Travel
How much are Southwest’s new assigned seats? It depends
Southwest Airlines new premium seats featuring extra legroom. Leslie Josephs/CNBC Southwest Airlines‘ first assigned seats went on sale this week for flights starting Jan. 27 of next year. What you’ll pay will vary. The price depends on the route, when you’re traveling and where you sit. Selecting your ideal seats can add hundreds of dollars […]
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Asian travelers to Japan drop, hurt by a manga’s catastrophic prediction
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email CNBC’s Lin Lin and Monica Pitrelli take a closer look at a Japanese manga’s peculiar prophecy and its impact on Asian visitors to the country in the past few months. Source
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Asian visitors to Japan fell because of a strange manga prediction. Here’s why
A fan of Japanese manga reads a comic in his home in Kamisu in Japan’s Ibaraki Prefecture. Philip Fong | Afp | Getty Images Visitor interest in Japan plunged in June, amid a prophecy in a manga that predicted a “disaster” would strike Japan in July 2025. The prediction was in a 2021 reprint of […]
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Norwegian Cruise CEO: Booking pace and consumer demand has been fantastic since tariff lows
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Harry Sommer, Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings CEO, joins ‘Power Lunch’ to discuss Sommer’s quarterly earnings results, demand for the company’s products and much more. Source
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Host Hotels CEO on travel demand: Luxury has been outperforming for a while
James Risoleo, Host Hotels CEO, joins ‘The Exchange’ to discuss Q2 earnings, luxury travel demand and Source
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Flyadeal CEO on passenger growth momentum
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Flyadeal CEO Steven Greenway joins CNBC’s Access Middle East to discuss the airline’s first half results, passenger growth and their recent wide-body order. Source
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The 10 most beautiful libraries in the world
Some libraries aren’t just places to borrow books — they’re destinations with deep history and architecture that tell stories beyond the pages. The 1000 Libraries Awards 2025 highlights some of the most beautiful libraries and bookstores globally, according to 200,000 online voters. The organization, 1000 Libraries, began as a blog and has since grown into […]
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Booking Holdings CEO on Q2 results: People are still prioritizing traveling
Glenn Fogel, Booking Holdings CEO, joins ‘Squawk Box’ to discuss the company’s quarterly earnings results, state of travel, weaker travel spending in the U.S., consumer travel demand, impact of AI, and more. Source
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Russia massive earthquake triggers tsunami warnings: Here’s what we know so far
The earthquake, which struck early Wednesday, triggered evacuation orders in Hawaii and Japan. Source
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Abu Dhabi aviation and hospitality space sees robust growth, sector still ‘long way short’ of Dubai
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Daniel Richards, senior economist at Emirates NBD, breaks down the latest happenings in the UAE’s travel and tourism space. He discusses the announcement of Disneyland Abu Dhabi and the exit of Hungarian low-cost carrier Wizz Air from Abu Dhabi’s Zayed International Airport. […]
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