Tivoli Hotels & Resorts has unveiled Christmas and New Year programmes at nine hotels across Portugal, Italy, Spain and the Netherlands. The line-up includes Christmas Eve dinners in Lisbon and Porto Gaia, a New Year’s Eve fado gala in Vilamoura and an outdoor celebration in Tenerife. Selected packages combine accommodation, breakfast and a festive meal.
France’s Val Thorens has won World’s Best Ski Resort at the 2026 World Ski Awards, taking the title for the 11th time. The French Alps resort enters the 2026–27 winter season with about 150 kilometres of pistes in the Val Thorens–Orelle area and access to the wider Les 3 Vallées network. The local ski season
Kuala Lumpur hotels are putting rooftop countdowns, dining and entertainment at the centre of their offers for New Year’s Eve. Imperial Lexis Kuala Lumpur has scheduled a celebration for 31 December 2026 at its Level 51 Poolside Bistro, with admission starting at RM200 for guests who pay before 15 December. The standard price is RM250
Six major hotel and attraction brands each exceeded RMB 100 million in promotional sales during Fliggy’s 11.11 shopping campaign. Marriott International, Hilton, IHG and Hyatt crossed the threshold alongside Shanghai Disney Resort and Universal Beijing Resort. The Alibaba-owned travel platform reported that more brands reached that level than in the previous year. The campaign gave
Côte d’Ivoire launched the first phase of its digital tourism platform in Abidjan on 10 November 2026, giving hotels, travel agencies and leisure businesses one place to submit applications, pay fees and track their requests. The Ministry of Tourism and Leisure has set a maximum processing window of 45 days for administrative requests handled through
Etihad Airways plans to replace the Airbus A380 on its daily Abu Dhabi–Toronto route with an Airbus A350-1000 from 19 January 2027. The change will cut capacity by nearly 24% per departure and remove First Class and The Residence from the nonstop service. The final scheduled A380 flight on the route is set for 18
Aeromexico plans to launch six nonstop routes from Mexico City International Airport in 2027, adding daily flights to Orange County, Fort Lauderdale and Portland in January. Nashville, New Orleans and San Juan will follow in June, each with four flights a week. The expansion forms part of Aeromexico’s commercial partnership with Delta Air Lines. The
Passengers flying to Ghana must complete the Ghana Health Declaration online and show the resulting QR code to a Port Health officer on arrival. The Ghana Health Service asks travellers to fill in the form before travelling. The requirement applies to all arriving passengers, including tourists, business visitors and returning residents. The form supports Ebola
Switzerland’s Alpine regions offer international visitors a way to build a European holiday around one hotel and several rail excursions as airlines face changing fuel costs, airspace restrictions and tighter emissions rules. Graubünden and Valais are among the destinations where travellers can pair a mountain stay with day trips, giving hotels opportunities to sell longer
Saudia plans to launch nonstop flights between Jeddah and Moscow Sheremetyevo on 1 December 2026. The proposed winter service would operate three times a week using Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners, adding a direct link between Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea gateway and the Russian capital. The route would connect King Abdulaziz International Airport with Sheremetyevo, giving passengers
International access to Portugal rail travel has taken a significant step forward following the integration of Portugal’s national railway operator, Comboios de Portugal (CP), into Rail Europe’s business-to-business distribution ecosystem. Announced on November 11, 2026, in response to sustained demand from global travel trade partners, the integration enables travel advisors, tour operators, and booking platforms
Stretching nearly 500 kilometres across the Arctic Circle from the ice-free Norwegian port of Narvik through the mountains of Swedish Lapland to Boden and Luleå, the combined Ofoten Line and Iron Ore Line represents one of Northern Europe’s most celebrated scenic rail corridors. Following major infrastructure disruptions caused by severe winter derailments near the Swedish-Norwegian
