Bedbugs Response Lacking From Travel Industry

With tons of reports on bedbugs, I was wondering where the response was from the Travel Industry.

Most reports on bedbugs say that the little blood-suckers are master travelers; hitchhiking on suitcases and clothing. While there are new local laws being put into place governing apartment buildings and resold mattresses, I haven't seen one article on the response by the airlines or hotels, where it seems bedbugs are transferred from one person to another and from city to city.

Logic would dictate that the airlines need to constantly check their planes, lounges and terminals for bedbugs. They should also utilize early detection units such as Catchmaster BBEDS to help prevent infestations. The same goes for hotels; even more so with the fact that they are called "bedbugs" after all.

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