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.

Aviation

Farnborough 2026 Wrap: SMBC's 200-Jet Order Carries a Cautious Show as Boeing Edges Airbus

29 Jul 2026

Farnborough 2026 closed with 327 firm Airbus and Boeing orders, dominated by SMBC Aviation Capital's 200-jet split deal. Boeing edged Airbus...

Aviation

IATA Names WEF's Saadia Zahidi as Director General in Historic Break With Tradition

29 Jul 2026

IATA has appointed World Economic Forum managing director Saadia Zahidi as its ninth director general from 1 November 2026, the first woman...

Travel Technology

How Airlines Use AI to Set Fares: From 26 Buckets to Continuous Pricing

09 Jul 2026

AI-driven dynamic pricing is replacing the airline industry's decades-old 26-bucket fare system. Here is how continuous pricing works, what...

Travel Technology

eSIM for International Travel: How It Works, What It Costs and the Pitfalls to Avoid

09 Jul 2026

Travel eSIMs now undercut carrier roaming passes by a wide margin, with data from about $2 per GB versus $12-a-day passes. Here is how to se...

Travel Technology

How Online Travel Agencies Work: Two Giants, One Commission Machine and Five Prices for the Same Room

09 Jul 2026

Booking Holdings and Expedia Group sold over $300 billion of travel in 2025. Here is how OTA commission and merchant models actually work, h...

Travel Technology

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

09 Jul 2026

Half of air travellers now use facial recognition somewhere in their journey. With TSA Touchless ID at 65 US airports, the EU's EES fully li...