India revises its 2026 visa rules, renaming Tourist Visa as Visitor Visa, reducing categories from 13 to 9 and cutting application form fields by up to 70%.
Minor Hotels unveils its 2027 expansion plans, with new hotel openings across six countries and major destinations spanning Europe, Asia, the Americas and beyond.
IHG Hotels & Resorts celebrates 50 open voco hotels across Europe, with 26 more properties in the pipeline and expansion planned in new destinations.
EasyJet shareholders have approved Apollo’s £5.7bn takeover, paving the way for US ownership and a major change in the British airline’s future.
Four Seasons Hotel Nashville has announced a festive programme running from 14 November 2026 through New Year’s Day. The line-up pairs Italian dining at the hotel’s new flagship restaurant, Bacco, with a Christmas Day buffet overlooking the Cumberland River and a Rio-inspired New Year’s Eve party in the Grand Ballroom. The calendar gives visitors and
Accor and Hard Rock International announced a global partnership on 9 November 2026 that would give participating Hard Rock hotels access to Accor’s booking network. The agreement also proposes reciprocal loyalty benefits and names Ennismore as Hard Rock’s primary hotel development partner. The wider rollout depends on the transaction closing. The companies have yet to
Singapore’s small hotels recorded an average room rate of S$133.80 in September 2026, down from S$151.80 a year earlier. The fall of nearly 12% contrasted with a slight rise across the wider hotel market, where the average edged up from S$272.90 to S$273.70. The figures offer a starting point for travellers comparing accommodation for a
New York recorded the highest rate of creative AI searches among US states in an analysis by creative services company Superside. It averaged 3,777 monthly searches per 100,000 residents, about 20% above the national benchmark of 3,141. California ranked second by population but recorded the largest total, at about 1.46 million searches a month. Image
Tanzania’s official tourism portal brings destination guides, tours, accommodation, transport and restaurants into one place. Travellers can use it to explore attractions and identify local services before deciding how to put their trip together. Government tourism guidance also directs visitors to information on cities, events, arrivals and virtual tours. The government’s 2026/27 budget outlines further
Fiji Airports has begun building a 3.25-megawatt solar farm at Nadi International Airport, with completion expected by the end of 2027. The investment at Fiji’s principal international gateway comes as Fiji Airways deploys larger aircraft on selected Vancouver flights and reorganises its North American network. The solar project and the Vancouver aircraft upgrade address different
American Airlines flight AA206 reportedly returned to Miami International Airport shortly after take-off on 9 November 2026 after the crew received a landing gear warning. The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner landed back in Miami, and American arranged another aircraft to take passengers to Milan Malpensa. Reported flight-tracking times put the replacement aircraft’s departure at about 10.55
JetBlue launched daily nonstop flights from Fort Lauderdale to Indianapolis and Columbus on 2 November 2026, adding two Midwest links to its South Florida network. Services in the opposite direction began on 3 November. Indianapolis is a new market for JetBlue, while the Columbus launch marks the airline’s return to the Ohio city. Both routes
