Mike Starling
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Spain sets out 2030 sustainable tourism strategy – with residents a ‘core’ focus (opens the original)
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Spain is on course to welcome 100 million international visitors this year, but amid concerns over mass tourism, the country is rethinking how it manages continued growth. In a presentation at Arabian Travel Market in Dubai, Carlos Ruiz González, director of the Spanish Tourist Office for the Gulf region at Turespaña, outlined how Spain's Tourism 2030 plan will put people and sustainability at the centre of its next phase of growth – with residents and lesser-visited destinations a key focus. De
Banyan Tree’s new luxury mountainside resort in China has hot spring pools and a bamboo forest trail (opens the original)
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Banyan Tree has announced the opening of its newest luxury property – a mountainside resort in China's Sichuan province. Nestled in the heart of one of China's most significant landscapes, the new Banyan Tree Mount Emei serves as a gateway to the Mount Emei Scenic Area, part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site inscribed for "both its cultural and natural significance and known for its rich biodiversity". "Mount Emei holds a distinctive place in China's cultural and natural heritage," said Philip Din
Last-minute holidays boom among British travellers as next-day bookings jump 26% (opens the original)
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As heatwaves, airfare prices and geopolitical tensions continue to bring a sense of uncertainty to summer travel plans, some Britons are embracing last-minute holiday bookings – often just a day or two before their trip. According to new data from online travel agent loveholidays, British travellers are eyeing "spur-of-the-moment escapes" this summer, with bookings for next-day holidays increasing by 26% year-on-year. Bookings made within two days of departure have also risen by 19%, the data re
Middle East flights: Air France suspends routes to Riyadh, Dubai and Beirut (opens the original)
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Air France has confirmed that it has suspended flights to Riyadh, Dubai and Beirut due to the current security situation in the Middle East. In a statement posted on its website on 20 July, Air France said it is "monitoring the situation" in the near and Middle East "in real time" and has suspended the routes because of "restrictions that may affect certain airspaces". The airline has now suspended flights to and from Riyadh in Saudi Arabia until 24 July inclusive, while flights to and from Duba
Travel to Europe continues to grow in 2026 with Greece, Italy and Malta leading the way (opens the original)
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International visitor numbers to Europe have increased by 5% so far in 2026, compared to the same period in 2025, despite turbulence across the tourism sector caused by rising geopolitical and economic uncertainty. According to the latest trends and prospects quarterly report from the European Travel Commission (ETC), European tourism continued to perform strongly in the second quarter of the year with overnight stays increasing by 4.8%. The stable performance comes despite "weaker consumer conf
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