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Southwest Airlines is cutting its profit outlook for 2026 as it anticipates paying as much as $4.55 a gallon for jet fuel in the fourth quarter. The carrier now expects adjusted earnings per share this year to range between $2.60 and $2.85. Previously, Southwest forecasted adjusted earnings of $4 and had held off on changing guidance for much of the year due to the volatility of fuel prices.

United Airlines has pushed back its target for recovering 100% of higher fuel costs through ticket prices, after another sharp increase in jet fuel left the carrier unable to keep pace with its escalating expenses. The airline recovered 72% of its additional fuel costs in the third quarter, up from roughly 50% in the second but short of the 80% to 90% it guided over the summer. It now expects a similar rate in the current fourth quarter, abandoning its earlier target of recovering 100% of the increase by the end of 2026.

Hilton and Scandic Hotels Group announced Monday a multi-year development agreement covering Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Finland, with the first confirmed project a 284-room Hilton Hotels & Resorts property at Scanport Copenhagen Airport, scheduled to open in 2029. For now, it is a framework rather than a pipeline. Beyond Copenhagen, no hotels have been named. The companies said further projects will be confirmed as opportunities arise.

Airbnb is limiting what hosts can ask of guests at checkout. In a Tuesday email titled “Important Changes to House Rules,” the company told hosts that starting November 20, they can choose from seven standard house rules and are “generally not allowed” to ask guests to wash dishes, strip beds, or take out the garbage. It is the first time Airbnb has published a house rules policy that spells out which host requests are reasonable and which aren’t.

Almost all corporate travel to Saudi Arabia has been paused as attacks by Iran-aligned Houthi militia continue, travel industry executives say. With few airlines still flying in and out of the kingdom, many stranded visitors are driving to neighboring Gulf countries to catch onward flights.

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