Air passenger demand rose 4.6% in August

The latest IATA data shows international travel drove most of the growth, accounting for 87% of the overall increase

InsureMyTrip identifies a surge in ‘retiretrips’

Rising demand for high-value travel insurance highlights how retirees are embracing longer, more adventurous post-work holidays

Hikers rescued from Everest after blizzard traps hundreds

Heavy snowstorms over the weekend left around 1,000 people stuck on the mountain’s Kangshung face in Tibet

Air traffic controller strikes to affect French airports

The strikes have been organised by French air traffic controller union SNCTA, and are expected to cause significant disruption

Icelandic low-cost carrier PLAY ceases operations, stranding thousands

The collapse of PLAY airlines highlights urgent challenges for travellers and insurers in a turbulent aviation market

British man arrested in Bangkok on serious drug charges

Thailand’s uncompromising narcotics laws put foreign nationals at acute legal and financial risk, as shown by the arrest of a young Briton in Bangkok on serious trafficking charges