Business travel

Have you ever gotten a free flight because of your Delta SkyMiles card? Or maybe you get the advantage of walking through the quick TSA PreCheck line at the airport instead of waiting on the typically very long general security line because…

Talk about Asia's travel recovery is still largely focused on the return of Chinese travelers.But it's Indians travelers who are searching for international trips faster than travelers in any other market in the world, Agoda's CEO, Omri…

Lisa Terauchi-D'Rozario's husband had been a captain with Hong Kong airline Cathay Dragon for 14 years when he lost his job in October 2020, she said.Cathay Pacific cut thousands of jobs and shuttered its regional airline during the…

Should you check email on vacation or face a tsunami of messages once you're back at the office?For workers at war with their inboxes, neither is a great option.  That's why many people choose something in the middle. But even monitoring…

"No."It's one of the dirtiest words in hospitality — and travelers may be hearing it more these days.The travel agency Discover Africa had to say it when potential clients asked if their young son could ride a lion while on safari."When we…

The World Travel & Tourism Council says the global travel and tourism sector won't fully recover this year — but it will get close.The sector is forecast to reach $9.5 trillion in 2023, just 5% shy of the sector's gross domestic product…

A decade ago, a person who walked into a restaurant in Seoul and asked for "han myung-I" —a table for one — could be declined service.  That's because restaurants in South Korea prefer groups of two or more, owing to a complex mix of local…

The days of high-flying, big-spending business travel may be over for good.As a new report by research company Morning Consult declared: Business travel will never return to normal.Tighter corporate budgets and new ways of virtual working…

So much for cheap tickets selling out first.The priciest tickets to attend Singapore's Formula One race this year are gone, despite being priced at an all-time high of 11,016 Singapore dollars ($8,260) for a three-day pass.Tickets for the…

Japan wants travelers to go beyond the country's iconic tourist sites — and consider spending their yen in lesser-known locations.The government-backed Japan Tourism Agency selected 11 destinations as part of a "model tourism" project to…