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U.S. Tourism Is Sliding and the World Cup Hasn't Fixed It
Overseas visits to the U.S. drop sharply in May as Western Europe stays home, World Cup host cities spend millions on welcome campaigns to fight a pe…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Airfares Are Up 20% and Travelers Are Not Stopping
Airline CEOs are stunned that demand hasn't buckled under a 20% fare spike, World Cup hotels are still waiting on a booking surge that may depend ent…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Aviation's 2050 Climate Goal Is Slipping and Nobody Has a Fix
Aviation's net zero target may be getting pushed back as sustainable fuel supply falls dramatically short, Cathay Pacific says summer demand is holdi…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
The U.S. Just Made Visas Pay-to-Play
The U.S. launches a $750 fast-track visa program that creates a two-tiered system for international travelers, Apple's rebuilt Siri could quietly res…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
United Still Wants American. The Airline Industry Is Bleeding.
Airline Profits Just Got Cut in Half — and United Still Wants to Buy American
The global airline industry takes a brutal hit as profits are slashed n…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
The World Cup Was Supposed to Save U.S. Tourism. It's Not Going as Planned.
World Cup travel demand is falling short of expectations as international visitors stay home, Delta quietly made its credit card a better deal while …
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Sonder's Founder Just Came Back...With an AI Travel Startup
The Iran war has dramatically reshuffled global tourism demand, the founder of collapsed startup Sonder is already back with a lean AI-powered travel…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
One Guy Used AI to Pull 881,000 Fares and Broke the Travel Industry's Brain
A single AI-powered flight search just exposed a massive economic blind spot for the entire travel industry, new research reveals that treating women…
3 months, 4 weeks ago
Two Billionaires Just Quietly Took Over Las Vegas
Two blockbuster deals in one week put Barry Diller and Tilman Fertitta on track to control a massive chunk of Las Vegas hospitality, Southwest Airlin…
3 months, 4 weeks ago
United's CEO Just Buried JetBlue in Public — and He's Not Done
United's CEO slams merger speculation and delivers a brutal public assessment of JetBlue's finances, the U.S. government spent eight years producing …
4 months ago