Travel and Leisure: Trending Stories from CNBC

Female 1% drives luxury travel to new places
Rising numbers of female millionaires and billionaires around the world may help drive a rise in luxury health and wellness holidays.

Vote: Would you pay for extra airport security?
It’s impossible to value safety, but how much would it cost to expand U.S. airport security to the level of other countries?

Supersonic travel is a few years away!
A Denver-based company has revealed plans to produce a commercial supersonic plane. But it’s competing with NASA.

Will tourism suffer after Brussels attacks?
Andrew Lobbenberg, head of the European transport team at HSBC Global Research, explains why terror attacks in Western Europe have a relatively short-lived impact on tourism and travel.

Why it’s tough to secure airports, transit
The Brussels attacks represent a new terrorist strategy that will be challenging to tackle, a former TSA official says.

Terrorism’s impact on airlines
John Strickland, director of JLS Consulting, discusses the impact of the Brussels terror attacks on airlines and travel.

Virgin America surges, considering sale: Report
CNBC’s Dominic Chu reports on shares in Virgin America soaring after Bloomberg ran a story about the company possibly looking for a sale.

Terror’s toll on Europe
Neil Dwane of Allianz Global Investors, Fred Kempe of the Atlantic Council, and CNBC’s Michelle Caruso-Cabrera discuss the implications of growing terror threats in Europe.

Terror less scary to travelers than you think
Study shows that travelers return to terror-hit nations more quickly than places hit by disease, disasters and political unrest.

Airport security in the spotlight
Discussing the future of security at airports worldwide in the aftermath of the Brussels attacks with Alan Diehl, former FAA and NTSB investigator.

A new age for security in airports?
Discussing the state of airport security and how enhanced protocols could help the level of safety with John Pistole, former Administrator at Transportation Security Administration.

US issues Europe travel alert
The State Department tells citizens to be aware of immediate surroundings and avoid crowded places.

Holidays on the moon: Time to pack your bags?
A permanent “moon village” might allow tourists to holiday on the moon, as well as provide opportunities for science, business and mining.

Time to rethink airport security: ex-FBI official
The terror attack in Brussels highlights the immediate need to rethink airport security, says this former FBI official.

Airport security in spotlight after Brussels attacks
Several countries have tightened or reviewed airport security following twin explosions at Brussels Airport.

US issues Europe travel alert after Brussels attacks
The travel alert, which expires on June 20, advised U.S. citizens to exercise vigilance when in public places or using public transportation.

Airport security post-Brussels
Tom Blank, former Head of TSA Security Policy and Executive Vice President at Gephardt Government Affairs, discusses security at global airports in the wake of the Brussels attacks.

First plane to land in US from Brussels
A TUIFly flight from Brussels has landed in Orlando, Florida; the first plane to enter the U.S. from Belgium after the attacks.

Brussels travel impact
CNBC’s Mary Thompson reports from Newark Liberty airport about the Brussels attacks affecting travelers in the U.S.

Can Europe keep its open borders?
Belgium has reintroduced border checks, drawing attention to the open borders policy prevalent in much of Europe.

Markets have held up well in face of terror
Investors winced after terrorists struck Brussels Tuesday. But an analysis suggests attacks don’t have the effect on markets that they used to.

Police and TSA need to be trained on suspicious behavior: CEO
Talk on airport security and the Brussels terror attack with licensed pilot Anthony Roman, Roman Associates, and Rafi Sela, AR Challenges CEO.

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