Airlines
Airlines set the pulse of the whole trip: change capacity, routes or the distribution model and the rest of the chain moves behind them.
AirAsia Defends Its Malaysian Throne as Fuel Costs Bite
Read → The Malaysian carrier is pushing back against rivals eyeing its domestic capacity while jet fuel and liquidity get tighter. Here is the read for the industry.
Hilton Spark UK, Apaleo and IDeaS, Lindblad, Binter, Azores Airlines, GetYourGuide and Chatham Lodging
Read → Hilton pushes its economy brand in the UK, Apaleo and IDeaS sharpen hotel revenue control and Binter joins the race for Azores Airlines.
Dubai lets you cross the border in 12 seconds with your phone
Read → Dubai's Identity authority launches Click and Travel, a border check that resolves the process in 12 to 15 seconds from your handset.
Starlink, Google redesigns hotel search in Europe, Booking, Thierry Marx and the direct channel
Read → Starlink becomes a must-have on board at 500,000 dollars per plane, Google reshuffles its European travel search in favour of OTAs, and the French hotel front against Booking fades.
Starlink Is Now a Must-Have on Planes, and Somebody Has to Pay
Read → Airlines are rushing to install Starlink so they don't lose passengers. It costs around $500,000 per plane, and the real question is who foots that bill.
An A380 and a 747 share a taxiway at LAX: the photo is already nostalgia
Read → Lufthansa, Emirates and Lufthansa again. LAX remains one of the few airports where spotting two wide-body quad-jets taxiing at once is routine.
Volotea closes 2025 with record results and secures its future
Read → The airline reports €818 million in revenue and €47.4 million EBIT, up 41%, while reinforcing its long-term continuity.
Eight bidders line up for Azores Airlines
Read → The sale of Azores Airlines, forced by Brussels, has drawn eight suitors while TAP keeps grabbing the headlines in Portugal's privatisation wave.
Calviá, Ibiza, Hotel Congress, Savills, Capstone Real Estate and Keyper
Read → Calviá and Ibiza are nominated for the European Capital of Tourism, while Capstone Real Estate partners with Keyper for flexible payments.
United Airlines' CEO Calls for U.S. Government Support for SAF
Read → Scott Kirby, United Airlines CEO, advocates for funding SAF like solar energy.