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About two-thirds of European destinations remain below their pre-pandemic number of international tourist arrivals, according to the European Travel Commission’s quarterly report released Tuesday. The report covered the first nine months of 2023.

Ryanair on Monday forecast a record annual profit and promised to pay investors a regular dividend for the first time after fares soared 24% during its key summer season.

European travelers plan to take fewer trips in the coming months, according to a survey of more than 5,000 travelers in September by the European Travel Commission.

The European Union (E.U.) has just officially announced another postponement to the planned launch of its new pre-arrival authorization system, which it had previously planned to launch in 2024.

TTC Tour Brands is launching a new familiarization trip with its guided vacation company, Trafalgar, for BIPOC travel advisors, departing March 11, 2024 for destinations across Europe. 

Organised by IFEMA MADRID, the 44th edition of FITUR is set to take place from 24 to 28 January 2024 at Madrid’s trade fair centre. According to FITUR’s director, María Valcarce, the outlook for the next edition is looking bright and everything points to the trade fair expanding to occupy more than 140,000 m2 of space across 9 halls, bringing together more than 9,000 companies and over 150,000 professional visitors from the world tourism industry from 145 countries. It is also estimated that around 100,000 people will visit FITUR over the weekend. Figures that already placed FITUR at the forefront of the major international tourism fairs at the last edition.

The all-inclusive Dreams Corfu Resort & Spa in Corfu, Greece, blends the seamlessness of Inclusive Collection hotels with an idyllic European setting. The property, perched on Gouvia Bay, feels secluded and the calm waters of the sea provide an almost lakeside feel. Guests wake to colorful sunrises and, as the sun sets, the resorts' seaside restaurants come to life. 

Longer vacations are trending within the travel industry, not only offering your clients unforgettable getaways to their dream destinations, but also presenting you with an opportunity to increase your commissions. In response to increasing consumer demand for longer vacations, AmaWaterways has introduced a collection of specially curated 14-night Grand River Cruises. 

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United Vacations is offering significant savings on travel packages all over the world this fall.Now through October 26, 2023, travelers can save up to $150 on select vacation packages for travel all the way through August 31, 2024.Customers can save up to $150 per booking on vacation package reservations that include a hotel (minimum of three nights) and air to Mexico, the Caribbean, Hawaii and Central America. Guests will save 4 percent on the hotel portion of their booking when they use promo code UVSAVE23.Meanwhile, travelers can save up to $75 per booking on vacation package reservations that include a hotel (minimum of two nights) and air or land only to continental U.S. destinations when using promo code UVSAVE23A.Travelers can also save big on vacation packages to Hawaii and Europe this autumn. United Vacations is offering savings of up to $150 per booking on vacation package reservations that include a hotel (minimum of three nights) multi-stop air to Hawaii and Europe.

Booking Holdings’ proposed 1.63 billion euro ($1.7 billion) purchase of Swedish peer ETraveli Group was blocked by EU antitrust authorities on Monday after the company failed to allay concerns about its dominance in online hotel reservations.

Talayotic Menorca is officially listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, having been recognised for its cultural importance.

After a summer filled with headlines about iconic European sights buckling under the pressure of overtourism and moronic tourists running amok on the continent, it’s now more obvious than ever that you need to arrive in Europe with a game plan to avoid some of the most crowded situations. 

Ryanair said on Thursday it did not see a risk of the European Union introducing minimum prices or compulsory limits on flights because it would disenfranchise poorer people, making it politically impossible.

As summer holidays come to an end, 50 Best has compiled its list of the World’s 50 Best Hotels in 2023.

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European parliamentary group Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats has stressed the need to regulate short-term rental booking platforms, such as Airbnb and Booking.com, to make housing more affordable. The European Parliament’s committee on internal market and consumer protection has given the go-ahead to do so.

France will seek support from other European Union countries for a minimum price on flights in Europe, in a bid to reduce the aviation sector’s contribution to climate change, Transport Minister Clement Beaune has said.

In the first half of 2023, Europe experienced tis hight number of tourist stays in the past decade, according to the Eurostat, the European Union’s statistics agency. Europe recorded 1.19 billion night stays between January and June 2023, up by 0.9% and 12.9% from the same period in 2019 and 2022, respectively.

Skift Research latest report on airline cabin capacity and revenues in 2022 uses an exclusive methodology for evaluating different cabin classes with a sample of 11 prominent global airlines.

The European Parliament on Wednesday approved the bloc’s sustainable aviation fuel mandates in the push to cut aviation emissions dramatically.