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Saipan Visa-Free Entry for Chinese Visitors Suspended as US Halts EVS-TAP

Saipan Visa-Free Entry for Chinese Visitors Suspended as US Halts EVS-TAP

DHS suspended EVS-TAP, the visa-free route for Chinese visitors to the Northern Mariana Islands, from 30 October and revoked existing approv...
Thailand Hotel Closures Rise 42% in 2026 as Foreign Arrivals Fall 4.4%

Thailand Hotel Closures Rise 42% in 2026 as Foreign Arrivals Fall 4.4%

KResearch counts 148 Thai hotel and accommodation businesses registering closure in January to September 2026, up 42%, as room supply outpac...
Colombian Visits to the US Hit Highest Jan–Sep Total, Overtaking Italy

Colombian Visits to the US Hit Highest Jan–Sep Total, Overtaking Italy

Colombian arrivals in the US rose 14.1 per cent to 851,667 in January–September 2026, the highest for that period since NTTO's series began...
Icelandair Seeks 78 Miami–Caracas Charters as Avior Eyes Miami Return

Icelandair Seeks 78 Miami–Caracas Charters as Avior Eyes Miami Return

Icelandair has applied for 78 Miami–Caracas charters and a US carrier seeks to fly Miami–Barcelona for Avior, DOT records show. Both are pen...
Japan Winter Schedule: Narita Set for Record as Its China Flights Fall 34%

Japan Winter Schedule: Narita Set for Record as Its China Flights Fall 34%

Narita plans a record 4,051 international movements a week this winter as its China flights fall 34%; Chubu's mainland China flights are abo...
China Airlines Flies Taipei-Rome Over Russia, Flight Tracking Shows

China Airlines Flies Taipei-Rome Over Russia, Flight Tracking Shows

FlightAware data show China Airlines' CI75 to Rome crossed Russia on 24–25 October, reportedly a first for a Taiwanese airliner since 2022....
UK–Gulf Flights Still Down a Fifth as UAE Services Lose Punctuality

UK–Gulf Flights Still Down a Fifth as UAE Services Lose Punctuality

UK–Gulf passenger traffic was still 20.6% below 2025 in August, CAA data show, and UAE flights went from among the most punctual major marke...
Riyadh Airport Reopens to Saudi Airlines as Riyadh Air Flies From Al Qassim

Riyadh Airport Reopens to Saudi Airlines as Riyadh Air Flies From Al Qassim

Riyadh's King Khalid airport reopened two terminals on 25 October for Saudi carriers only. Many foreign airlines stay out into November; Riy...