14 travel stories from the last 24 hours — here’s what’s moving:
The FAA Hired More Controller Trainees Than Ever and Still Has a Gap
The FAA hired 2,235 air traffic controller trainees in fiscal 2026, an all-time record, but the staffing target is still out of reach.
United Is About to Make Its Cheapest Domestic Ticket Even Cheaper
United is rolling out Base, Standard and Flexible fare tiers on domestic and short-haul international flights in the coming weeks.
Burbank’s 1930 Terminal Has Nine Days Left
Hollywood Burbank Airport’s $1.3 billion replacement terminal opens October 13 with 14 gates and a bigger footprint.
A Winemaker Finished a Cabernet at 35,000 Feet
Aperture Cellars’ Jesse Katz blended a custom Cabernet aboard a United flight; it arrives in Polaris on select international routes in 2028.
JetBlue’s Newest Colombian Route Skips the Usual Suspects
JetBlue began daily Fort Lauderdale to Barranquilla flights on October 1, with one-way fares starting at $134.
Hotels in New Orleans and Vegas Are Running Surprisingly Empty
CoStar’s August numbers show New Orleans at 43.3 percent occupancy and a steep Las Vegas slide, while San Francisco quietly led the pack.
Delta Wants Its Frequent Flyers to Double as an Ad Audience
Delta is building an advertising network around its loyalty data, following United’s Kinective Media into airline-owned ads.
Hilton Says It Isn’t Blocking AI Booking Agents
Hilton says it welcomes AI booking assistants, yet tests found some agents still stumble on its site while others get through.
Choice Hotels Just Paid $130 Million to Chase RV Campers
Choice Hotels is buying Harvest Hosts, the RV club that parks members at wineries, farms and museums, in an all-cash deal worth $130 million.
South Korea Is Testing a Tourist Pass in Just One City
The new K-Tour Pass costs 15,000 won and bundles Busan transit and attraction discounts for foreign visitors through the end of December.
Tourists Have Become the Taxpayer of Last Resort
From Amsterdam to Kyoto and Italy, governments are leaning harder on visitor levies, and Skift’s analysis lays out why tourists are such an easy target.
Blade Is Betting on the Gap Between $1,000 and $25,000
Blade is bringing back its 16-seat BladeOne flights from New York’s Westchester airport to Miami and Palm Beach, taking on JSX.
Barcelona’s Storm Pushed Back a 5,610-Passenger Boarding Day
Royal Caribbean pushed Legend of the Seas boarding in Barcelona back two hours as an extreme-risk rain and wind warning swept the city.
A Virgin Voyages Ship Slipped Its Moorings in Rhodes
Scarlet Lady’s mooring lines snapped in heavy swells at Rhodes, and the ship drifted into three smaller vessels before backing into place on its own power.
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