IRAN WAR: JET FUEL PRICES SOAR AND RESULT IN HIGHER AIRFARES

Vanderlei J. Pollack -
Early 2026 saw rising tensions in the Middle East intensify after American forces conducted an air operation targeting Iranian positions on February 28. That event unsettled international flight netwo ...

SOME EUROPEAN DESTINATIONS BENEFIT FROM THE WAR IN IRAN

Michael Trout -
Now drawing crowds once headed east, coastal spots across southern Europe fill up faster than expected. Instead of boarding planes to troubled zones, vacationers choose familiar shores where flights r ...

SWITZERLAND APPROVES NEW TRANSIT FEE FOR FOREIGN DRIVERS

Sara Thopson -
On March 20, 2026, after a heated debate, Switzerland’s National Council backed a disputed charge aimed at foreign drivers passing through just to cut travel time between nearby countries. Though smal ...

EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN TOURISM HIT BY IRAN CONFLICT

Samuel Dorsi -
Now unfolding across the Middle East, a chain of military actions - sparked by American and Israeli operations against Iran on February 28, 2026, then met with retaliatory strikes - is sending tremors ...

U.S. AIRPORTS IN CRISIS: TSA STAFF SHORTAGE THREATENS 2026 WORLD CUP

Pat Hyland -
Nowhere is the pressure more obvious than at checkpoints, where delays stretch longer each week. A frozen budget within DHS has left TSA unable to maintain regular schedules. Instead of steady progres ...