Category Travel & Leisure

Ryanair made headlines Wednesday with plans for a “100% paperless” system for boarding passes. The Irish low-cost carrier will adopt an app-only policy from November 3. It says all passengers will have to use the digital boarding pass generated in…

We all want to travel more. Whether a vacation, career break, gap year trip, there’s some trip we are always thinking about. One of the things that keeps a lot of people from achieving that dream is money. Saving money…

United Airlines is embedding AI throughout the company. That’s what its CEO, Scott Kirby, told investors earlier this year as he outlined some of the company’s work. While online travel agencies, travel tech companies, and some hotel brands have been…

A new study in Nature Medicine on extreme heatwaves paints a stark picture for Spain. Urban areas in the country face significant risks from rising temperatures, it claims.  Barcelona alone could see around 250,000 heat related deaths by the end of…

Ryanair is revising the roll-out of a controversial new rule. On Wednesday, the low-cost carrier said its move to paperless, app-only boarding passes will not start for another eight months. Formal enforcement will now begin on November 3 to coincide…

Spirit Airlines is making sweeping capacity cuts as it looks to readjust its network post-bankruptcy.  An analysis of data from Cirium showed that Spirit would have around a 16% decrease in seats for the second quarter. Spirit’s capacity at its…

Imagine a place where time slows and the only sense of it passing is the movement of light and shadow over the emerald green landscape – a place where luxury intertwines seamlessly with nature. Welcome to Apes Hill Barbados, a…

In a sharp break, Airbnb has distanced itself from the personal opinions of co-founder and board member Joe Gebbia, who has become a vocal supporter of President Trump and Elon Musk’s DOGE. “Joe is joining DOGE in his personal capacity,”…

The city of Barcelona has lots of beautiful architecture, incredible beaches, delicious gastronomy and much more. However, this wonderful city also boasts a variety of luxury jewellery stores. From renowned brands such as Cartier and Rolex, to the finest luxury…

Good morning from Skift. It’s Wednesday, March 5. Here’s what you need to know about the business of travel today. Expedia Group laid off hundreds of members of its marketing teams around the world ahead of a reorganization to come…