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  1. EASA Press Releases

    EASA: EU SAF supply reached 1.1 million tonnes in 2025, exceeding the 2% mandate

    EASA published its 2026 ReFuelEU Aviation Annual Technical Report on 17 September 2026. Aviation fuel suppliers reported 39.3 million tonnes of fuel at Union airports in 2025, of which 1.1 million tonnes (2.8%) was SAF, exceeding the 2% mandatory minimum applicable in 2025. SAF supply rose from 193,000 tonnes in 2024 to 1.1 million tonnes in 2025, nearly six times the previous volume. SAF was supplied at 121 Union airports across all 27 EU Member States, or 79% of Union airports, up from 33 airports in 2024. Using SAF instead of conventional jet fuel cut GHG emissions at Union airports by 3.33 million tonnes in 2025. EU SAF production capacity is projected to stay on track for the 6% blendi…

  2. EU Transport News

    European Commission: 2025 SAF supply significantly exceeded the 2% target, with 18 member states ho…

    The European Commission's DG MOVE reported on 17 September 2026 on EASA's annual report on ReFuelEU Aviation implementation. In 2025, the first compliance year, EU SAF supply significantly exceeded the 2% minimum: fuel suppliers reported 39.3 million tonnes of aviation fuel at Union airports, of which SAF accounted for 1.1 million tonnes (2.8%). SAF supply rose almost six-fold from 193,000 tonnes in 2024 to 1.1 million tonnes in 2025. 84% of SAF supplied was produced within the EU; SAF reached 121 airports across all 27 member states, up from 33 airports in 2024. The number of member states with operational or announced SAF production facilities rose to 18 in 2025. EU capacity is projected…

  3. SAP Concur Blog

    SAP Concur Publishes 2026 Invoice Management Software Comparison

    The SAP Concur blog published a 2026 invoice management software comparison covering SAP Concur, BILL, Zoho Books, and Tipalti. It notes that 77% of organizations still enter invoices manually and outlines core capabilities including OCR and AI data extraction, purchase order matching, approval workflows, payment execution, and ERP integration. SAP Concur positions itself as a connected spend management platform linking invoice, expense, and travel management, citing more than 54,000 organizations and 96 million users worldwide.

  4. Skift Feed

    Flydubai CEO Expects Pre-War Capacity by Year-End After Steep Decline

    Flydubai CEO Ghaith Al Ghaith said on the sidelines of Arabian Travel Market in Dubai that the carrier expects to fully restore its network and capacity to pre-conflict levels before the end of 2026, and even slightly more as it receives additional aircraft, though he noted the target is subject to many factors. The airline currently serves 130 of its pre-war 140 destinations, roughly 85% network recovery. OAG data in September showed flydubai posted the steepest seat-capacity decline among the top 10 Middle East airlines, down 18.3% year-on-year to 1.05 million seats. The carrier is investing in premium cabin retrofits to boost revenue now, while Boeing delays push its widebody plans to 20…

  5. European Commission Press Corner

    EU proposes €489 million to help Portugal, Spain, Italy and Malta recover from severe storms

    The European Commission has proposed mobilising €489 million from the EU Solidarity Fund (EUSF) to help Portugal, Spain, Italy and Malta recover from severe storms and flooding in January and February 2026. The funding will support rebuilding transport infrastructure, restoring essential services, clean-up operations, temporary accommodation and rescue services. Portugal would receive €261 million, Spain €149 million, Italy €74.8 million and Malta €3.72 million. The proposal requires approval by the European Parliament and Council; after advance payments, €385.6 million would remain to be paid.

  6. European Commission Press Corner

    EU and South Korea Sign MoU on IRIS² Secure Satellite Communications

    The European Commission signed an administrative arrangement with the Republic of Korea on IRIS², a multi-orbit constellation for secure communication. The EU decided last month to accelerate the system by expanding it to more than 350 satellites, adding capacity for defence, security and emergency services, with first satellites launching from 2029. Agreements were already signed with Norway and Iceland, and one with Ukraine will follow.

