Travel Trends for 2026: Ten Shifts Redefining How We Travel
New travel data for 2026 shows travelers rethinking how they plan, pay for, and experience trips, with AI, short getaways, wellness, and flexibility shaping the year ahead.
New travel data for 2026 shows travelers rethinking how they plan, pay for, and experience trips, with AI, short getaways, wellness, and flexibility shaping the year ahead.
Sabre used CES 2026 to demonstrate how agentic AI could fundamentally change travel booking, shifting responsibility from travelers to intelligent systems embedded across the industry.
Royal Air Maroc will launch the first-ever nonstop flight between Los Angeles and Casablanca in 2026, reshaping transatlantic travel as U.S. airport procedures undergo major changes.
Expedia Group has appointed Google’s Xavier Amatriain as its first Chief AI Officer, marking a major shift in the company’s long-term technology strategy. The move signals a deeper push into AI-driven travel experiences.
Sabre unveiled new agentic AI solutions that allow travel agencies to integrate fully autonomous AI agents that shop, book, service and optimize travel in real time.
The European Commission has unveiled a long-term vision for a 49,400 km high-speed rail network, backed by a €546 billion investment, aiming to make rail travel the fast, affordable, and climate-friendly choice across the continent.
Airbnb posted a robust Q2 2025 with double‑digit revenue growth, record profitability, and new services and AI strategies that underline its push toward becoming a comprehensive travel platform.