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The Rise of Sports-Tourism: Hotels Offer VIP Access to Top Events
The sports-tourism market is growing, with hotels offering unique experiences like VIP access to tennis matches, Formula...
Trevelin's Tulip Season Opens as Patagonian Village Leverages UN Tourism Recognition
Trevelin's tulip field opens until November 7 with over a million flowers, as the Chubut village capitalizes on its UN T...
India's Tourism Ambitions Face Reality Check as Arrivals Plummet
India's ambitious target of 100 million foreign arrivals by 2047 is under scrutiny as the country's tourism industry fac...
When a Dented Suitcase Counts as Airline Damage: What Passengers Can Claim
A hard-shell bag came back from a KLM flight with deep dents, and the airline called it normal wear. A legal expert says...
Wyndham’s AI Concierge Delivers 15% Booking Conversion Lift to Franchisees
At Skift Global Forum, Wyndham CEO Geoff Ballotti shared franchisee-level AI metrics: a 15% booking conversion lift and ...
Spotnana CEO: AI Can Cut Post-Booking Service Costs by Half
Steve Singh argues travel companies over-invest in search and booking while servicing after purchase is where trust and ...
Manila Is More Than a Dangerous Transit Hub — Most Tourists Never See It
Manila's dangerous-city reputation keeps many visitors to a one-night stopover. A closer look shows history, luxury and ...
Weekend Travel Ideas: Munich Beyond Oktoberfest, India's Autumn Roads and a Delhi Airport Shortcut
A roundup of off-peak city breaks, budget tips, walkable destinations and a Delhi Airport entry shortcut for light trave...
Tripadvisor Crowns Buenos Aires' Fogón Asado World's Best Fine Dining Restaurant for Second Year
Argentina places three restaurants in Tripadvisor's 2026 global fine-dining top ten, led by Buenos Aires grill Fogón Asa...
What a Four-Day Islay Whisky Tour With Rabbie's Actually Costs
A first-person Islay whisky tour with Rabbie's covers ferries, lodging and distillery stops from Edinburgh—here's what t...
48 Hours in Budapest: Castles, Thermal Baths and Ruin Bars
A compact two-day route through Hungary's capital mixes grand architecture, café classics, thermal pools and the Jewish ...
Starlink Becomes a $500,000-Per-Plane Must-Have for Airlines
Airlines are rushing to install Starlink as reliable in-flight connectivity shifts from optional perk to competitive req...
Accor CEO Sébastien Bazin: Data Should Feed Instinct, Not Replace It
Ahead of Skift Global Forum, Accor CEO Sébastien Bazin says AI will reshape travel discovery and planning while human co...
Egypt and Nigeria Agree to Deepen Aviation Ties and Coordinate at ICAO
Ministers Sameh El-Hafny and Festus Keyamo discussed more direct flights, training cooperation, and a unified African av...
Naples’ Former Industrial East Gets a Four-Star Hospitality Anchor
The Gold Tower Lifestyle Hotel in Gianturco has combined rooms, a spa, event spaces and a planned 200 sq m suite, testin...
Lufthansa Group to Resume Dubai Flights With Up to 36 Weekly Services
Lufthansa and Eurowings will restart phased Dubai flights from late October, rebuilding Gulf capacity after regional sec...
Luxury Advisors on Upselling: Trust, Stories and the Cheaper Option
Luxury travel advisors say effective upselling is built on trust, empathy and storytelling — and that sometimes the righ...
SafariBookings Survey: Japanese Ranked Most Polite Tourists, Americans Top Tipping and Spending
A survey of 192 safari tour operators finds Japanese travellers lead on courtesy and Germans on adventure; Americans ran...
Deutsche Bahn Extends Rail Station Alcohol Ban to Four More German Stations
From 1 September, Deutsche Bahn bans drinking alcohol at Berlin, Kiel, Braunschweig and Berlin-Gesundbrunnen stations; h...
CBP Signals Contactless Biometric Checkpoints Will Soon Be Standard at US Airports
A top CBP official says Global Entry travelers will increasingly walk through airport checkpoints without stopping, as b...
Phuket Protest Tests Where Thailand's Visa Clampdown Ends and Hostility Begins
A Patong Beach rally, viral disputes and a new visa revocation regime have put Thailand's reliance on foreign visitors u...
TAROM Names Second Boeing 737 MAX After Olympic Champion Ivan Patzaichin
Romanian flag carrier TAROM continues its sports-icons naming programme, following its first new 737 MAX named after foo...
Douro Port Wine and Bull's Heart Tomato Festival Returns to Lamego's Port Knox Cellar
The 11th Festa do Tomate Coração de Boi do Douro pairs regional tomatoes with Douro wines, including rare aged Ports at ...
A Basque Coast Hotel Pairs a 1912 Mansion Stay With Txakoli Harvest Tours
Palacio Arriluce in Getxo is promoting a two-night harvest package with hand-picked txakoli grapes at Bodegas Itsasmendi...
Booking, Expedia and HRS Are Making Hotels Pricier, NBER Study Suggests
New research suggests that personalisation on hotel booking platforms lets hotels raise room rates faster than inflation...
easyJet Cancels Around 100 France Flights as Cabin Crew Strike Over Last-Minute Roster Changes
More than half of easyJet France's roughly 900 cabin crew struck over unstable schedules on the August 15 weekend, forci...
China's Visa-Free Push Lifts Foreign Tourist Arrivals to a Record 35 Million
Visa-free access, cheaper state-airline seats and viral "Chinamaxxing" content have pushed China past its pre-pandemic i...
Luxury Travel Booms on Influencer Content, but Privacy Is Becoming the Real Product
Luxury hotel rates have roughly doubled since the pandemic as YouTube and Instagram creators drive demand. A viral $6,00...
Vietnam Airlines Boeing 787 Returns to Munich After Suspected Runway Contact
The Hanoi-bound 787 circled more than two hours to burn fuel, then landed safely; passengers evacuated via slides. Munic...
Luxury Caribbean Shift: Jamaica, St Martin and Dominican Republic Challenge St Barts on Value
Affluent travelers are redefining Caribbean luxury around privacy, staffing and space per dollar, with Jamaica, St Marti...