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When Aviation Talks Decarbonisation, Tourism Should Be Listening: IATA Brings Its Sustainability Summit to BrusselsMarie Owens Thomsen, IATA’s Senior Vice President Sustainability and Chief Economist, captured the challenge: “the challenge is constrained not by ambition but by the pace at which interdependent solutions can be developed and scaled.”

When Aviation Talks Decarbonisation, Tourism Should Be Listening: IATA Brings Its Sustainability Summit to Brussels

Published September 2, 2026 by Staff Writer

With airfares, route viability and destination access increasingly tied to the industry’s ability to scale cleaner fuels, October’s summit in the EU capital is as much a tourism story as…

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History at 35,000 Feet: What Saadia Zahidi’s Appointment as IATA’s First Female Director General Means for Aviation, Tourism, and the Future of Global MobilityZahidi holds a BA in Economics from Smith College, an MPhil in International Economics from The Graduate Institute, and an MPA from Harvard University. She holds Swiss and Pakistani nationalities.

History at 35,000 Feet: What Saadia Zahidi’s Appointment as IATA’s First Female Director General Means for Aviation, Tourism, and the Future of Global Mobility

Published July 27, 2026 by Staff Writer

After 82 years, IATA has appointed its first female Director General. Saadia Zahidi’s appointment marks a historic first and a strategic shift for the future of global aviation and tourism.…

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IATA’s 2025 World Air Transport Statistics: What the Numbers Mean for Global TourismThe United States remained comfortably the world's largest passenger market in 2025, recording 890.1 million arriving and departing passengers.

IATA’s 2025 World Air Transport Statistics: What the Numbers Mean for Global Tourism

Published July 16, 2026 by Staff Writer

IATA’s latest data reveals surging premium travel, Asia’s dominance in domestic aviation, and Central Asia’s emergence as the industry’s fastest-growing frontier—offering fresh insight into where global tourism is heading next.…

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