a Republican bill and President Trump canceled a meeting with Democratic leaders.