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Singapore Airlines ANA Joint Venture Wins Final ACCC Approval for Australia–Japan Flights

Singapore Airlines ANA Joint Venture Wins Final ACCC Approval for Australia–Japan Flights

Australia's competition regulator has granted final authorisation for the Singapore Airlines ANA joint venture until 10 September 2031, allo...
Japan tourist tax 2026: what the new departure, hotel and Mount Fuji fees add up to

Japan tourist tax 2026: what the new departure, hotel and Mount Fuji fees add up to

Japan's record tourism boom has brought a wave of new and higher visitor charges in 2026: a tripled ¥3,000 departure tax, Kyoto's ¥200–¥10,0...
Greenland cruise fjord restrictions: ships asked to avoid key fjords

Greenland cruise fjord restrictions: ships asked to avoid key fjords

Naalakkersuisut, Greenland's government, is asking cruise ships to avoid or limit sailings in selected fjord areas after residents complaine...
Ithaca, Greece: Odyssey Movie Boom — But Nolan Filmed Elsewhere

Ithaca, Greece: Odyssey Movie Boom — But Nolan Filmed Elsewhere

Christopher Nolan's billion-dollar epic has put Ithaca, Greece on travel wish lists — even though no scene was shot there. Locals expect the...
Sargassum Caribbean 2026: Record Seaweed, 40% Hotel Discounts

Sargassum Caribbean 2026: Record Seaweed, 40% Hotel Discounts

USF satellites tracked 27 million metric tons of sargassum in July as Quintana Roo cleanup crews broke annual records. Here is where beaches...
Ritz-Carlton Reserve Shanghai to become brand's first urban hotel in 2030

Ritz-Carlton Reserve Shanghai to become brand's first urban hotel in 2030

Marriott will open the first-ever urban Ritz-Carlton Reserve in Shanghai in 2030, a 110-room hotel inside a 480-metre North Bund tower, as U...
Travel Company Goes Bust: How to Get Your Refund in 2026

Travel Company Goes Bust: How to Get Your Refund in 2026

Golf Villa Rentals is the latest UK operator to cease trading in a wave of 2026 travel company failures. Here is exactly how to get your mon...
Seychelles, Kenya Airways Pitch Safari-Beach Trips to US

Seychelles, Kenya Airways Pitch Safari-Beach Trips to US

Tourism Seychelles and Kenya Airways are jointly marketing twin-centre safari and beach holidays to North America, built around the carrier'...