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At MarketHub 2024 in Istanbul, HBX Group’s CTOO Paula Felstead emphasizes the importance of augmented reality and cybersecurity in the travel industry.

A popular international airline just announced a major upgrade for business class passengers.Turkish Airlines revealed its new Crystal Business Class Suite during the Farnborough International Airshow in the United Kingdom.  For the first time, the business class will have an adjustable sliding door which will offer more privacy in the cabin. The seat has a 22” television screen, and 23” of seat width, which make the suite comfortable for sitting or when extended into a bed for sleeping. 

Inaugurated in 2018, iGA Istanbul Airport has quickly become one of the world’s busiest, recording more than 76 million passenger arrivals in 2023.

It’s a concept that’s more than 30 years old, but the airline industry still can’t decide if premium economy is a good idea.

Turkish Airlines is making some big upgrades to the passenger experience.

It was the content update nobody needed. When cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike issued an update to systems throughout the world running Microsoft Windows, scheduled to take place overnight from Thursday to Friday, those systems crashed. The result has been a tangled web of canceled and delayed flights, among numerous other business disruptions.

Turkish Airlines begins daily flights between Istanbul and Turin, enhancing its Italian network and global reach as its 349th destination.

Anna Grigoryan, Chief Strategy and Transformation Officer of HBX Group, outlines emerging travel trends and the evolving profile of future travelers at MarketHub 2024 in Istanbul.

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Armando Brunini re-elected as ACI Europe President, emphasizing unity and sustainability for Europe’s airports amid industry challenges.

In June 2024, Air Serbia transported 439,051 passengers, a 16,688 increase from 2023, operating 4,466 flights, marking a 3% rise and setting new records for the month.

From strikes to delays, Europe’s airports are usually in the headlines for all the wrong reasons. But the recently announced Best Airport Awards reveal which hubs are leading on efficiency, staff satisfaction and eco-innovation.

Leading experts in the airport transfer space are anticipating significant disruptions to the travel experiences of passengers through Istanbul Airport (IST) and John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) in New York this summer. This prediction is based on recent traveller experiences and insider knowledge, plus the fact that both airports are known for their complexity and challenges for passengers, including size, passenger volume, complex layouts, security, customs, and operational complexity.

Mention the Orient Express to most people, and you’re likely to conjure up visions of the private five-star luxury train — Belmond’s Venice Simplon-Orient-Express — whose meticulously restored coaches feature every conceivable Belle Epoque bell and whistle: acres of mirror-finish mahogany, sophisticated silver service, a pianist taking after-dinner requests at the lounge car’s baby grand.

Don't visit Oslo. That's what the city's new tongue-in-cheek marketing campaign declares.

This article is part of our airport food survival guide, which includes tips and tricks—even a hot take or two—that challenge the notion that airport meals are always dull, overpriced, and tasteless.

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Nothing is more instructive than being wrong, and there’s no quicker way to be wrong than to have expectations. My arrival to Aktau, in Kazakhstan's Mangystau region, was by cargo ship, and over that 24-hour voyage, spent with long-haul truckers drinking duty-free whisky, I had plenty of time to imagine what awaited me on shore: a port city that was rough, brutalist, suspicious. At first sight, Aktau was brutalist, if only architecturally, but it was far from rough or suspicious. And while not beautiful, or even very pretty, there was something alluring about the place from the get-go.

In August 2024, on the stunning Göcek coastline, Ahãma will open its doors for the first time. Nestled on the white sand beaches of a secluded bay, cocooned by an 11-hectare protected forest, Ahãma reflects its natural surroundings and the rich Lycian heritage that characterises this area of Türkiye.

Justin Parfitt has sent 47 emails, called more than 30 times, and spent an estimated six hours on the phone with Turkish Airlines in an attempt to change his family's flight home from Indonesia to France, he told Business Insider.