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On 4 October 1883 the Express d'Orient, run by Wagons-Lits, began its through service from Paris to Constantinople, the start of the legendary Orient Express.

Pan Am's first Boeing 747 passenger flight left New York for London at 1:52 a.m. EST on 22 January 1970, nearly seven hours late after an engine overheated on the original jet.

British Airways and Air France began scheduled Concorde flights on 21 January 1976, London-Bahrain and Paris-Rio de Janeiro via Dakar, the world's first supersonic airline service.

A faulty CrowdStrike Falcon update on 19 July 2024 crashed about 8.5 million Windows systems, grounding US airlines and disrupting airports worldwide in the largest IT outage in history.

A fire at the North Hyde electrical substation in Hayes cut power to Heathrow on 21 March 2025, closing Europe's busiest airport for about 16 hours and disrupting around 200,000 passengers.

UN Tourism forecasts 1–2% growth in international tourist arrivals for calendar 2026, down from its earlier 3–4% projection as Middle East conflict and travel costs weigh on demand. Arrivals grew just 0.4% in the first half.

On 10 April 2026 the EU's biometric Entry/Exit System became fully operational at all Schengen border crossings, replacing passport stamping for non-EU short-stay visitors.

From 1 July 2026 Japan's international tourist departure tax rises from 1,000 to 3,000 yen per traveller, collected in air and sea ticket prices, to fund measures against overtourism.

Dubai International Airport welcomed 31.5 million passengers in the first half of 2026, 31.3% fewer than a year earlier, as regional airspace constraints hit traffic before a Q2 recovery.

United reports Q3 2026 results after the market close on 20 October 2026, with a call the next morning, after a record US$17.7 billion second quarter.

Routes World, the airline route development conference, runs 21-23 October 2026 at Messe Frankfurt after moving from Riyadh because of Middle East tensions.

Delta starts Atlanta-Riyadh service on 23 October 2026 with an Airbus A350-900, its first route to Saudi Arabia and the first US-airline nonstop to Riyadh.

Finnair launches daily flights from Helsinki to Melbourne via Bangkok on 26 October 2026, its first scheduled service to Australia, using the retrofitted A350.

World Travel Market London runs 3-5 November 2026 at ExCeL London, with new tourism boards, new airline exhibitors and a new WTM Travel Tech show.

Lufthansa Group releases its January-September 2026 interim report on 3 November 2026, after a first-half adjusted EBIT loss of EUR 229 million hit by the Iran war and strikes.

Airbnb releases Q3 2026 results after the US market close on 5 November 2026, following a Q2 with revenue up 17% to US$3.6 billion.

China's second domestically built large cruise ship, the 141,900-ton Adora Flora City, sails its maiden voyage from Guangzhou Nansha on 22 November 2026 after delivery on 6 November.

Viking Libra, billed as the world's first hydrogen-powered cruise ship, begins a 10-night Greek Odyssey from Piraeus on 3 December 2026.

Regent Seven Seas' 77,000-ton Seven Seas Prestige departs Barcelona on 13 December 2026 on a 14-night transatlantic crossing to Miami, opening a 13-cruise inaugural season.

Xiamen Xiang'an International Airport, a CNY 53.7 billion airport on Dadeng Island, is due to take over all Xiamen passenger and cargo flights from Gaoqi by the end of 2026, with 25 December expected.

Spain's International Tourism Trade Fair, FITUR, runs 20-24 January 2027 at IFEMA Madrid, its 47th edition, with Puerto Rico as Partner Country and two more halls.

ITB Berlin, the world's largest travel trade show, runs 16-18 March 2027 at Messe Berlin, a one-time change of dates so Muslim exhibitors can celebrate Eid al-Fitr first.

The cruise industry's main trade show, Seatrade Cruise Global, runs 5-8 April 2027 at the Miami Beach Convention Center after its largest edition in 41 years in 2026.

Airbus told Qantas its first ultra-long-range A350-1000ULR for Project Sunrise will arrive in April 2027, four months later than planned, pushing back nonstop Sydney-London flights.

IATA's 83rd AGM and World Air Transport Summit will be held in Xiamen, China from 30 May to 1 June 2027, hosted by Xiamen Airlines.

Disney announced on 27 August 2026 that Disney's Lakeshore Lodge opens July 1, 2027 with 967 rooms on Bay Lake at the former River Country site. Bookings opened to the public on 8 October 2026.

The EU will not launch ETIAS, its EUR 20 pre-travel authorisation for visa-free visitors, in the last quarter of 2026 as planned; EU-Lisa now targets 2027 with no firm date.