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Emirates is giving eligible travellers complimentary Dubai attraction passes worth AED 535 when they book return flights to the city this autumn. The offer combines a waterpark visit, an aquarium experience and a sightseeing bus tour, giving visitors more ways to explore Dubai during the winter travel season. Customers must book and pay for an
BBVA and eDreams join forces in Italy and Germany to connect digital banking with travel benefits, offering customers a more integrated travel experience.
HBX Group expands Bedsonline+ with AI-powered tools, global travel inventory and integrated booking solutions designed to help travel advisors create personalised journeys.
Air India and Adani Airports have launched an online duty-free shopping experience, allowing international travellers to pre-order products and collect them at select airports.
Bintan Resorts hosted a group of Indian corporate delegates from September 2 to 6, 2026, to demonstrate its potential for meetings, incentives and executive retreats. Vanilla Hospitality organised the familiarisation visit with support from airline partner Air India. The delegation included senior representatives from pharmaceuticals, life sciences, energy, manufacturing, consumer products, aviation, hospitality, travel services
Fairmont Hotels & Resorts plans to enter Greece in 2029 with Fairmont Chania Resort on Crete’s northwest coast. The proposed property will have 104 guest units, including 40 suites, and offer beachfront leisure and event facilities. The resort is planned near Chania, a destination known for its historic harbour, coastal landscapes and Cretan cuisine. Its
Africa’s 2026 hotel development pipeline has reached 123,846 rooms across 675 hotels and resorts, an annual increase of 18.6%. Egypt leads by a wide margin, but construction figures reveal different prospects for when new accommodation might welcome travellers. Egypt accounts for 45,984 planned rooms. Morocco, Nigeria, Kenya, Ethiopia, Tanzania, South Africa and Ghana add another
The Caribbean Tourism Organization is advancing a regional approach to technology that places local people, businesses and cultural values at its centre. Its World Tourism Day programme includes an AI Tourism Bootcamp on September 28, 2026, to help tourism professionals turn digital ideas into practical tools. The initiative comes as travellers increasingly use digital services
Emirates has introduced Dubai+ as its first dedicated Emirati entertainment channel on ice, its inflight entertainment system. The addition brings UAE-produced stories to passengers travelling across the airline’s global network. The channel joins a wider entertainment refresh announced on September 28, 2026. Emirates is adding an opera and ballet collection, new films, complete television box
American Airlines has introduced an app feature that can move eligible AAdvantage members to a preferred seat when one becomes available. Travellers set their preference after booking, and the system monitors qualifying seats without repeated checks of the seat map. The feature applies to eligible members on single-passenger reservations who already have an assigned seat.
Singapore Airlines is adjusting its First Class and Suites flights for the Northern Winter 2026/27 season. Eighteen destinations from Singapore are scheduled to receive at least one of the premium cabins through March 2027. Auckland will gain a full winter season of Airbus A380 Suites service. Melbourne and Shanghai will also see significant A380 deployment,
Ryanair expects to receive its first 15 Boeing 737 MAX 10 aircraft in the second quarter of 2027. If deliveries proceed as planned, the larger jets could add seats across its European network before the summer travel peak. Group chief executive Michael O’Leary outlined the delivery expectation in September 2026. The timetable remains dependent on
