Travel Market News Desk

Travel Industry News & Analysis

The Travel Market News Desk is the editorial team behind Travel Market News. We cover the business of travel — aviation, hospitality, tourism, destinations and the technology reshaping how the world moves — turning a fast-moving market into clear, useful intelligence for the professionals who build it. Our reporting is independent, fact-checked and global in outlook.

Hotels & Hospitality

Radisson Launches Long Stays Programme as Extended-Stay Race Heats Up

04 Aug 2026

Radisson Hotel Group has launched Long Stays by Radisson Hotels, a global extended-stay programme with tiered length-of-stay pricing and GDS...

Cruise

Alaska's Glacier Cruises Face a Shrinking Window as the Ice Retreats

04 Aug 2026

Alaska drew about 1.7 million cruise passengers in 2025, most booked to see tidewater glaciers that new satellite data shows are melting fas...

Aviation

Emirates Dangles AED 1.18 Million Tax-Free Package in Global Hunt for Direct-Entry Captains

04 Aug 2026

Emirates is recruiting direct-entry captains on a package reported at up to AED 1.18 million (US$320,000) a year, tax-free, with roadshows i...

Tourism

India's Travel and Tourism Economy Hits Record $263.6 Billion, WTTC Says — But Inbound Still Lags

04 Aug 2026

WTTC's Economic Impact Research puts India's travel and tourism economy at a record $263.6 billion in 2025 — 6.6% of GDP and 46.2 million jo...

Hotels & Hospitality

Airbnb Signs Lark Hotels Deal, Adding 75-Plus Boutique Properties in Hotels Push

04 Aug 2026

Airbnb has signed a distribution agreement with Lark Hotels that brings more than 75 US boutique properties onto its platform — the clearest...

Business & Markets

Lufthansa Cuts 2026 Profit Outlook as Fuel Bill Surges and Middle East Crisis Drags on Earnings

04 Aug 2026

Lufthansa Group now expects 2026 adjusted EBIT of €1.7–2.2bn, retreating from earlier guidance, after kerosene prices jumped 60% and the Mid...