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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

Travel Technology

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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Thailand Tightens Its Visa-Free Welcome Back to 30 Days
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Thailand Tightens Its Visa-Free Welcome Back to 30 Days

Thailand's cabinet has approved scrapping its generous 60-day visa-exempt stay, returning most visitors to 30..

Japan Quintuples Its Visa Fees From July 2026
Destinations

Japan Quintuples Its Visa Fees From July 2026

Japan is raising its single-entry visa fee fivefold — from ¥3,000 to ¥15,000 — from 1 July 2026, with multiple..

Travel DMC Group Expands into Indonesia with New Bali Office
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Travel DMC Group Expands into Indonesia with New Bali Office

Travel DMC Group has opened a new Bali office — PT Travel DMC Indonesia — extending its Southeast Asia operati..

Emirates Launches World-First Conflict-Inclusive Travel Insurance
Aviation

Emirates Launches World-First Conflict-Inclusive Travel Insurance

Emirates has unveiled Comprehensive Travel Cover, a world-first package that adds conflict-related protection,..

Global Tourism on Track for a Record 1.58 Billion Arrivals in 2026
Tourism

Global Tourism on Track for a Record 1.58 Billion Arrivals in 2026

International arrivals are heading for a record 1.58 billion in 2026 as Europe leads and emerging destinations..

Thailand's Tourism Boom: 7.49 Million Visitors Power a Record Start to 2026
Destinations

Thailand's Tourism Boom: 7.49 Million Visitors Power a Record Start to..

Thailand welcomed more than 13.4 million foreign visitors by late May 2026, generating around 654 billion baht..

Why Your 2026 Airfare Costs More: Jet Fuel Bites Back
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Why Your 2026 Airfare Costs More: Jet Fuel Bites Back

Surging jet-fuel prices are the defining cost pressure for airlines in 2026, pushing long-haul fares higher ev..

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