Performer tips

In June 2024, airBaltic saw a 7% increase in passengers and performed 4,400 flights, with record highs at its Lithuanian and Estonian bases.

It’s been whispered about for months, but now it’s official. After more than 50 years, Southwest Airlines is doing away with one of its signature policies — open seating. 

Vanja Marčeta becomes Air Serbia’s first female captain in the ATR fleet, marking significant progress in gender representation within the airline’s leadership roles.

Saudia Group boosts domestic flights to Abha, aligning with Saudi Tourism Authority to promote regional tourism, reflecting a commitment to Saudi Vision 2030’s diversification goals.

Hotel companies continue to gear up for a surge in demand from workers wearing hardhats as more than $1 trillion in public and private infrastructure spending is set to fuel years of U.S. construction projects.

Jul 4, 2024 • 6 min read

Macy’s is set to light up the New York City skyline this week for its annual Fourth of July fireworks display, and there are plenty of ways to watch from both near and far.

A video in 2018 capturing Salif Gueye's gravity-defying performance of Michael Jackson's “Rock With You” at the Place Igor Stravinsky in Paris catapulted him to viral fame. Six years on, the street dancer has more than 5 million followers on Instagram and TikTok and has moonwalked in ad campaigns for Lacoste and Christian Louboutin. Home is Suresnes, a Paris suburb that feels like, as Gueye puts it, “a village where people live in solidarity with each other.” But he still spends plenty of time in the city, where he dances with friends and films his videos. In the lead-up to the Paris Olympics, Gueye shares his tips to get your heart racing in the French capital.

The exercise dress has been trending for the last few summers, and while I love the way this style looks on others, I just couldn't get into it myself. I tried, I really did, but every time I slipped an exercise dress on for the gym, I felt out of place; every time I paired one with a cardigan for lunch, I looked too sporty. I didn't quite understand when to wear one—and they never seemed to flatter my body type. Not to mention, I try to avoid wearing something that requires me to completely undress when I go to the bathroom, like these types of dresses or jumpsuits often do. This all changed when I discovered Halara's Softlyzero Easy Peezy active dress.

The 2024 EASA Annual Safety Review highlights Europe’s aviation safety, noting a 95% traffic recovery to pre-COVID levels and only two fatal accidents in 2023. This report supports ongoing safety enhancements through the European Plan for Aviation Safety.

Coney Island has been a destination for Fourth of July celebrations for over a century. 

Explora Journeys has launched new entertainment programming onboard Explora I.

Ethiopian Airlines inaugurates a CFM Leap-1B engine test cell in Addis Ababa, enhancing its MRO facility and becoming the first in the Middle East and Africa with such capability.

Boeing has agreed to plead guilty to misleading U.S. safety regulators. According to a court filing, the plane-maker will formally acknowledge guilt and accept additional punishment due to its recent actions. These center on dealings with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) following fatal crashes involving the company’s 737 Max aircraft in 2018 and 2019.

Early in the COVID pandemic and at a time when travel cancellations were on the rise, Google said it wanted to “help Hotel ads partners minimize risk while driving future bookings in a responsible manner.” To do that, it expanded an advertising option known as Commissions (per stay) that let hotel partners only pay a commission on their ads after the guest stay had occurred.Now, nearly four years later and as international travel is approaching pre-pandemic levels, according to UN Tourism, Google has announced that on October 31, 2024 it will end Commissions (per stay) and another low-risk ad product, Commissions (per conversion), which launched in 2018.

Travelers this summer might not be experiencing any major discounts when they go to book a hotel room in the U.S., but there is a softening in some segments of the market.

I've been living in the U.S. for almost a decade, and one of the strongest opinions I encounter among travelers here is about Southwest Airlines. It seems that the only people more vocal than the airline's haters are its loyal fans.

Summer travel is kicking off in full force, and that can mean only one thing (aside from school ending, barbecues and packed flights to Europe): It's time to name TPG's Best Airline for 2024.

Southwest Airlines has just become the latest carrier to increase its ancillary fees.

Southwest Airlines is making another round of changes to its route map.

After winter made a couple of extra encores in Britain this year, summer has finally arrived. It's time to book some friends and pack your bags for a weekend of unbridled joy, with live music, dress-ups and fairground rides, plus performance poets, world food and pop-up hot-tubs – the UK’s music festivals are worth planning a holiday around.