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In the second quarter of 2026, Japan is emerging as the growth driver for long-haul flights to Europe, recording the strongest year-on-year growth in bookings. Inceasingly, people are avoiding popular tourist hotspots.
New flight routes far from major cities, a demand for more than 42,000 jets and a boom in medium-haul flights: this is how the European aircraft manufacturer Airbus envisages the future of air travel.
A holiday home by the North Sea, or perhaps a property with mountain views? When buying a holiday home in Germany, location is the key factor determining the price. The most expensive locations are by the sea.
Mozart's birthplace is a tourist gem. Consequently, a vast number of tourists head to the city of 160,000 inhabitants for a day trip. Heavy traffic is common – now, vehicles in the centre are being restricted.
Saudi Arabia is now budgeting more to cancel its flagship megaproject – NEOM – than to build it. The financial, human, and environmental costs are still being tallied. Following the billion-dollar disaster, it now must terminate its contracts with its business partners – worth 16 billion dollars.
Slowly but surely, the EU is recognizing the importance of tourism for the region's prosperity. A wide range of EU, national and regional funding opportunities for the tourism sector is now easier to access.
Millions of fans are expected to attend the FIFA World Cup, which kicked off yesterday in North America. The USA is anticipating the best-attended tournament in history. German visitors, however, have so far been rather cautious.
The number of overnights in Swiss hotels is expected to decline in the year 2026 for the first time since the end of Covid-19. Notably the Iran War has increased the cost and reliability of air travel. Thus, long-haul incoming markets from the Middle East, South Asia and Southeast Asia are likely to see substantial declines.
Night trains offer an alternative to flying for medium-haul journeys. A website with clever features shows the options available across the continent.
One month after the last winter guest had left the hotel, Statistics Austria released the figures for the 2025/26 winter season: demand was exceptionally high at first, but things went from bad to worse the longer the season went on.