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Mercure has opened its first hotel in Oradea, adding a 90-room property with spa, dining and meeting facilities to Accor’s growing Romanian portfolio.

Airbnb will add selected Tripadvisor Group tours and activities to its platform as it accelerates expansion of its Experiences business beyond accommodation.

Fliggy has launched a new agentic AI travel assistant that can plan trips, complete bookings and manage changes using Alibaba’s Qwen model.

Lufthansa Group will begin rolling out free Starlink-powered Wi-Fi on August 19, with around 850 aircraft across its airlines scheduled to receive the service by 2029.

airBaltic plans to cut its Airbus A220 fleet from 54 to about 36 aircraft, refocus its network around Riga and raise €225 million in emergency financing.

Dubai’s Burj Al Arab is undergoing its first major restoration, with the landmark hotel expected to reopen in October 2027 after an 18-month closure.

Emirates has introduced unlimited free date changes for Dubai-bound passengers while cutting refund fees and expanding travel protection across its network.

Guggenheim Abu Dhabi will finally open on December 11, 2026, adding a Frank Gehry-designed contemporary art landmark to Saadiyat Island.

Hotels in Dunedin are already filling for New Zealand’s 2028 total solar eclipse, nearly two years before the rare astronomical event reaches the country.

easyJet has agreed to a £5.7 billion takeover by Apollo Global Management, potentially taking one of Europe’s largest low-cost airlines private.

Global travel and tourism investment surpassed $1 trillion in 2025, with the United States, China, India and Saudi Arabia driving nearly half of all capital spending.

Tokyo has replaced Bangkok as the world’s best city for Gen Z in Time Out’s 2026 ranking, ahead of Porto, Melbourne and Edinburgh.