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Corporate & Business Travel

Three Korean Carriers Become One Low-Cost Giant

Jin Air, Air Busan and Air Seoul will merge into a single low-cost carrier under the Jin Air name by March 2027, combining a 58-aircraft fleet and completing…

Aug 26
Corporate & Business Travel
Japan

United's Biggest-Ever Expansion Comes With a Fare Warning

United will launch nonstop service to 10 new international destinations starting in 2027 — Ibiza, Valencia, Marseille, Toulouse, Luxembourg, Ljubljana, Terceira…

Aug 26
Hotels & Resorts

Seoul's Luxury Map Gets Rewritten

Seoul's five-star landscape is turning over. The Plaza Seoul suspends operations September 30 for a rebuild that won't reopen until 2029, while Lotte Hotel…

Aug 26
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Asia-Pacific Capacity Shifts: SQ Drops A380 on 11 Routes, Korean LCCs MergeAug 25
Seoul's Luxury Hotel Scene Gets Rebuilt in Real TimeAug 25
JapanIHG Converts 14 Kyoto Hotels to Garner and Holiday Inn ExpressAug 25
Jin Air, Air Busan and Air Seoul to Form South Korea's Largest LCCAug 24
Singapore Airlines Drops the A380 From 11 RoutesAug 24
Seoul's Luxury Hotel Map Gets RedrawnAug 24
JapanIHG Converts 14 Open Kyoto Hotels to Garner and Holiday Inn ExpressAug 24
Korea's Big Three Merge Into a Single Low-Cost GiantAug 23
Seoul's Five-Star Market Enters a Multi-Year SqueezeAug 23
JapanIHG's Kyoto Land Grab: 14 Hotels Convert OvernightAug 23
JapanUnited's 2027 build-out opens eight new nonstop US gatewaysAug 22
Seoul's Luxury Hierarchy Gets Rewritten on Three FrontsAug 22
JapanIHG Flips GCP's Entire 14-Hotel Kyoto Portfolio to Garner and Holiday Inn ExpressAug 22
JapanWalk Japan's New Salt Road Traces the Alps Beyond Tokyo-KyotoAug 20
JapanJapan's Quiet Alternative to an Overcrowded KyotoAug 18
Delta Opens Austin–Paris, Confirms Seattle–Singapore, Leans Into AsiaAug 16
JapanGlobus and Cosmos Push Small Group Discovery Beyond Europe for 2027Aug 14
Shangri-La's JEN Brand Hits Double Digits With Hangzhou OpeningAug 13
Shangri-La's Split Week: Melbourne Scrapped, JEN Lands in HangzhouAug 12
Shangri-La's Two Directions: Melbourne Exit, Hangzhou Soft-Brand DebutAug 11
JapanAmerican reshapes upgrades, Delta opens a new Tokyo gatewayAug 10
China Fines Trip.com $770M — A Warning Shot on Distribution TermsAug 10
Shangri-La's JEN Soft Brand Opens Its 10th Hotel, in HangzhouAug 10
New Flags, New Openings: Aswan Changes Hands, JEN Lands in HangzhouAug 9
JapanDelta relaunches Seattle–Narita, opening a second front against Alaska's Tokyo serviceAug 8
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