  7. European Commission Press Corner

    European Commission Daily News: SAF supply, supply chain risks and satellite cooperation

    The European Commission's Daily News for 17 September 2026 covers multiple topics: EASA's report shows EU SAF supply reached 1.1 million tonnes in 2025, accounting for 2.8% of aviation fuel and exceeding the 2% mandate, with SAF available at 121 EU airports (up from 33); a joint Commission-EIB report finds tariffs and regulatory compliance are now the main barriers to EU firms' international trade, with over half expecting higher tariffs long-term; the EU and South Korea signed an administrative arrangement to strengthen secure satellite connectivity cooperation and explore integration with IRIS²; other items include cross-border renewable energy investment, a citizens' panel on democratic…

  8. European Commission Press Corner

    EU Unveils KIDS Act: No Social Media Under 13

    European Commission Executive Vice-President Virkkunen presented the EU KIDS Act, which bars social media use under 13, allows 13-15 year-olds access only through guardian accounts, and imposes safety-by-design obligations for users under 18. Platforms must prevent stranger messaging, personalised ads and addictive features, and a framework for age verification and parental tools is established. The Digital Services Act had already led to investigations into TikTok and Meta.

  9. European Commission Press Corner

    EU KIDS Act Approved: No Social Media Under 13

    European Commission President von der Leyen announced the EU KIDS Act has been approved by the College. It bans social media under 13 and personal accounts under 15; ages 13-15 may use only mini accounts set up and supervised by parents or guardians, limited to one hour a day. For ages 15-18, safety-by-design is obligatory. Platforms must submit child safety plans in advance, and age verification uses EU-certified tools.

  10. Fenbeitong Feed

    Cost-Reduction Logic and Selection Framework for Business Travel Platforms

    Fenbeitong published an article outlining three layers of cost reduction for business travel platforms: supply chain, process labour, and compliance risk. It compares native integrated travel-and-expense platforms with stitched solutions, proposes five selection criteria, and offers recommendations by company size. It cites data that native integrated platforms offer better prices than C-end platforms for 90% of domestic/international flights and 80% of hotels.

  11. Fenbeitong Feed

    2026 Comparison of Mainstream Business Travel Platforms

    Fenbeitong published a 2026 business travel platform review, categorising the market into native integrated travel-and-expense platforms, expense-control bases with third-party TMC, and pure TMC booking platforms, using a 10-dimension weighted scoring model. The native integrated platform (Fenbeitong) scored 90, pure TMC (Ctrip Business Travel) scored 61, and stitched expense-control platforms (Hesi/Meike) scored 54. It recommends native integrated platforms for companies with annual travel spend above 2 million yuan.

  12. BCD Travel RSS

    BCD Research: Sustainability Goals Fail to Shift Traveler Behavior

    BCD Travel's 2026 research highlights a gap between corporate sustainability ambition and travel-program action: 86% of surveyed travel buyers said their company has published sustainability goals, but only 47% reported travel-related goals; 61% of travelers knew of company sustainability goals, but only 33% knew of travel-related ones. 59% said sustainable-travel communications happen never or rarely. The report argues that carbon reporting alone does not change booking behavior and that sustainability should be embedded into travel policy, approval, booking, communications and supplier management, focused on a few measurable priority behaviors.

  13. Business Travel News

    Amex GBT Names Esquibel as Chief Technology Officer

    American Express Global Business Travel has appointed Michael Esquibel as chief technology officer, leading the travel management company's technology and AI strategies. Esquibel has been with Amex GBT for eight years, most recently as SVP of technology and platform engineering. He will work to embed AI across the company, strengthen data infrastructure and develop AI tools for both TMC operational efficiency and the travel experience, while overseeing client onboarding, technology integration and the TMC's sales, servicing and mid- and back-office platforms. Previous chief information and technology officer David Thompson left the company in May.

