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Ryanair’s Michael O’Leary forecasts a 10–20% rise in European airfares in 2027 as fuel costs climb, hedging protection fades and taxes add pressure.
Venice confirms 72 access-fee days for 2027, from March 26 to August 15, with longer charging hours. Final rates and exemptions are still pending.
Spain welcomed 70.4 million international tourists in eight months, while spending neared €100 billion. Could 100 million annual arrivals be next?
North American Lyft users can keep their existing app, account and payment methods as European access starts in Barcelona and Hamburg and expands through October.
From Lisbon and Prague to Copenhagen, Valencia, and Edinburgh, these European cities deliver the right mix of culture, food, walkability, and easy weekend appeal.
Munich has begun transforming the Theresienwiese into Oktoberfest 2026, with beer tents, rides and infrastructure being installed ahead of the September 19 opening.
Mallorca is benefiting from Canada’s continuing pullback from U.S. travel as Air Canada’s new Montreal-Palma route captures growing demand for Europe.
Virgin Trains has received regulatory approval to run up to 20 daily return services through the Channel Tunnel from 2030, challenging Eurostar’s long-standing monopoly.
Italy has temporarily restored checks for some travelers arriving from Spain after the Ceuta migration crisis raised concerns about movement within Europe.
Up to 60,000 migrants crossed from Morocco into Spain’s Ceuta enclave, overwhelming local services and triggering a wider European border dispute.
An Italian man has been jailed after building a fake Roman amphitheatre near Vicenza and charging tourists to visit the supposedly ancient site.
Barcelona is considering combined tourist taxes of up to €30 for short-stay cruise passengers as the city intensifies its overtourism crackdown.