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Willie Walsh Takes Charge at IndiGo: Why India's Biggest Airline Hired a Global Heavyweight
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Willie Walsh Takes Charge at IndiGo: Why India's Biggest Airline Hired..

Boeing 737 MAX 7 Wins FAA Certification After Eight-Year Wait
Aviation

Boeing 737 MAX 7 Wins FAA Certification After Eight-Year Wait

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Hotel Wi-Fi Security Warning: Microsoft Says Russian Hackers Are Hijac..

Microsoft Threat Intelligence says a Russian state-linked group hijacked hotel and conference Wi-Fi portals to steal Microsoft 365 logins and plant surveillance malware on travelle..

Business Travel Spending to Hit Record $1.71 Trillion in 2026, GBTA Says — but $2 Trillion Slips to 2030
Business & Markets

Business Travel Spending to Hit Record $1.71 Trillion in 2026, GBTA Sa..

GBTA's 2026 Business Travel Index forecasts record global spending of $1.71 trillion, up 7.2% — yet trips will grow just 1.3%. Rising airfares and hotel rates, not more travellers, are driving the top line, and the $2 trillion milestone has..

Air India Flight From Phuket Hits Severe Turbulence Before Delhi Landing; At Least 12 Injured

Air India Flight From Phuket Hits Severe Turbulenc..

Air India flight AI2379 from Phuket to Delhi dropped roughly 300 feet in a sudden turbulence event on 4 August, injuring..

JetBlue's BlueFirst First Class Lands With a Basic-Fare Twist
Aviation

JetBlue's BlueFirst First Class Lands With a Basic-Fare Twist

Europe's Tourist Rules, Fees and Bans in 2026: The Complete City-by-City List
Tourism

Europe's Tourist Rules, Fees and Bans in 2026: The Complete City-by-Ci..

Tourism

Visit Malaysia 2026 at Mid-Year: 43 Million Target Still in Reach, but..

Malaysia logged 21.12 million international arrivals in the first half of 2026, up 2.5% year on year, keeping Visit Malaysia 2026's 43 million visitor target within arithmetic reac..

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Qatar Airways Expands to 160 Destinations for the Summer 2026 Boom
Aviation

Qatar Airways Expands to 160 Destinations for the Summer 2026 Boom

Qatar Airways is scaling its network to around 160 destinations for summer 2026, resuming routes such as Kuwai..

Emirates SkyCargo Grows Its Freighter Fleet as Air-Cargo Demand Holds Firm
Aviation

Emirates SkyCargo Grows Its Freighter Fleet as Air-Cargo Demand Holds..

Emirates SkyCargo has taken four new Boeing 777 Freighters since March and expects six more before year-end, e..

The FIFA World Cup 2026 Travel Shockwave: 6.5 Million Fans on the Move
Tourism

The FIFA World Cup 2026 Travel Shockwave: 6.5 Million Fans on the Move

The 2026 World Cup across the US, Canada and Mexico is reshaping summer travel — with 6.5 million attendees ex..

Europe's Overtourism Backlash Hardens: Protests Spread and Barcelona Doubles Its Tourist Tax
Tourism

Europe's Overtourism Backlash Hardens: Protests Spread and Barcelona D..

Coordinated anti-tourism protests swept southern Europe in June 2026 as Barcelona doubled its tourist tax to o..

International Tourism Keeps Growing in Early 2026 — But the Pace Is Cooling
Tourism

International Tourism Keeps Growing in Early 2026 — But the Pace Is Co..

UN Tourism data shows international arrivals rose 2% in the first quarter of 2026 to around 307 million trips,..

Travel & Tourism to Hit $12 Trillion and Support 376 Million Jobs in 2026
Business & Markets

Travel & Tourism to Hit $12 Trillion and Support 376 Million Jobs in 2..

The WTTC projects travel and tourism will contribute $12 trillion to the global economy in 2026 — nearly 10% o..

Passport-Free Travel Inches Closer as Digital Credentials Go Mainstream
Tourism

Passport-Free Travel Inches Closer as Digital Credentials Go Mainstrea..

ICAO's Digital Travel Credentials and a wave of biometric eGates are pushing airports toward passport-free jou..

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