Travel Articles

Hipmunk’s travel search interface from 2010 solved how travelers make decisions, but modern AI travel tools have yet to replicate its visual decision-making approach.

Hyatt Hotels is exploring acquisitions of Indian hospitality brands and considering a homegrown brand for Indian travelers as it pursues nearly fivefold growth in India over five years.

Accor accelerates hotel development in Saudi Arabia’s holy cities of Makkah and Madinah, leveraging religious tourism demand as broader Gulf tourism faces headwinds from regional instability.

Marriott launched a rebate program paying franchisees directly from corporate profits for achieving guest satisfaction targets, while credit card fee revenue is expected to increase significantly.

India’s largest online travel company MakeMyTrip reported a 2% decline in flight bookings but saw 30-40% growth in hotel and ground transportation options as travelers shift preferences.

Air Canada’s CEO will retire later this year following criticism of his English-only condolence message after a deadly crash at LaGuardia Airport that killed two crew members.

Three patients with confirmed or suspected hantavirus were evacuated from a cruise ship off Cape Verde, with the vessel then proceeding to Spain’s Canary Islands carrying nearly 150 isolated passengers and crew.

UK summer bookings surge as travelers avoid overseas holidays due to flight concerns, EU border delays, and Middle East tensions, with domestic accommodation up significantly.

The chief executive of Greek airport operator Fraport Greece has criticized the EU’s entry-exit system for non-EU passengers, calling conditions “unpleasant and dangerous” and urging a complete overhaul of the biometric requirements.

US private equity firm Apollo has made a £5.7bn offer for easyJet, with the airline’s board signaling it would recommend the bid to shareholders over a competing Castlelake proposal.

A passenger on a Ryanair-Air Malta flight was nearly sucked out when a window blew out mid-flight last week following an engine failure. The incident, extremely rare but not unprecedented, raised questions about aircraft safety and maintenance practices.

UK hotels have been excluded from government business rates relief twice, while pubs, clubs, and live music venues received tax cuts under Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s new policy.