  14. Business Travel News

    Trip.Biz Launches Four AI Agents to Boost Program Adoption

    Trip.Biz, the Singapore-based full-service TMC powered by OTA Trip.com, launched Agent One, an AI offering comprising four connected AI agents for planning, booking, approval and reporting, with a focus on improving program adoption. The planning agent responds to natural-language requests with recommendations informed by traveler preferences, trip purpose and company policies. The booking agent offers conversationally guided booking instead of the typical TMC flow, which Trip.Biz said cuts average booking time from 45 minutes to two minutes. The approval agent automatically approves low-risk trips and routes others for human review, cutting most approval times from an hour to seconds. The…

  15. Skift Feed

    Cleartrip Launches Elite Loyalty Program Aimed at Reducing Travel Anxiety

    Indian online travel agency Cleartrip has launched its new Elite loyalty program, designed around pre-transaction problems rather than post-transaction rewards. Chief Growth and Business Officer Manjari Singhal said customers often hesitate when unsure whether their plans will hold. The program includes domestic flight date changes for just INR 9 (about 9.4 cents) to encourage earlier booking, plus discounts of up to 20% on three eligible hotel bookings and an INR 5,000 (about $52) benefit.

  16. Hilton Stories RSS

    NoMad Singapore Opens for Reservations, Set to Open Late 2026

    NoMad Singapore, the brand's first property in Asia Pacific, is now accepting reservations ahead of its late 2026 opening. Located on Orchard Road, designed by WOHA with interiors by Kevin Klein Design, it spans 10,225 square metres and features 173 guest rooms including 25 suites across 12 levels. Developed with UOL Group, the project reimagines the former Faber House with a 14-story waterfall and vertical façade. The hotel will display more than 1,860 artworks, 90% by Singapore-based artists, and partners with ART:DIS to support artists with disabilities.

  17. China Tourism News

    China Releases Draft National Standard on Theme Park Tourism Service Requirements for Public Comment

    On September 16, the National Tourism Standardization Technical Committee released a draft national standard, 'Tourism Service Requirements for Theme Parks,' for public comment. It sets out requirements for overall service, service delivery, service assurance, and service evaluation and improvement, applicable to theme parks providing tourism services. The standard would replace the decade-old 'Service Quality for Amusement Parks (GB/T 16767-2010).'

  18. Pinchain Tourism

    Sunac Snow Wonder Signs Shanghai Songjiang Ice and Snow Sports Complex Project

    On September 16, the signing ceremony for the Shanghai Songjiang Ice and Snow Sports Complex project was held. Sunac Snow Wonder will lead the professional operation and management of the ski slope. The project was initially planned and advanced by the Songjiang District Government and Erjin Management, with Southeast Grid Group investing in construction. The project is planned as a flagship professional ski resort capable of hosting international ski federation events, with supporting hotel, dining, and wellness commercial spaces. To date, Sunac Snow Wonder has operated 11 large indoor ski resorts across China.

  19. China Tourism News

    Jilin Holds Culture and Tourism Promotion Event in Vladivostok

    On September 16, the 'Good Neighbors, Wonderful Jilin' culture and tourism promotion event was held in Vladivostok, Russia. In 2025, Russia became Jilin's largest source market for inbound tourism. The event promoted new routes including Hunchun wellness holidays, Yanbian folk culture plus medical aesthetics, and province-wide eco tours, with Changchun leveraging direct flights to Vladivostok to cut cross-border travel time. Five pairs of Chinese and Russian companies signed cooperation agreements, and both sides issued a joint integrity and safety declaration.

  20. TravelDaily China

    Fliggy Subsidises 12% of Domestic Flight Refund Fees for Top Members

    TravelDaily China reports Fliggy upgraded its domestic flight refund protection standard: for Fliggy F4, F5, F6 and all 88VIP members, refund fees on self-purchased domestic tickets booked via the Fliggy app or Taobao's Fliggy entry can get an 88% discount off the airline standard, i.e. Fliggy subsidises 12% of the fee. It applies to one-way direct, stopover, connecting and round-trip domestic itineraries, stacks with airline benefits, and gives five entitlements per person per calendar year deducted by flight segment. Public data shows Fliggy has over 500 million registered members and about 64 million 88VIP members. The China Air Transport Association says it is drafting a dedicated group…

  21. Pinchain Tourism

    Fliggy Subsidises 12% of Refund Fees for 88VIP and F4+ Members

    Fliggy upgraded its domestic flight refund protection standard for F4, F5, F6 and all 88VIP members, offering a 12% discount on airline refund fees, i.e., Fliggy subsidises 12% of the fee. The benefit applies to one-way direct, stopover, connecting and round-trip itineraries, limited to five times per person per calendar year, deducted by flight segment. Fliggy has over 500 million registered members and about 64 million 88VIP members.

