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How Hotel Star Ratings Really Work: Who Awards Them, and Why a European 4-Star Is Not an American One
Hotels & Hospitality

How Hotel Star Ratings Really Work: Who Awards Them, and Why a European 4-Star Is Not an American One

  • 09 Jul 2026
Hotel stars come from a patchwork of private inspectors, national schemes and self-declared OTA labels. Here is who actually awards them, wh...
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Why Airlines Overbook Flights — and What They Owe You When You Get Bumped
Aviation

Why Airlines Overbook Flights — and What They Owe You When You Get Bumped

  • 07 Jul 2026
Airlines deliberately sell more seats than they have because a slice of passengers never shows up. Here is how often bumping actually happen...
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Air Cargo at Mid-2026: Demand Defies Forecasts as Rates Soar and De Minimis Rules Reshape E-Commerce
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Air Cargo at Mid-2026: Demand Defies Forecasts as Rates Soar and De Minimis Rules Reshape E-Commerce

  • 07 Jul 2026
Air cargo demand rose 6% in May and June tonnage climbed 9%, IATA and WorldACD data show, even as spot rates jumped 43% and new US and EU de...
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Japan's Tourism Boom Sets New Records in 2026 Despite China's Travel Freeze
Tourism

Japan's Tourism Boom Sets New Records in 2026 Despite China's Travel Freeze

  • 07 Jul 2026
Japan logged a record 10.68 million arrivals in the first quarter of 2026 even as Chinese visitor numbers collapsed. Now a tripled departure...
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Caribbean Travel Gets a Break: NOAA Forecasts a Below-Normal 2026 Hurricane Season
Destinations

Caribbean Travel Gets a Break: NOAA Forecasts a Below-Normal 2026 Hurricane Season

  • 07 Jul 2026
NOAA predicts a below-normal 2026 Atlantic hurricane season of 8-14 named storms as El Niño builds, the quietest outlook in years. Here is w...
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New Routes for July 2026: Riyadh Air's European Blitz, A321XLR Atlantic Debuts and China's UK Return
Aviation

New Routes for July 2026: Riyadh Air's European Blitz, A321XLR Atlantic Debuts and China's UK Return

  • 07 Jul 2026
July 2026 brings one of the busiest route-launch calendars in years: Riyadh Air adds Madrid, Manchester, Malaga and Kuala Lumpur, Air Canada...
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Airline Q2 2026 Earnings Preview: Delta Opens a Fuel-Bruised Season With Wall Street Braced for Lower Profits
Business & Markets

Airline Q2 2026 Earnings Preview: Delta Opens a Fuel-Bruised Season With Wall Street Braced for Lower Profits

  • 07 Jul 2026
Delta kicks off the airline Q2 2026 earnings season on 10 July with consensus EPS down nearly 30% despite double-digit revenue growth. Sprin...
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Europe's Summer of Strikes: French ATC Walkout Grounds 1,500 Flights as Italy and Spain Join In
Tourism

Europe's Summer of Strikes: French ATC Walkout Grounds 1,500 Flights as Italy and Spain Join In

  • 07 Jul 2026
A French air traffic control strike on 3-4 July cancelled about 1,500 flights and disrupted more than a million passengers, and with Italian...
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