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

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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US Airlines Beat Q2 2026 Expectations as Delta's Premium Cabins Outsell Economy and Fuel Costs Pass Into Fares
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US Airlines Beat Q2 2026 Expectations as Delta's Premium Cabins Outsel..

Delta, United, American and Southwest all beat Wall Street's Q2 2026 estimates despite fuel bills up as much a..

Hilton Lifts 2026 RevPAR Outlook After 3.9% Q2 Gain as World Cup Fills North American Hotels
Hotels & Hospitality

Hilton Lifts 2026 RevPAR Outlook After 3.9% Q2 Gain as World Cup Fills..

Hilton posted 3.9% systemwide RevPAR growth in Q2 2026 and raised full-year guidance to 3-3.5%, citing World C..

Legend of the Seas Debuts as Royal Caribbean Beats Q2 and Raises 2026 Guidance
Cruise

Legend of the Seas Debuts as Royal Caribbean Beats Q2 and Raises 2026..

Royal Caribbean's Legend of the Seas, the third Icon-class ship and now the world's largest, carried its first..

Etihad Signs Three African Airline Partnerships in July Push
Aviation

Etihad Signs Three African Airline Partnerships in July Push

Etihad Airways signed three African partnership agreements in July 2026, including an interline with Nigeria's..

World Cup 2026 Tourism Scorecard: Record Crowds, Uneven Hotel Dividend for Host Cities
Tourism

World Cup 2026 Tourism Scorecard: Record Crowds, Uneven Hotel Dividend..

Spain's 19 July win at MetLife Stadium closed the biggest World Cup ever, with 6.81 million fans across 104 ma..

Cruise Orderbook at Midsummer: Explora III Delivered as Five More Ships Race for Q4 Debuts
Cruise

Cruise Orderbook at Midsummer: Explora III Delivered as Five More Ship..

Fincantieri handed over the 922-guest Explora III on 23 July, leaving five new cruise ships still to debut in..

Starlink Airline Wi-Fi: How LEO Satellites Are Rewiring Inflight Internet in 2026
Travel Technology

Starlink Airline Wi-Fi: How LEO Satellites Are Rewiring Inflight Inter..

Starlink is now flying on more than a dozen airlines, from United and Qatar Airways to airBaltic and Emirates...

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