  22. China Tourism News

    Beijing Issues Plan to Deepen Culture, Commerce, Tourism, Sports and Exhibition Integration

    The Beijing Municipal People's Government recently issued the Implementation Plan for Expanding and Upgrading Modern Service Industries in Beijing (2026-2030), which explicitly calls for deepening the integrated development of culture, commerce, tourism, sports and exhibitions, and for coordinated development under the framework of "culture leading, commerce transforming, technology empowering, tourism linking, sports driving and exhibitions amplifying." The plan proposes building and operating urban vitality districts such as the Grand Canal waterfront space, the "two parks and one river" waterfront living room, the South Central Axis "future axis" and the Olympic International Reception H…

  23. China Tourism News

    Zibo Glass Art Exhibition on Display in Singapore Through October 31

    On September 16, the 'Radiant Splendor' Zibo glass art exhibition opened at the China Cultural Centre in Singapore, opening to the Singapore public from September 17 and running through October 31. Structured around the narrative of 'light' in four chapters, it features over 40 classic glass works and more than 10 contemporary innovative pieces, showcasing techniques such as blowing, overlay carving, inside painting, and lost-wax casting.

  24. TravelDaily China

    Meituan Releases Mid-Autumn and National Day Travel Trends: Long-Haul and Multi-City Trips Rise

    Meituan data shows Mid-Autumn and National Day flight bookings rose 44% year-on-year, with long-haul flights over 2,000 km up 76% and accounting for more than a quarter of bookings. Users booking two or more destinations rose 70%. Over half of travellers chose to depart before September 30. Shanghai-Urumqi flight bookings rose 235%, while Shanghai-Kunming and Beijing-Kunming rose 91% and 67% respectively. Connecting flights and air-rail transfers gained popularity for cost savings, with Beijing-Yuncheng air-rail transfers saving up to 70%.

  25. Pinchain Tourism

    China's Ministry of Culture and Tourism Issues 15th Five-Year Plan for Culture and Tourism

    China's Ministry of Culture and Tourism has issued the 15th Five-Year Plan for Culture and Tourism Development, targeting deeper progress toward a culture and tourism powerhouse by 2030, with domestic trips reaching 8.3 billion, inbound trips 190 million, and average annual public cultural facility visits per resident 3.5. The plan deploys eight key tasks including artistic creation, cultural heritage protection, public services, industry development, market regulation, technology empowerment, exchanges and cooperation, and regional-urban-rural coordination, supported by 54 key projects.

  26. China Tourism News

    RV Camping Industry Heats Up, Emerging as a New Highlight in Cultural Tourism Consumption

    Xinhua reports that RV camping is moving from a niche hobby to mass consumption. China's self-propelled RV sales exceeded 20,000 units for the first time in 2025, with camper van sales up 85.61% year-on-year and new energy RV sales up 229%. In the first half of this year, cumulative registrations of self-propelled RVs exceeded 12,000 units, up 32.6% year-on-year. There are now more than 3,100 RV campsites nationwide. Nine departments including the Ministry of Commerce explicitly support RV camping industry development. The industry still faces constraints including difficulty entering cities, less than 1% of drivers holding C6 licences, and cumbersome campsite land approval.

