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Airlines are betting that they can hold onto their pricing power even as the price of fuel decreases due to strong demand and fewer competitors in the industry.

The war gave Saudi tourism the clarity it could not give itself: the durable market is domestic and regional, the leadership is Saudi, and the reset is real.

Move over, New York, D.C., and San Francisco. Meeting planners tasked with bringing together VIP groups are shifting their focus to unexpected destinations like Louisville.

Since selling The Standard to Hyatt, Amar Lalvani has reviewed the group's lifestyle portfolio and debuted a new brand, The Manner, to stay on top of where he feels trends are heading.

Silks Hotel Group, Leofoo Tourism Group, and FDC International Hotels Corp are each expanding through different business models. Plus, more hotel deal and development news from APAC.

AI is rapidly shifting hotel discovery from traditional search queries to conversational, intent-driven experiences. This white paper explores how hospitality brands are adapting their technology, content, and booking strategies to drive conversion — ensuring they remain visible and competitive in an AI-mediated travel landscape.

Next time you’re in Las Vegas, don’t bet on the number six. During the first four months of this year, passenger traffic at Las Vegas airport was down 6% versus the same four months last year.

A trademark and a domain suggest that a new Hilton lifestyle brand called Tortoise may be in the works. But the bigger question for the newish chief development officer is whether Hilton's model still mints the best returns for owners.

The global soccer tournament is juicing revenue per available room, even if it’s not delivering the occupancies hotels had been expecting.

The largest purpose-driven travel flow on earth passes through the most commercially aspirational spaces on earth, and the dissonance is jarring if you stop long enough to watch who is actually walking past the glittering Hermes store...

An AI-powered airline is a fine ambition – but it won't touch the fuel price, the grounded engines, or the weak Kiwi dollar doing the real damage. Ravishankar's edge is that he seems to know it.

Grab says it isn't competing with the region’s travel platforms. But what it is building may be more disruptive than direct competition.