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Airlines are hoping 2026 is a short, sharp fuel shock, but with supply routes at risk and fewer policy tools available, this crisis could last longer and test demand in ways recent history hasn’t.

Planners are trained to move fast on new business. Scammers are exploiting that instinct with increasingly convincing, AI-powered tactics.

Macau is showing resilience. Thai-listed Minor International is seeking to list a REIT in Singapore before year-end. Plus, more hotel deal and development news.

The Trump administration is nearing a deal to bail out Spirit, which would provide the embattled ultra-low-cost carrier a lifeline after facing the possibility of liquidation.

Every airline on earth is redesigning the front of the plane. The demographic math behind those seats is shifting faster than the capex cycle.

Global travel demand remains resilient, but the strongest growth opportunities are concentrated in emerging markets, where higher travel intent and rising spending power are driving faster momentum than in mature regions.

Bloom's insistence on profitability before scale runs counter to the growth-at-all-costs orthodoxy that defined the last decade of travel tech investment in India. As it enters a new phase of expansion, the company now faces the challenge of sustaining product and profit while scaling up.

JetBlue’s CEO shuts down bankruptcy rumors, World Cup fans face rising costs at every step, and aviation’s clean fuel future is hitting real limits.

If chatbots use the same content to recommend the same places to everyone, travel is heading toward a homogenization problem, reckons Pangea. Its hedge: buying a ‘Spotify’ for trip itineraries.

Hyatt’s unconventional leadership pick points to a bigger shift. Growing in India now takes more than hotel know-how, it requires sharp consumer insight and strong brand discipline.

Mandatory registration had reduced the number of illegal short-term rentals in the city, but hosts have found a way around the restrictions.

On this episode of Suite Success, host Katie Cline interviews Dieter Schmitz, an original cast member of Laguna Beach who has since built a distinguished career in hospitality.