Thailand inches toward a long-delayed tourism tax, with a proposed 300 baht fee that could alter trip costs from 2026 while promising better infrastructure, safety upgrades and basic visitor insurance.
Louis Vuitton’s first luxury hotel in Shanghai transforms the maison’s travel heritage into a fully immersive stay, blending fashion, culture and high design to reshape expectations of urban luxury hospitality.
Scandinavian travel firm plans a “Solidarity with Greenland” flotilla this summer, turning an Arctic cruise into a symbolic protest against Trump’s renewed push to bring the island under formal U.S. control.
United States eases border experience for Canadians with streamlined registration, softer screening and biometric fast lanes, aiming to revive cross border tourism as travelers tire of stricter, slower rules at home.
Canada faces backlash as internal records reveal ministers slowed a plan to make airlines, not taxpayers, fund complaint handling, leaving nearly 100,000 passengers stuck in a costly backlog.
Nearly 90 people fell ill with norovirus on Holland America’s Rotterdam Panama Canal cruise, triggering CDC oversight, intensive shipwide disinfection and fresh questions about gastrointestinal health risks at sea.
An Air Canada Toronto–Moncton flight returned to the gate after passengers heard shouting from the cargo hold, exposing a trapped baggage handler and sparking renewed scrutiny of winter ground safety procedures.
New 2026 airline water study finds widespread contamination in U.S. inflight tap systems, calling out American and several regional carriers and urging travelers to avoid coffee, tea, ice and unsealed water.
TSA PreCheck Touchless ID is set to reach about 65 U.S. airports by spring 2026, promising faster biometric security checks, shorter lines and more seamless wallet free travel nationwide.
