India’s hotel sector gets a potentially sign
(“proposed/under consideration”) The GST Council is expected to consider reforms that could improve input-tax-credit treatment for hotels, particularly properties below the ₹7,500 room-rate
Indian festive airfares are soaring — and capaci
India’s festive travel market is producing one of the clearest commercial signals of the week: fares are rising sharply even though overall seat
The Middle East continues to cast a shadow over in
Regional security concerns continued to affect Middle Eastern aviation, with reported disruption across hubs including Dubai, Riyadh, Doha, Abu Dhabi and Cairo. One
European aviation disruption shows how fragile the
European aviation faced significant disruption on 4 October, with severe weather, air-traffic-flow restrictions and airport capacity constraints contributing to thousands of delays and
Europe remains a powerhouse — Spain passes 70 mi
Spain welcomed 12.3 million international tourists in August 2026, up 9.2% year on year. For January–August, arrivals reached almost 70.4 million, up 5.4%.
Malaysia’s surprise Formula 1 return creates
The relocated Bahrain Grand Prix brought Formula 1 back to Malaysia’s Sepang International Circuit for the first time since 2017, running from 2–4
India’s domestic aviation numbers flash a warnin
India’s Ministry of Civil Aviation recorded 2,871 departing domestic flights and 396,979 departing passengers on 3 October, with total airport footfall of 783,984
India’s outbound market gets another Gulf co
Air India Express is preparing to launch direct services from Thiruvananthapuram to Riyadh and Bahrain from 27 October. The Riyadh service will operate
Europe’s biometric travel debate moves from
Five major travel-industry organisations — ACI EUROPE, Amadeus, IATA, IDEMIA Public Security and SITA — are pushing EU policymakers to protect voluntary biometric
TAFI turns 40 as India’s travel-agent busine
The Travel Agents Federation of India (TAFI) is using its 40th-anniversary milestone to look at a travel-agent industry undergoing fundamental change. The organisation’s