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Inside JFK's $19bn Rebuild: New Terminal One Bets on AI With TCS Deal

Inside JFK's $19bn Rebuild: New Terminal One Bets on AI With TCS Deal

JFK's New Terminal One has named Tata Consultancy Services its technology and innovation partner to run an "AI-first" terminal. The $9.5bn p...
El Niño Quiets the 2026 Hurricane Season — and Opens the Caribbean's Deepest Deal Window

El Niño Quiets the 2026 Hurricane Season — and Opens the Caribbean's Deepest Deal Window

NOAA and Colorado State University both forecast a below-normal 2026 Atlantic hurricane season as a strengthening El Niño suppresses storm a...
Entry rules travellers keep missing in 2026: US visa bonds, EU biometrics, Chile pre-authorisation — verified

Entry rules travellers keep missing in 2026: US visa bonds, EU biometrics, Chile pre-authorisation — verified

A verified roundup of the 2026 entry rules catching travellers out: the now-permanent US visa bond, higher ESTA and UK ETA fees, the EU's fu...
Cruise Q2 2026 Earnings: Royal Caribbean Raises, Norwegian Cuts as Sector Splits

Cruise Q2 2026 Earnings: Royal Caribbean Raises, Norwegian Cuts as Sector Splits

Royal Caribbean beat Q2 2026 estimates with $4.21 adjusted EPS and raised full-year guidance to $17.73–$17.87, while Norwegian Cruise Line t...
Europe's Tourist Rules, Fees and Bans in 2026: The Complete City-by-City List

Europe's Tourist Rules, Fees and Bans in 2026: The Complete City-by-City List

From Venice's €10 day-tripper fee to Amsterdam's plan for a 20% tourist tax and Greece's €20 cruise levy, Europe's visitor rules multiplied...
Air India and Tourism Ministry Sign MoU to Build Delhi–Mumbai Stopover Programme

Air India and Tourism Ministry Sign MoU to Build Delhi–Mumbai Stopover Programme

Air India and India's Ministry of Tourism signed an MoU on 27 July 2026 covering joint Incredible India marketing, trade famtrips and — most...
Flight Cancelled by a Strike? Your Rights to Refunds, Rebooking and Compensation, Country by Country

Flight Cancelled by a Strike? Your Rights to Refunds, Rebooking and Compensation, Country by Country

Strike-driven cancellations trigger very different rights in Canada, the EU and the US. Canada's APPR calls strikes "outside airline control...
JetBlue's BlueFirst First Class Lands With a Basic-Fare Twist

JetBlue's BlueFirst First Class Lands With a Basic-Fare Twist

JetBlue has named its first domestic first class BlueFirst and will sell it in three tiers — including a stripped-down Base fare with no adv...