  27. TravelDaily China

    ITB China Report: Chinese Travellers Shift from Price to Value as AI Enters the Full Travel Journey

    ITB China released its Tourism Trend Report 2026/27, based on a survey of over 1,700 buyer representatives in the ITB China Buyer Club plus in-depth interviews with executives from destination tourism boards, industry associations, travel agencies and technology firms, drawing on data and insights from Tourism Economics, Fliggy and Ant International. It covers China's outbound and inbound travel, themed travel, MICE and AI applications. Findings show increasingly diverse Chinese traveller demand shifting from functional needs toward emotional value, authentic experiences and personalised service, while AI is reshaping the entire travel journey from pre-trip planning to destination services.…

  28. China Tourism News

    Hubei Hosts "Culture, Sports and Tourism Plus" Resource and Scenario Matchmaking Event

    On September 16, Hubei held its "Culture, Sports and Tourism Plus" resource and scenario matchmaking event in Xiangyang, hosted by the Hubei Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism, to build a precise matchmaking platform between industry resource holders and operators and to cultivate new integrated culture-tourism formats, scenarios and consumption. More than 200 participants attended, including provincial departments, municipal culture and tourism bureaus, enterprises and financial institutions. At the event, the China Tourism Academy released the China Inland River Cruise Development Report 2026, the Hubei R&D Center of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism Technology Innovation Cent…

  29. China Tourism News

    Three Ministries Issue Guidelines to Optimize Natural Resource Allocation for Regulated Tourism Dev…

    China's Ministry of Natural Resources, Ministry of Culture and Tourism, and National Forestry and Grassland Administration jointly issued guidelines to optimize natural resource allocation and promote regulated, orderly tourism development. The guidelines cover tourism development space, use control, resource supply, stock utilization, and supervision. They clarify the link between tourism special plans and territorial spatial planning, incorporate 15th Five-Year Plan tourism space needs into a unified map, combine incremental supply with stock revitalization, apply differentiated use controls, explore treating multiple plots as one parcel and bundled natural resource asset supply, move app…

  30. China Tourism News

    'Grand Theatre in Beijing' 2026 Beijing International Theatre Season Opens October 7

    On September 17, the Beijing Municipal People's Government Information Office held a press conference. The theatre season will run from October 7 to year-end, nearly three months, bringing together 120 Chinese and international productions, including 38 international and 82 domestic, spanning more than ten art categories. City-wide supporting theatre activities will reach 500, with discounted ticketing offered via platforms including Damai, Maoyan, and Douyin.

  31. China Tourism News

    Quanzhou to Launch Over 1,000 Culture and Tourism Events for Mid-Autumn and National Day

    On September 16, the Fujian Provincial People's Government Information Office held a press conference. Quanzhou said it will launch more than 1,000 themed events for the Mid-Autumn and National Day holidays under the theme 'Quanzhou Has Something, Slow Travel Slow Life,' including Minnan Theatre Week, an intangible cultural heritage week, a tea and coffee culture week, and a culture-commerce-tourism consumption season, with nearly 100 heritage workshops opened and 10,000 creative gifts distributed.

  32. China Tourism News

    Shaanxi Fine Arts, Calligraphy and Photography Exhibition Opens in Shangluo, Free Through Year-End

    On September 16, the 11th Shaanxi Provincial Arts Festival's fine arts, calligraphy and photography exhibition opened in Shangluo. A total of 2,651 submissions were received province-wide; 298 works were selected and 62 invited, for 360 works on display across painting, calligraphy and seal carving, photography, and sculpture. The exhibition runs in phases, with the first phase through October 14 and an extension to year-end, free of charge throughout.

  33. China Tourism News

    Fujian Launches 2,600+ Autumn Culture and Tourism Events with 300+ Benefit Measures

    On September 16, Fujian held a press conference in Fuzhou on its Mid-Autumn and National Day holiday and 'Fujian-style Golden Autumn' culture and tourism promotion campaign. The provincial culture and tourism department said more than 2,600 events and over 300 benefit measures will be offered this autumn under the 'Fresh Fujian, Fujian-style Life' theme, featuring five signature autumn scenes and ten autumn-themed routes. Benefit measures include RMB 1.5 million in culture and tourism consumption vouchers in Fuzhou, free admission to Wuyishan's main scenic area, and flight-linked scenic discounts in Sanming.

