Airlines, Hotels, Auto Rentals Severing NRA Ties

A growing number of travel companies are severing ties with the National Rifle Association (NRA), after a devastating shooting at a Florida high school left 17 dead earlier this month.

Airlines

United Airlines and Delta Air Lines have both announced they are terminating NRA discounts.

Early Saturday morning, Delta tweeted that it was ending a contract with the NRA that provides discounted rates through the group travel program. Delta also said it was asking the NRA to remove all information about the airline from its site.

Delta is reaching out to the NRA to let them know we will be ending their contract for discounted rates through our group travel program. We will be requesting that the NRA remove our information from their website.

— Delta (@Delta) February 24, 2018

Similarly, shortly thereafter, United sent its own tweet with essentially the same message.

“United is notifying the NRA that we will no longer offer a discounted rate to their annual meeting and we are asking that the NRA remove our information from their website.”

United is notifying the NRA that we will no longer offer a discounted rate to their annual meeting and we are asking that the NRA remove our information from their website.

— United Airlines (@united) February 24, 2018

Hotels

Hoteliers are also eliminating partnerships with the NRA.

As far back as Monday, Best Western Hotels & Resorts had announced that it does not have an affiliation with nor is it a corporate partner of the NRA.

Best Western® Hotels & Resorts does not have an affiliation with and is not a corporate partner of the National Rifle Association.

— Best Western (@BestWestern) February 20, 2018

On Thursday, Wyndham tweeted the end of its affiliation with the membership association.

Hello. Please know, Wyndham is no longer affiliated with the NRA.

— Wyndham Rewards (@WyndhamRewards) February 23, 2018

Auto Rental Companies

On Thursday, Enterprise Holdings announced that effective March 26, all three of its brands (Enterprise, Alamo and National) would be ending discounts for NRA members.

Thank you for contacting us! All three of our brands have ended the discount for NRA members. This change will be effective March 26. Thank you again for reaching out. Kind regards, Michael

— EnterpriseRentACar (@enterprisecares) February 23, 2018

On Friday, The Hertz Corporation and Budget Car Rental followed Enterprise with similar announcements

We have notified the NRA that we are ending the NRA’s rental car discount program with Hertz.

— Hertz (@Hertz) February 23, 2018

Hello!Thanks for reaching out. Effective March 26, we will no longer provide the NRA member discount. ~RG

— Budget Car Rental (@Budget) February 24, 2018

While some travel industry companies are ending their affiliation with the NRA, others are reaching out directly to the family members of the Parkland victims. JetBlue, for example, is offering free tickets to Fort Lauderdale for family members of the victims.

Note: This list was accurate as of press time but will continue to be updated. If a hospitality company is missing, please email editorial@travelpulse.com.