Chinese Travel Warning Disrupts Thai Tourism
Thailand's efforts to revive Chinese tourism have suffered another setback after a safety warning from Beijing contributed to cancellations and declining visitor numbers ahead of the winter holiday season. Chinese arrivals fell to 49,494 during the week of 18–24 October, approximately 24% below the previous week. The decline followed an advisory...
Gulf Hotels Confront Weak Winter Bookings
Hotels across the Gulf are entering their busiest tourism season with weaker bookings than expected, as security concerns and disrupted international...
British Airways Prepares Return To Dubai
British Airways is preparing to restore direct flights between London Heathrow and Dubai on 3 November, marking another step towards the recovery of...
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Marriott Raises Forecast Amid Stronger Demand
Marriott International has raised its full-year revenue growth forecast after reporting stronger-than-expected third-quarter results, supported by...
Ryanair Warns Fuel Costs Threaten Fares
European budget airline Ryanair is considering temporary staff pay freezes and additional cost reductions as soaring fuel prices threaten to push...
Florida Cruise Port Plans Major Expansion
Port Everglades in Florida is considering approximately $1.7 billion in cruise-related infrastructure investments over the next two decades,...
Norwegian Cruise Recovery Gains Early Momentum
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings has reported stronger-than-expected quarterly earnings, offering early evidence that its operational turnaround is...
Hyatt Lifts Outlook Despite Resort Weakness
Hyatt Hotels Corporation has raised its full-year revenue growth forecast following stronger-than-expected third-quarter trading, although weaker...
Antarctic Tourism Growth Raises Guide Concerns
Rapid growth in Antarctic tourism is raising concerns about whether the supply of experienced expedition guides can keep pace with the increasing...
Egypt Seeks Longer Stays, Higher Spending
Egypt is shifting its tourism strategy towards attracting higher-spending visitors and encouraging longer holidays, targeting annual tourism revenue...
Jamaica Tourism Rebounds Despite Unresolved Recovery
Jamaica's tourism industry is recovering from the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa, but hotel operators warn that unresolved insurance claims...
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Vrbo Introduces Deferred Holiday Rental Payments
Holiday rental platform Vrbo has introduced a payment option allowing travellers to reserve eligible properties without an immediate charge,...
A Private Kingdom on the River Bann
Some of the most expensive things in hospitality are things that are not there. No queue at reception. No stranger at the next table. No second...
Ofland Escalante: A Different Way to Stay Close to the Wild
The road into Escalante does not announce itself in any dramatic way. It unfolds slowly, through long stretches of desert that feel at once exposed...
A Better Way to Go Far, with Far and Wild Travel
There was a time when luxury travel could rely on a simple promise: access. Access to remote landscapes, exclusive lodges, or carefully insulated...
Colombia, Understood Thoughtfully - With Metropolitan Touring
Some places resist being understood all at once. They reveal themselves gradually, through shifts in landscape, changes in rhythm, and moments that...
UnCruise Adventures and the Small-Ship Case for Going Further
The first thing you notice on an UnCruise Adventures voyage is how quickly the ship stops being the point. A small vessel sits quietly at anchor,...
Inside the Future of Heritage Hospitality at Down Hall
On the Hertfordshire and Essex border, where London’s outer rhythms begin to soften into woodland and open fields, the long approach to Down Hall...
Ballarat Wildlife Park and the Systems That Support Life
Wildlife encounters are often remembered for their immediacy: the closeness of a kangaroo, the weight of a koala resting in a tree, the quiet...
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ALAGEV and the Conditions for a Shared Industry
Corporate travel and events rarely draw attention to the systems that hold them together. When they function well, they appear effortless: executives...
Toronto Cruise Arrivals Boost Tourism Ambitions
Toronto welcomed more than 18,600 cruise passengers during its 2026 season, strengthening its position as a Great Lakes embarkation point as demand...
Airbnb Privacy Changes Concern Property Managers
Airbnb will introduce temporary telephone numbers for certain hosts and guests in the United States and Canada, a privacy measure that has prompted...
Kenya Uganda Agreements Target Regional Tourism
Kenyan and Ugandan tourism organisations have signed four cooperation agreements aimed at developing cross-border travel products, using digital...
Abu Dhabi Secures European Basketball Finals
Abu Dhabi will host European club basketball's EuroLeague Final Four in 2027 and 2029, extending a partnership that positions major sporting events...
Saudi Hotel Expansion Outpaces Megaproject Spending
Saudi Arabia's vast tourism and entertainment developments are receiving fewer construction contracts even as hotel companies continue planning new...
Norwegian Air Profits Defy Rising Costs
Norwegian Air Shuttle has reported stronger-than-expected quarterly earnings as robust summer travel demand offset rising fuel costs, although the...
Philippine Travel Tax Repeal Threatens Infrastructure
Plans to abolish the Philippines' outbound travel tax are raising concerns about how the country will fund tourism infrastructure, even as lawmakers...