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The deal comes as the aircraft leasing industry is becoming increasingly more consolidated. Air Lease will now have SMBC’s financial backing, and perhaps even more industry influence as a result of this deal.

Marybeth Roberts was on the forefront of the strategic meetings management movement decades ago. Today she is as passionate as ever about innovating and driving cost efficiencies.

Listen in for a roadmap of sorts to Agoda’s fintech ambitions, loyalty strategy, and long-term vision for an AI-powered travel concierge.

JLL said hotel investors in Asia Pacific turned more cautious in 1H25, deploying less capital into the hospitality sector amid macroeconomic uncertainty. Plus more deal and development news.

The investment helps UnderTheDoormat Group build out its technology to support institutional real estate and branded residences.

Relais & Châteaux may one day have a loyalty program. But it won’t be because others do. It will be because they’ve found a way to make it fit their very specific model.

We start September with a look France’s tourism numbers, Sweden’s thermometer numbers, and the restart of India-China flights.

As geopolitical tensions and mass tragedy-led demand disruptions threaten to widen losses for Indian airlines, carriers would need to figure out how they can leverage their improved pricing power without losing price-sensitive Indian passengers.

After five years of frozen skies, India and China are making moves to resume nonstop flights. With diplomacy cautiously warming, who will take the lead in reconnecting Asia’s two largest economies?

The legal fight isn’t over, but the message from the bench is hard to miss.

The U.S. is closing its “drop-box” system for 57 nations. Expect longer waits, higher costs, and tighter screening, a reset likely to frustrate students, workers, and travel planners.

Travelers are chasing more than rest; they want lasting vitality. Alexandra Walterspiel is betting that the future of luxury lies in wellness, and her approach at Sensei hints at where high-end hospitality is heading next.