Forests, Futures and the New Economics of Travel
In the dense sal forests of Bastar Chhattisgarh, where tribal communities have lived in harmony with nature for centuries, a new development story
Canadian Travel to US Collapses 42%, Draining $8.4
Canadian travel to the United States has cratered by 42% year-over-year , according to anonymized mobile device data tracked by the University of
Maharashtra Slashes VAT on Aviation Fuel from 18%
The Maharashtra government reduced Value Added Tax (VAT) on Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) from 18% to 7% , effective May 15, 2026. Union
CRUISE DISTRIBUTION GETS PRIVATE EQUITY BOOST
World Travel Holdings, the giant behind Dream Vacations and CruiseOne, secured a strategic investment from private equity firm Citation Capital. Annual booking volume
The Death of Greenwashing: The Mandate for ‘
The travel industry’s reliance on superficial eco-labels and “reuse your towel” placards has reached its expiration date. A massive psychological shift has occurred
The Algorithmic Override: Agentic AI and the ̵
Artificial intelligence has shed its novelty status and aggressively fused into the operational spine of the travel industry. The industry has finally stopped
The €20 Euro-Wall: ETIAS Deployment and the End
The bureaucratic myth has finally materialised. Slated for the final quarter of 2026, the European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS) will violently
The Jewar Illusion: Why 95% of NCR Flyers Are Stil
The concrete is pristine, the water cannons are prepped, and Noida International Airport (NIA) at Jewar is aggressively marching towards its 15 June
The Asian Airspace Cardiac Arrest: 3,390 Disruptio
Yesterday, 13 May 2026, the Asian aviation grid suffered a spectacular, systemic cardiac arrest. This was not a minor weather blip it was
ALAPPUZHA — BACKWATER KING FACES NEW REALITIES:
Alappuzha — Alleppey to most — is synonymous with Kerala backwaters. But the 2025 numbers reveal an interesting trend. While the district ranks