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WBTF Daily Update No. 2: Demand holds firm, risk takes new shapes
Emirates' half-year results, hoax bomb threats on European flights, the Amadeus incident, Qantas fuel costs and Navan's 2027 outlook.
Daily UpdateWBTF Daily Update No. 1: Demand holds, costs climb, Dubai reconnects
Europe's €404bn spend forecast, Dubai's returning air links, war cover for Gulf events, geopolitical risk and Dubai's new visitor initiatives.
Sergiu Les and Kirill Matalov, Roundtrip
The Forum's monthly conversation with the people shaping corporate travel.
AnalysisKeeping pace with prices: the 2026 Deloitte Corporate Travel Study
Spend is expanding because the same trips cost more, not because companies travel more.
Data of the MonthData of the Month: business aviation flight hours
Who flies business jets and where: McKinsey data on flight hours by business model and region, 2019-2025.
GuideFive steps to building a travel budget that reflects the true cost of business trips
A travel budget is a financial model of how an organisation moves its people.
AviationAir passenger demand slips 0.8% in August
IATA data shows global demand down year on year, but up 0.6% excluding the Middle East.
AviationEmirates deploys Premium Economy to Paris
Next-generation cabins across France for travellers flying via Dubai.
AviationEtihad flies to Saudi Arabia's Red Sea coast
New service to the Red Sea from 4 October.
PolicyNew coalition calls for EU rules that enable secure biometric journeys
ACI EUROPE, Amadeus, IATA, IDEMIA Public Security and SITA form a responsible biometrics coalition.
SustainabilityTen years on from CORSIA, governments urged to strengthen aviation's emissions framework
IATA marks the anniversary of the landmark ICAO agreement.