Tourism News

The 2026 travel landscape is increasingly bifurcated. Visa-free policies and growing airline capacity are accelerating growth in the East, while the West must navigate significant policy-driven uncertainty.

The revenue from Barcelona's big hotel tax increase could go a long way in helping the city confront its housing crisis — assuming travelers aren't put off by more expensive stays.

The facility has an ambitious goal to receive one million passengers by 2030.

Africa’s tourism outlook is improving as air access and traveler interest continue to expand. For investors and global travel brands, the question is no longer whether the sector can deploy capital effectively, but whether delay itself now carries the greater risk.

The China rebound won’t reward destinations that advertise the loudest. It will reward those that make travel easiest, be it with visas, payments or logistics. Clarity will now sell more than landmarks.

The visa relaxations for India are slow, but they all mean the same thing. Indian travelers are important to global travel, and everyone wants a piece of the Indian outbound pie.

The same forces weighing on U.S. travel are hitting Las Vegas especially hard.

Travel executives are hopeful for a rebound, but visits to the U.S. remain well below pre-pandemic levels.

Japan is headed for a down year in tourism if tensions with China don’t ease.

Can AirAsia X’s new Middle East hub and Bahrain’s ambitious aviation strategy deliver a meaningful boost in tourist arrivals?