Singapore holds the crown as the world’s most powerful passport, with visa-free access to 193 destinations out of 227 globally, according to the latest Henley Passport Index. The index is powered by Timatic data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA) and ranks all the world’s passports based on the number of destinations their holders […]

As New York inches closer to awarding full commercial casino licenses downstate, Resorts World New York City has laid its cards on the table — and they’re big. The operator today presented a $5.5 billion plan to the state’s Community Advisory Committee that would transform its current Queens property into New York’s largest fully integrated resort by […]

Sabre is tackling one of the most persistent and costly challenges in the travel advisor ecosystem: fragmented booking systems.  The tech provider has launched SabreMosaic Travel Marketplace, a platform designed to centralize content and streamline operations for agencies worldwide—just as a new global survey commissioned by Sabre reveals how content sprawl is driving up costs and […]

The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) has released insights tracking the sentiment and impact of U.S. government actions on business travel. Optimism across the business travel sector continues to decline, with more companies who send employees out for work trips expecting reduced travel volume and spending—especially for international trips. Additionally, nearly half of global travel […]

Korean low-cost carrier T’way Air has launched its July promotion on its website. Valid through July 31, the offer applies to all five of the airline’s Europe–Incheon (Seoul) routes—Rome, Paris, Barcelona, Frankfurt, and Zagreb—for travel through March 2026. During summer 2025, T’way Air operates daily Rome–Incheon and Frankfurt–Incheon flights; Paris–Incheon service runs five times weekly […]

Carnival Cruise Line has officially opened Celebration Key—the cruise line’s new exclusive destination on Grand Bahama. Carnival Vista made the first official visit to the world’s newest cruise port on Saturday, giving nearly 5,000 guests a chance to experience Celebration Key’s highlights — from the unique Suncastle, claimed to be the world’s tallest, to what’s […]

Across the globe, the cruise industry is opening up new cruising regions and building new ships.  In a positive development for cruising, on July 13, 2025, the Administrative Court of Nice, France, struck down the authority of Christian Estrosi, Nice’s mayor and president of the Nice Cote d’Azur Metropole, to limit cruise passenger arrivals at […]

Building on their successful collaboration launched last year, IHG Hotels & Resorts (IHG) and Hainan Airlines have further deepened their strategic partnership in 2025 with the joint concept “Where Dreams Bloom, Journey to the Oasis.” Together, the two brands present a range of elevated travel touchpoints—including a co-branded airport lounge and business class menus—expanding the […]

Renting a car in Britain and Ireland can be a smart move — especially in Ireland, which lacks an extensive rail network. While Great Britain’s trains go to most places of tourist interest — and just about everything’s reachable by bus in both countries — the bucolic landscape you’ll see here is most easily experienced […]