Tourism
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World Travel Awards Europe Gala Ceremony 2026 Location Has Been Announced
World Travel Awards, one of the world’s most recognized awards ceremony for travel and tourism, has just announced the location for their 2026 Europe Gala Ceremony. Every year, the World Travel Awards completes their Grand Tour—a series of gala ceremonies held around the globe to commemorate excellence in travel and tourism within each continent. The…
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Canadian Tourists Aren’t the Only Ones Avoiding the U.S., as Business Travel Also Slows
Last September, Las Vegas Mayor Shelley Berkley made a direct appeal to Canadian travelers. “As the mayor of Las Vegas, I’m telling everybody in Canada, please come. We love you, we need you, and we miss you.” The city had watched Canadian arrivals fall from 1.4 million in 2024 to just under 1.2 million in…
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UK Airlines Cleared to Cancel or Consolidate Flights to Save Jet Fuel
The UK government has quietly handed airlines some significant new powers heading into peak travel season. As jet fuel supplies grow increasingly uncertain, new legislation now allows airlines to cancel or consolidate flights in advance, without losing their valuable takeoff and landing slots. The Strait of Hormuz has been effectively closed since early March, a…
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As Global Travel Booms, the US Might Lose Top Tourism Spot
In recent years, global travel has been surging, but fewer tourists are coming to the US. Despite a global surge in travel, the United States is losing market share of international tourists as growth in North America stalls and visitor numbers decline. In 2025, North America was the slowest‑growing tourism market worldwide, with US international…
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Hawaii and Florida Just Dominated America’s Best Beaches List for 2026
Poipu Beach on Kauai takes the top spot on this year’s Dr. Beach list to beat out a crowded field of Hawaii and Florida contenders to land in the No 1 spot for 2026. Poipu Beach is shaped like a crescent, surrounded by greenery, with a small island sitting just offshore, and it scored the…
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Europe’s Rollout of EES Entry Rules With Fingerprints and Biometric Scans Has Not Gone Smoothly
Europe’s new entry-exit system, forcing travellers to take fingerprints and facial biometrics from British and worldwide travellers to Europe, is supposed to be complete, but is having problems. EES went live at some European airports on October 12 2025. The EU has been rolling out the new digital border system, called the entry-exit system. And…
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F1 Chartered Hundreds to Melbourne After Middle East Airspace Chaos
Earlier this month, Formula One moved quickly to salvage its season-opening Australian Grand Prix, arranging charter flights to get hundreds of stranded staff to Melbourne after airspace closures across the Middle East threw travel plans into chaos. Two chartered aircraft left London on the Monday night before race weekend. One was a British Airways flight…
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FIFA World Cup Travel Delays Expected in Dallas Due to TSA Staff Shortage
Sports fans preparing to travel for the FIFA World Cup 2026 might run into some significant delays. Dallas and the North Texas area are preparing for a large rush of airline passengers and travelers for the upcoming World Cup just three weeks away, but are already running into problems with short staffing at the Transportation…
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Phone Data Reveals 42% Drop in Canadian Visits to the US in 2025
Canadians may be cutting back on trips to the US faster than official border figures indicate, a new University of Toronto study reports. Researchers used anonymous cellphone data and looked at travel patterns between Canada and major US cities. They found a sharper decline than official border statistics show. Roughly 42% last year, compared with…
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45 Million Americans Expected to Travel at Least 50 Miles This Memorial Day Weekend
According to recent data released by AAA, around 45 million Americans are expected to travel at least 50 miles from home over Memorial Day weekend, setting another Memorial Day travel record. And almost everybody is driving. An estimated 39.1 million people are expected to hit the highways, despite high gas prices. The national average for…