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March 24, 2026

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Airlines Are Preparing for the Worst as Iran War Enters Its Fourth Week. But Demand Is Still Strong
SOURCE: YAHOO!, 3/24

United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby is preparing for the worst: a future where oil prices reach as high as $175 per barrel and stay above $100 until the end of 2027.

With the U.S.-Israel war on Iran now in its fourth week, the airline industry is staring down its biggest disruption since the pandemic as the global oil market suffers a supply shock.

 
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AVIATION

Airport Leaders Urge Congress to end TSA Funding Standoff. (USA TODAY, 3/24)
*GBTA U.S. members: send a message to Congress

Southeast Asian Airlines Face Route Suspensions and Potential Fleet Groundings as Middle East Conflict Triggers Regional Jet Fuel Supply Crisis (AFM, 3/24)

SUSTAINABILITY

Radisson Hotel Group Plans 100 'Net Zero' Hotels by 2030 (BTN, 3/23)

HOSPITALITY

Why Yotel, Hilton Entered Into an Exclusive Franchise Agreement (HOTEL DIVE, 3/23)

OTHER SECTORS

Corporate Travel Policies Strengthen, Modernize and Embrace AI (4HOTELIERS, GBTA FEATURED, 3/24)

The Fastest Shift in Travel Behavior Just Became the Default (PHOCUSWIRE, 3/24)

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What the Middle East Crisis Is Teaching US About Managed Business Travel (ENGINEERING NEWS, 3/24)

Hong Kong Raises Iran, Israel Travel Alerts to Black, Expands Amber Warning (BANGKOK POST, 3/24)

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