  34. China Tourism News

    Inner Mongolia's Heiyang Mountain "Coffee Plus Tourism" Scene Draws Autumn Visitors

    Recently, the "Buzai Majiu" cafe, known as "the loneliest cafe on the Hanggin grassland" and located in the Heiyang Mountain tourism resort in Debes Town, Horqin Right Front Banner, Hinggan League, Inner Mongolia, has drawn large numbers of autumn visitors. As the starting point of the "Most Beautiful Hanggin Grassland" self-drive tourism route, the Heiyang Mountain tourism resort has a 15-km scenic belt combining forests, grasslands, river valleys and cliffs. In recent years the resort has leveraged its ecological resources to deepen culture-tourism integration, creating new scenes such as the "Buzai Majiu" cafe and exploring a "coffee plus tourism" format, becoming a benchmark for rural c…

  35. China Tourism News

    Leveraging Culture and Tourism to Sustain Service Consumption Growth

    China Tourism News published a commentary citing National Bureau of Statistics data: from January to August, total retail sales of consumer goods and services grew 2.5% year-on-year, with service retail up 4.9% and goods retail up 1.0%; tourism consulting and rental services retail grew over 10%. The article argues culture and tourism consumption has dual material and spiritual attributes and should leverage culture and technology to innovate products and drive service consumption.

  36. Pinchain Tourism

    Preferred Hotels & Resorts Adds Three Member Hotels in China

    Preferred Hotels & Resorts announced three new member hotels in China for 2026: Tonino Lamborghini Hotel Chengdu, Hotel Banov Townscape Wuhan, and Surya Hotel Shanghai New Hongqiao Center. They join the Lifestyle and L.V.X. collections. Globally, Preferred represents over 625 member hotels in 80 countries and regions, with 13 member hotels in China.

  37. TravelDaily China

    2026 TravelDaily Summit set for Sept 22-23 in Shanghai with 1,600+ executives confirmed

    TravelDaily announced its 2026 TravelDaily Summit will be held September 22-23 at the Shanghai International Convention Center, with registration closing soon. Organisers say more than 1,600 travel industry executives have confirmed attendance, and the attendee directory lists over 1,800 mid-to-senior industry professionals, 70% at director level or above. The summit features three forums, over 100 speakers from leading companies and 30+ core sessions spanning corporate buyers, hotels, airlines, car rental, destinations, TMCs and travel agencies, and travel technology, with exhibition, standard and VIP ticket tiers.

  38. China Tourism News

    Inner Mongolia's 8th Square Dance Competition Final Set for September 19

    The Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Department of Culture and Tourism recently announced that the final of the "Dancing Inner Mongolia" 8th Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Square Dance Competition will be held on September 19 at the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Cultural Center. The competition is hosted by the Publicity Department of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Party Committee, the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Department of Culture and Tourism and the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Sports Bureau, following the principle of "grassroots mobilization, tiered selection and centralized performance." Since launching in June, it has gone through auditions, preliminaries and se…

  39. CATA

    4th CATA Aviation Conference Opens in Beijing, Focusing on AI-Civil Aviation Integration

    On September 17, the 4th CATA Aviation Conference opened in Beijing, running three days under the annual theme "AI and Civil Aviation Integrated Development," marking the first time AI serves as the main thread across the opening ceremony, industry forums and professional exhibition. CAAC Deputy Administrator Han Jun attended and addressed the conference, calling for holding the safety bottom line, focusing on scenario implementation and maintaining open collaboration. CATA Chairman Wang Changshun said the association will deepen industry self-discipline coordination and support technology innovation. The opening ceremony presented the 2025 Civil Aviation Science and Technology Awards, and…

  40. IHG Newsroom

    IHG Launches Early Bird Offer for Holiday Travel Across Greater China

    IHG Hotels & Resorts announced on 17 September 2026 in Shanghai an early bird booking offer for the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holidays. IHG One Rewards members can receive up to 24% off stays at participating hotels across Greater China when booking at least 14 days in advance. IHG highlighted three travel trends in Greater China this season: longer, more immersive trips (e.g. Western Sichuan), continued popularity of short breaks close to home (e.g. Huzhou, Ningbo, Suzhou, Wuxi, Nanjing), and growing interest in emerging destinations (e.g. Qinhuangdao, Chongli, Wugong Mountain, Wushan, Luoyang). IHG's 14 brands offer accommodation options in these areas.