BANGKOK, Thailand — Travelers booking flights and rooms this year may notice a new line on their invoices: fines for breaking property or carrier rules. A recent story surfaced on EIN Presswire under the headline “Why resorts and airlines are slapping tourists with fines” points to a growing pattern of punitive charges that can catch vacationers off guard, particularly across Southeast Asia and popular European hot spots.

MUMBAI, India — Discovering cockroaches at 35,000 feet is not on any traveler’s checklist, yet that is what unfolded aboard Air India’s long-haul Flight AI180 from San Francisco to Mumbai, according to multiple passenger accounts and an airline statement. The episode, which unfolded during a scheduled refueling stop in Kolkata, adds a fresh wrinkle to the flag carrier’s recent safety and service headaches.

BANGKOK, Thailand — With Bangkok gearing up for its annual midsummer surge of international vacationers, the U.S. Department of State quietly tightened the screws on travel guidance for Thailand, placing the Southeast Asian nation on a Level 2 “Exercise Increased Caution” footing while designating swaths of the Thai-Cambodian frontier off-limits at Level 4, the department’s most severe warning.

ATLANTA — A spike in chikungunya infections in Guangdong Province, China, has prompted the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta to consider issuing an official travel notice, raising fresh questions for Americans planning trips to the region.

HONOLULU — A roomier seat and a few extra perks are coming to the middle of the cabin when Hawaiian Airlines begins installing premium-economy sections on its workhorse Airbus A330 jets. This aircraft carries most of the traffic between Honolulu and the U.S. mainland as well as key destinations in Asia, Australia, New Zealand, and the South Pacific.

NEW DELHI, India — A spike in fighting between Thai and Cambodian forces has led India to caution its citizens about visiting Thailand, underscoring the need for real-time travel intelligence out of New Delhi.