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IHG Hotels & Resorts has launched an app in ChatGPT that allows travellers to search, compare and explore more than 7,000 hotels across over 100 countries using conversational prompts. The new tool brings real-time availability, pricing, interactive maps and hotel amenities into the discovery process. Once travellers select a property, they are guided to IHG’s
China’s new China outbound investment rules establish stricter national security reviews, impacting cross-border corporate travel and global market deals.
As the IATA Annual General Meeting convenes in Rio de Janeiro, the global aviation industry charts a course through new digital tech and historic passenger growth.
Beijing industrial tourism expands as international media tour advanced EV factories, humanoid robotics stores, and neuroscience labs in China’s capital.
Driven by Vision 2030, Saudi digital travel trends show rapid growth in mobile booking platforms, AI tools, and seamless global travel connectivity.
The global travel market size is projected to reach USD 3.3 trillion by 2034, driven by digital booking tools and a strong rise in international tourist arrivals.
Airbus has signed a major partnership agreement with European artificial intelligence company Mistral AI, opening a new chapter in the use of secure and sovereign AI across commercial aircraft, helicopters, defence and space activities. The agreement, announced in Paris on 28 May 2026, will allow Airbus to deploy Mistral AI models across sensitive aerospace operations
Summer travellers are facing growing digital risks as fraudsters use convincing booking messages, fake payment pages and deceptive QR codes to target people planning holidays or moving through busy transport hubs. The threat is increasingly relevant as passengers rely on smartphones for hotel reservations, airline check-in, airport parking, restaurant menus, transport payments and attraction tickets.
Ghana has launched a national electronic visa portal and removed visa fees for holders of African passports, introducing a major travel reform designed to support tourism, business mobility and stronger connections across the continent. President John Dramani Mahama officially launched the Ghana e-visa portal on 25 May 2026 during celebrations marking the 63rd African Union
Australia has expanded its digital arrivals pilot to Melbourne Airport, giving eligible international passengers a simpler way to complete travel declarations before landing. The move introduces the Australia Travel Declaration to selected Qantas flights arriving from New Zealand and marks another step towards modernising border processing at major Australian gateways. From 26 May 2026, eligible
Ethiopia and Israel are expanding cooperation across tourism, technology, agriculture and infrastructure as both countries explore new opportunities for investment, visitor growth and stronger people-to-people connections. The relationship is rooted in longstanding historical and cultural ties, but its latest phase is increasingly focused on the future. Ethiopia is seeking to strengthen its emerging technology ecosystem,
