Jet fuel alone accounts for somewhere between 25 and 35 percent of airlines' costs. The next stop is higher ticket prices. It's already happening, to some degree. Several airlines, including Air Asia and Hong Kong Airlines, have explicitly said they're adding to their usual fuel surcharges.
In a world where third spaces are dying, and consumers are being segregated between haves and have-nots at every turn, the airport bar has quietly endured. But the airport bar is not-so-quietly under siege. Airport concessions took a hit during the pandemic, and while they benefited from the subsequent revenge travel, the rebound has stalled.
It isn't a universal truth, but a vast number of goods and services have their own full-circle moments. While there are still plenty of travel agencies in the U.S., the overall number is still down considerably from a peak in the 1980s. For some industry forecasters, though, the future looks a lot like the recent past, except that instead of travelers trusting human agents with making their travel plans a reality, they'll use AI agents for the same purpose.
A group representing the United States travel and tourism industry has warned that a proposal to require millions of foreign visitors to provide social media handles used over the past five years could have a chilling effect on visits to the US. The US Travel Association issued its comments in a statement on Monday on the proposed change, which was announced in a US government notice last week and expected to take effect on February 8. It would require travellers from countries in the visa waiver programme to submit the social media data.
(Bloomberg/Ignacio Gonzalez) Expedia Group Inc. raised its full-year gross bookings and revenue outlook, signaling that strong travel trends are continuing into the holiday quarter. Revenue for the year is now expected to increase 6.5% at the midpoint, up from 3% to 5% previously, the company said Thursday in a statement. Analysts expected a 4.6% rise, according to Bloomberg-compiled estimates. It also sees gross bookings growing 7%, again ahead of estimates and Expedia's previous guidance.
Travelers and fraudsters both use AI agents now, creating a challenge for fraud detection teams: How do they tell the difference between a real customer booking their own travel, an automated agent acting on behalf of a user, and an automated malicious agent that is engaging in legitimate user workflows? The problem becomes more complex as fraudsters have already tested these tactics during summer travel and are ready to exploit the busiest travel season of the year: the holidays.
The lower numbers, released last week, come alongside President Trump's escalating trade war that has frustrated travelers and a broader decline in international tourism to the U.S. The destination experienced an 11% year over year decline in visitation, seeing roughly 400,000 fewer visitors in June of 2025, when compared to June of 2024.
The MoU focuses on integrating Crypto.com Pay into Emirates' digital payments platform, allowing for payments in Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana, which will convert instantly into UAE dirhams.
Delta Air Lines experienced a significant recovery in its financial performance, posting record revenues of $15.5 billion for the second quarter, with pre-tax profits of $1.8 billion.
Eurostar is expanding its network with new destinations like Frankfurt and Geneva, catering to business and leisure travelers while promoting sustainable travel options.
I'm fine now, but it was a major health scare. After that, I had some sense that I needed to have some time for myself, almost like a gap year where I could just think about what was a priority for me. Where did my values actually align?
"EL AL Israel Airlines has informed the Broward County Aviation Department that it will cease operations at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in the second quarter of 2026," spokesperson Arlene Satchell said in an emailed statement.
Norwegian Cruise Line has emerged as the leader in the solo cruise boom, adding about 1,000 single-person cabins in 2024 to capitalize on this growing market.
The explosion of digital payments is driving chargebacks to unprecedented levels, projecting 324 million global chargebacks by 2028, with North America leading the surge.
