EU Carbon Tax Scheme Riles Up U.S. Airlines

Tensions are continuing to escalate between the European Union and countries around the globe as the EU maintains its implementation of the Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS), which went into effect for airlines on January 1 of this year.

U.S. airlines, however, along with their counterparts in nations such as China and Russia, have balked at being forced to pay millions of dollars in fees based on how many tons of carbon dioxide their aircraft emit and have threatened to retaliate.

Staff Serve as Invisible Glue That Keeps Hotels Together

From heads of state to globetrotting tourists, visitors to Washington have come to expect an experience worthy of the nation's capital.

A peak behind the scenes at some of D.C.'s premier hotels reveals a quiet cadre of dedicated service professionals working hard to ensure that the city's guests are well looked after.