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Airlines

Emirates Reveals First 9 Destinations for New Airbus A350: Is Your City on the List?

The Emirates A350 is one of the year's most hotly anticipated aircraft launches. We now know when it'll make its debut and which cities will see it first.

Gordon Smith | 24 mins ago

Emirates Reveals First 9 Destinations for New Airbus A350: Is Your City on the List?

Daily Lodging Report

Luxury Hotel Brands Flood Into Seoul

Marriott International expands its presence in Seoul while luxury brands like Aman Group, Rosewood Hotels & Resorts, and IHG Hotels & Resorts are also entering the South Korean market.

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Airline Weekly

European Airlines’ High Hopes

Their first quarter figures weren’t pretty. But Lufthansa and Air France/KLM remain hopeful that strong demand—combined with short supply—will help them overcome rising costs. The all-important summer peak is fast approaching and, as of now, bookings look good.

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European Airlines’ High Hopes

Hotels

India’s Sarovar Hotels Has a New Playbook

Sarovar Hotels and Resorts is one of the fastest-growing hotel chains in India. It is now reviving its presence in Africa, where it has been witnessing strong traction post-Covid.

Bulbul Dhawan | 8 hours ago

India’s Sarovar Hotels Has a New Playbook

Short-Term Rentals

Airbnb’s Brian Chesky Tells Us What He’s Doing With His Billion-Dollar Payday

Brian Chesky’s pay package leaves a lot of money to potentially give away. With an Obama Foundation scholarship, he’s hoping to use his money to go beyond Silicon Valley.

Elizabeth Casolo | 12 hours ago

Airbnb’s Brian Chesky Tells Us What He’s Doing With His Billion-Dollar Payday

Online Travel

Expedia Group Brands Back Online After Widespread Outages, Blames Maintenance Issues

Expedia Group websites from the U.S. mainland to Puerto Rico, India and Dubai were experiencing outages.

Dennis Schaal | 17 hours ago

Expedia Group Brands Back Online After Widespread Outages, Blames Maintenance Issues

Daily Lodging Report

U.S. RevPAR Declines for First Time in 3 Years

Thanks to the shift in Easter in 2024 from March to April, RevPAR was down as a whole – but not in the top 25 markets in the U.S.

19 hours ago

Tourism

Las Vegas Tourism Chief: Becoming a Sports Hub and What’s New at The Sphere

Las Vegas' is banking on the NHL Draft and the Sphere to bring new eyes to destination and entice tourists.

Dawit Habtemariam | 21 hours ago

Las Vegas Tourism Chief: Becoming a Sports Hub and What’s New at The Sphere

Tourism

Chinese Demand for U.S. Tourist Visas ‘Nowhere Near’ Pre-Pandemic Levels

It's not a good sign for the U.S. if Chinese tourists — the destination's biggest spending market in 2019 — aren't interested in visas.

Dawit Habtemariam | 2 days ago

Chinese Demand for U.S. Tourist Visas ‘Nowhere Near’ Pre-Pandemic Levels

Tour Operators

Dubai’s Extreme Weather: Travel Firms Face Higher Costs

Dubai's floods seemed freakish. But the climate emergency could make weather more volatile in other places, too. Expect rising costs for insurance, disaster preparedness, and recovery.

Jesse Chase-Lubitz | 2 days ago

Dubai’s Extreme Weather: Travel Firms Face Higher Costs

Luxury

Belmond Embraces ‘Slow Luxury’

There are a lot of options in high-end hospitality, but many of them are lacking depth and soul. Belmond is taking a contrarian approach.

Colin Nagy | 2 days ago

Belmond Embraces ‘Slow Luxury’