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

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

Radisson Hotel Group has launched Long Stays by Radisson Hotels, a global extended-stay programme with tiered length-of-stay pricing and GDS...
Alaska's Glacier Cruises Face a Shrinking Window as the Ice Retreats

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

Alaska drew about 1.7 million cruise passengers in 2025, most booked to see tidewater glaciers that new satellite data shows are melting fas...
Emirates Dangles AED 1.18 Million Tax-Free Package in Global Hunt for Direct-Entry Captains

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

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

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

Airbnb has signed a distribution agreement with Lark Hotels that brings more than 75 US boutique properties onto its platform — the clearest...
Business Travel Spending to Hit Record $1.71 Trillion in 2026, GBTA Says — but $2 Trillion Slips to 2030

Business Travel Spending to Hit Record $1.71 Trillion in 2026, GBTA Says — but $2 Trillion Slips to 2030

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 airfar...
Gatwick Second Runway Approved: Court of Appeal Clears £2.2bn Expansion

Gatwick Second Runway Approved: Court of Appeal Clears £2.2bn Expansion

The Court of Appeal has rejected campaigners' final challenge to London Gatwick's £2.2bn Northern Runway Project, clearing the way for dual-...
Hotel Wi-Fi Security Warning: Microsoft Says Russian Hackers Are Hijacking Guest Networks to Rob Travellers

Hotel Wi-Fi Security Warning: Microsoft Says Russian Hackers Are Hijacking Guest Networks to Rob Travellers

Microsoft Threat Intelligence says a Russian state-linked group hijacked hotel and conference Wi-Fi portals to steal Microsoft 365 logins an...
Willie Walsh Takes Charge at IndiGo: Why India's Biggest Airline Hired a Global Heavyweight

Willie Walsh Takes Charge at IndiGo: Why India's Biggest Airline Hired a Global Heavyweight

Willie Walsh began work as IndiGo CEO on 3 August 2026, days after ending his five-year IATA tenure. The former BA and IAG boss inherits a 4...