Category Travel & Leisure

The Indian Hotels Company (IHCL) is set to enter Ras Al Khaimah in the United Arab Emirates. It has signed Taj-branded hotel apartments Taj Wellington Mews on the Al Marjan Island in the emirate. The property will have 336 apartments. …

Journey, a new company focused on bringing loyalty program capabilities to independent hotels and vacation rentals, is preparing to launch its consumer-facing platform this month. The U.S.-based company has notable backers. It was founded by CEO John Sutton, the former…

Yanolja, the online travel agency based in Seoul, is teaming up with Google Cloud to develop AI services for travel companies. Yanolja said late last month it’s also working with OpenAI to enhance the trip planning experience within ChatGPT.  And…

When Southwest Airlines finally began showing its flights for the first time on Google Flights, Kayak, and Expedia, it didn’t get the pop it anticipated. And that was a major factor, along with pressure from investor Elliott Management, that led…

Canadian visits to the U.S. may have begun to decline following Trump’s inauguration and his administration’s announcements of tariffs, early data suggests. According to Canada’s official statistics bureau on Monday, the number of Canadian residents returning from trips to the…

Airlines across Asia are imposing new restrictions on lithium batteries, reflecting heightened concerns over fire risks from power banks. South Korea’s nationwide restrictions took effect this month, limiting passengers to five spare lithium batteries (each up to 100Wh) and banning…

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Good morning from Skift. It’s Tuesday, March 11. Here’s what you need to know about the business of travel today. Booking Holdings is getting ready for all scenarios regarding travel offerings from big artificial intelligence chatbots. But the company doesn’t…

Southwest Airlines is scrapping its decades-old “bags fly free” policy, one of the most stunning reversals to its business model in recent months. For bookings made on or after May 28, only passengers with top Southwest loyalty status or those…

Amruda Nair Araiya Hotels & Resorts Founder Amruda Nair has spent her whole life in hotels — her family founded the Leela Group. However, while she was exploring universities in the U.S., it was a chance encounter with three inspiring…