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WOCA Americas 2026 in Santiago: Dates, Host, and Key Themes

IATA’s Wings of Change Americas (WOCA) is set for 8–9 April in Santiago de Chile, bringing together airlines, airport operators and regulators to tackle slot coordination, air navigation capacity and cargo throughput bottlenecks across Latin America and the Caribbean.

4 min·19 Feb

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Asia’s Longest Naddi Zipline to Transform Kangra

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The proposed 4.3-kilometre Naddi Zipline will run across the Dhauladhar valley with four operational nodes: Gallu (start), Ball village, Naddi and Maggie Point Khad (terminus).

4 min·19 Feb

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Hilton: Lower Room Revenue Growth Forecast for 2026

Hilton Worldwide Holdings now projects full-year room revenue growth of 1–2% for 2026, below the market's ~2.05% consensus, a shift that crystallizes changing demand patterns across hotel tiers and supply nodes.

4 min·19 Feb

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Heathrow January Peak Signals Capacity Squeeze and Cargo Strength

Heathrow handled 6.5 million passengers in January, the highest January on record and a 2.2% year‑on‑year rise, with multiple peak days topping 250,000 travellers and the previous daily January record of 246,000 eclipsed despite disruptive weather across the US and Europe.

4 min·19 Feb

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Heathrow Raises 2026 SAF Incentive Above Mandate

Heathrow will push its Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) uptake to a target of 5.6% in 2026, which sits 2% above the UK Government’s 3.6% mandate, allocating more than £80 million to help airlines close the cost gap between kerosene and SAF.

4 min·19 Feb

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Gujarat Readies Policy for Seaplane Manufacturing

Gujarat will earmark peripheral port locations and riverfront waterdromes as zones for seaplane manufacturing and operations, aligning state civil aviation policy changes with Union budget incentives and initiating feasibility studies for Ahmedabad–Dharoi, Somnath and Dwarka links.

4 min·19 Feb

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Jammu & Kashmir Moves to Expand Tourist Areas

Road access improvements, rest-house rollouts and targeted placement of tourist huts are being prioritized for Bani, Lowang and Sarthal in Kathua to streamline visitor flows and reduce last-mile friction for travellers heading into higher-altitude attractions.

4 min·19 Feb

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Goa’s New International Convention and Expo Centre Opens

The International Convention and Expo Centre, Goa brings a fixed delegate capacity of 4,200, an 85,000 sq ft exhibition hall and dedicated management training and convention areas, immediately reshaping passenger flows, freight movements and last-mile shuttle logistics across Goa’s airports, marinas and road network.

4 min·19 Feb

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Global Destinations' Sixth India Roadshow Recap

Over 200 travel trade professionals in Kolkata, Surat, and Ahmedabad attended Global Destinations’ 6th Annual Roadshow, where eight international partners delivered targeted product briefings, route updates, and pre-season marketing plans timed for India’s summer outbound surge.

4 min·19 Feb

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Girlhood as an Open Room by the Sea

A marina’s berth allocation often reveals a lot: transient slips for day charters, long-term berths for liveaboards, tide windows that dictate arrival times and the crew rotations that keep a fleet moving — these are practical constraints that shape how people come and go, much like the invisible rules that shape early life.

4 min·19 Feb

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Forbes Unveils 2026 Global Star Awards

Forbes Travel Guide's 2026 Star Awards now cover more than 100 countries, a shift that will influence port scheduling, marina capacity, charter calendars and regional hospitality supply chains as new Five‑Star properties and cruise entries alter peak season flows.

4 min·19 Feb

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FHRAI’s 56th Annual Meet in Varanasi, Aug 21–23, 2026

Ground transport and capacity planning will be crucial for the 56th FHRAI Annual Convention: more than 2,000 delegates are expected between August 21–23, 2026, requiring coordinated use of Varanasi Airport slots, additional train services to Varanasi Junction, and dedicated last‑mile shuttles to the Taj Ganges along the riverbank to avoid bottlenecks during peak session times.

4 min·19 Feb