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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

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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Where to Travel in Autumn 2026: Nine Destinations for Weather, Value and Fewer Crowds
Destinations

Where to Travel in Autumn 2026: Nine Destinations for Weather, Value a..

Autumn 2026 is the year's best value window, with US fares 25-40% below August peaks and Europe deeper still...

First-Time Cruise Guide: Choosing a Ship, Decoding Cabins and Dodging the Hidden Costs
Cruise

First-Time Cruise Guide: Choosing a Ship, Decoding Cabins and Dodging..

A record 38.3 million people will cruise in 2026, and nearly a third are first-timers. Here is how to choose a..

How Cruise Lines Make Money: The Real Economics Behind Cheap Fares, Casinos and Private Islands
Cruise

How Cruise Lines Make Money: The Real Economics Behind Cheap Fares, Ca..

Cruise lines earn roughly two-thirds of revenue from tickets and a third from high-margin onboard spending. He..

Europe's River Cruise Boom: How to Choose Between the Rhine, Danube, Douro and Seine
Cruise

Europe's River Cruise Boom: How to Choose Between the Rhine, Danube, D..

European river cruising carried a record 1.49 million passengers in 2024 and keeps growing. This guide compare..

The Megaship Race: Why Cruise Lines Keep Building the World's Biggest Ships
Cruise

The Megaship Race: Why Cruise Lines Keep Building the World's Biggest..

Royal Caribbean's Legend of the Seas has pushed the cruise industry into the 250,000-gross-ton era. Inside the..

AI Trip Planning in 2026: What the Tools Actually Get Right — and Where They Still Fail
Travel Technology

AI Trip Planning in 2026: What the Tools Actually Get Right — and Wher..

AI assistants now draft itineraries, search fares conversationally and rebook disrupted flights, yet only 13%..

Face-First Flying: Biometric Boarding Hits Critical Mass in 2026
Travel Technology

Face-First Flying: Biometric Boarding Hits Critical Mass in 2026

Half of air travellers now use facial recognition somewhere in their journey. With TSA Touchless ID at 65 US a..

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