2026 Archives

Delta is investing more than $1 billion in refreshing its business class cabins as airlines race to upgrade their premium seats to cater to high demand.

The regional connectivity scheme is not bringing in large numbers…yet. Precedence suggests that it can as long as airlines are deploying capacity on this route.

Etihad's China expansion is a strategic hedge, as it doubles down on the fastest-recovering aviation market just as the Iran war forces a rethink of where long-haul growth comes from.

Bernhard Bohnenberger's Discover Collection doesn't want to be your next great hotel stay. It wants to be something harder to describe.

Nearly 20 airline leadership changes in recent months. So we wrote them a fictional group chat. Because at this point, why not.

Travel companies aren’t facing a new AI gatekeeper — they’re facing several. Now the infrastructure is being built across Amazon, Meta, and Google, and each works differently. 

Travel companies betting on the premium boom may tend to view post-Covid wealth creation as an immutable fact. But a protracted economic shock would test the durability of the trend and their strategies. 

Tourism has always counted visitors. This could help tourism count the environmental cost.

Europe's hotel investment market had a strong year, with Northern Europe and upscale properties winning big. But fresh geopolitical uncertainty means the good times may already be under pressure.

Gulf carriers continue to offer some of the lowest fares between Europe and Asia, but as the Iran war drags on, the lure of a good deal has to be weighed against the risks of flying through the region.