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New research and analysis from Thrifty Traveler shows that the largest U.S. airlines have resumed charging higher fares for most one-way domestic flights than on roundtrip bookings. Thrifty Traveler searched and analyzed 2,000 domestic flights, comparing prices for 1,000 one-way flights against 1,000 with a return added. That analysis found that the nation’s five largest […]

Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) has revealed its spring/summer 2027 deployment—allowing travelers to get ahead on planning their spring and summer break vacations. The season features over 500 individual voyages across 20 ships, departing from nearly 30 of the world’s top homeports, including Miami; Seattle; New York City; Southampton, England; and Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy. From April […]

Samson Sky CEO Sam Bousfield, designer of the Switchblade flying sports car, was a featured panelist at the 19th annual Electric Aircraft Symposium, recently held at the University of Wisconsin in Oshkosh. The Electric Aircraft Symposium (EAS) is the world’s longest-running electric aviation technology event, the focus of EAS being on technological advancements in the […]

Beginning July 29, 2025, Southwest Airlines customers will have the option to select their seat at the time of booking for flights scheduled on or after Jan. 27, 2026. “Our Customers want more choice and greater control over their travel experience,” said Tony Roach, executive vice president customer & brand, at Southwest Airlines. “Assigned seating […]

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 […]