The next edition of Fast Track, BBC World's weekly global round-up of travel news for the business and leisure sectors, will focus on the issue of the impact of the recent tightening of entry requirements to the US as well as on the impact of SARS on Asian tourist destinations.

The show that features reports from around the world, interviews with the industry's leading players, analysis of current trends in travel and tips for people on the go, will be presented by Akhtar Khan.

The Fast Track team will speak to tourism industry representatives. The views expressed on the show indicate that the US is high on the list of destinations for many of the world's travellers - but for some people, the welcome isn't quite as warm as it used to be - and that's causing concern in the industry. The programme visits New York City to ask why. A new survey by market researchers Mintel suggests that by 2015, the UK will have overtaken the USA in the number of people travelling overseas.

The BBC World programme will also examine the impact of SARS on the holiday scene. As Thailand works to increase visitor numbers in the wake of SARS, a range of designer properties and hotels are being built in Bangkok. The developments are appealing to more affluent, upmarket visitors as Fast Track finds out how the holiday industry is evolving.

There is also a rare look behind the scenes at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport, where 3.5 million passengers per month are benefiting from the world's most advanced baggage handling system.