It does not surprise me that travel brands find that less is more with their social media campaigns www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/...

Where to travel in 2026 www.bloomberg.com/graphics/bes...

Global Hotel Alliance’s 2026 Travel Trends Survey shows travelers seeking meaning, identity, and restoration over excess. Brands that personalize, expand loyalty, and balance AI with human warmth will shape the next chapter of hospitality. skift.com/2025/12/08/g...

Events drive revenue www.traveldailynews.com/statistics-t...

Rail Europe shares year-end data showing how US and Canadian travellers increasingly used rail in 2025, favouring multi-city itineraries, scenic routes and smaller European destinations. www.traveldailynews.com/ground-trans...

The industry’s old geography-first segmentation model is breaking down as high-spending travelers increasingly share tastes and expectations shaped by global peer groups. skift.com/2025/12/15/n...

Experience-led travel is transforming how people explore the world. Travelers now choose destinations for cultural and entertainment moments, creating long-term growth opportunities for cities that invest in live events. skift.com/2025/12/05/c...

Google’s new beta feature turns nearly any earbuds paired with Android phones into live AI translators. That makes language more accessible — and less of a friction point for travel. skift.com/2025/12/13/g...

The Rise of Soft Luxury: Why Quiet Travel Is the New Status Symbol intransitjournal.substack.com/p/the-rise-o...

No sign of improvement for international tourism arrivals to the USA skift.com/2025/12/11/i...

With cost of living on the rise in the US, Americans are rethinking how, and how often, they travel abroad. In fact, 43% of international travelers say rising travel costs have already affected their plans. yougov.com/en-us

Travel Trends 2026 according to MSC www.travelpulse.com/news/cruise/...

Americans are setting their sights on Europe for the 2025 holiday season, according to new travel insurance booking data released by Allianz Partners www.luxurytravelreport.com/destinations...

More than 1 million consumer users have logged into GuideGeek, the newest AI travel platform from Matador Network. Instead of forums and travel agents, travelers bank heavily on artificial intelligence to plan their future vacations. www.seattletimes.com/life/food-dr...

Useful travel insights from USTOA President Terry Dale www.travelmarketreport.com/packaged-tra...

Amazon has taken Perplexity to court in a landmark lawsuit that will effectively decide whether an AI agent has the legal right to act as a proxy shopper on the users behalf or not. www.phocuswire.com/amazon-vs-pe...

Even travel influencers might be affected by the rise of AI www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/t...

AI can become an advabtage for travel agents who understand how to harness its power www.travelweekly.com/Richard-Ture...

Affordability issues, visa wars, and travel bans have made the U.S. a completely different destination for international visitors. Here’s how it will change U.S. tourism in 2026. skift.com/2025/12/09/t...

Now everyone talks about the luxury bubble in travel. I think we should stop using the work luxury altogether. #SKIFTMegatrends2026

The drive vacation is still the most realistic way for the American middle class to see their own country. We’ve spent 30 years quietly dismantling the infrastructure that made it possible skift.com/2025/12/07/h...

A Complicated Year Comes to To An End. Here Is An Insightful Recap www.travelpulse.com/news/impacti...

AI and Travel Agents Can Coexist www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

The Points Guy - Travel Trends: Travel and loyalty look markedly different today than 10 years ago — and the evolution of the industry doesn’t show signs of slowing down thepointsguy.com/sites/trends...

The European Travel Commission’s Q3 2025 report highlights robust summer demand and a 9.9% expected rise in traveller spending across Europe this year. etc-corporate.org/news/europes...

2026 Travel Trends according to Amadeus www.traveldailynews.com/statistics-t...

Booking.com for Business reports a sharp drop in international corporate travel to the US, with UK-to-US bookings down 25.67%. New York, Las Vegas and San Francisco are the cities most exposed to the decline. www.traveldailynews.com/mice-industr...

Most In-Demand Winter Holiday Travel Destinations www.travelpulse.com/news/destina...

Minor Hotels has published its first global Travel Trends Report, revealing that travelers in 2026 are prioritizing emotional, relational and values-based experiences over sheer trip volume www.traveldailynews.com/statistics-t...

Starting Feb. 1, 2026, travelers flying without a REAL ID will have to pay an extra $45 www.travelmarketreport.com/air/articles...

Thanksgiving is more than a holiday—it’s a pause for gratitude. It also reminds us of something fundamental: freedom. The Pilgrims crossed an ocean in search of it. Let’s celebrate freedom in ways that matter today: freedom from fear, freedom to create and innovate, to choose, to think and dream

The travel industry has a problem, according to Signature Travel Network CEO Alex Sharpe. He is right: with the influx of new advisors comes the challenge of differentiating those who are serious from those who only dabble in the business www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/...

New multiyear data from FREETOUR shows travelers moving away from high-cost Western European hubs and toward culturally rich, affordable, and winter-strong cities, signaling a structural shift in global tourism demand for 2026 www.traveldailynews.com/statistics-t... #overtourism #trends #travel

Luxury travelers aren’t slowing down for the holidays—at least not according to new data from Virtuoso www.travelpulse.com/news/luxury/...

How cities and sectors worldwide are advancing the Global Biodiversity Framework and fostering a nature-positive future www.weforum.org/publications...

Elon Musk says that in 10 to 20 years, work will be optional and money will be irrelevant thanks to AI and robotics fortune.com/2025/11/20/e...

The White Lotus goes to France for Season 4 www.travelpulse.com/news/enterta...

“Now that AI has a chance, that search monopoly experience of Google is going to end. What its consequences are to Google, I can't say. They're a giant company. They've got all sorts of other things they do” Barry Diller says www.phocuswire.com/barry-diller...

Damage control from Google about agentic AI travel booking plans skift.com/2025/11/20/g...

In a bid to restore funding to Brand USA, the nation’s destination marketing organization, ahead of critical world events like the 2026 FIFA World Cup, a bipartisan group in Congress has unveiled the VISIT USA Act on Wednesday, November 19. www.travelpulse.com/news/impacti...

According to industry data, airfare and rental car rates are trending down compared to last year, creating fresh opportunities for value in travel this winter season www.travelagewest.com/Industry-Ins...

Despite ongoing geopolitical uncertainty, luxury travel remains resilient. In 2026, it will evolve with travelers prioritizing cultural depth and meaningful experiences, as well as alternatives to overtouristed hotspots or new ways to explore high-traffic regions www.forbes.com/sites/nicole...

The US government has released new data on inbound tourism now that the shutdown is over, revealing a disappointing September for travel to the U.S. skift.com/2025/11/19/u...

Just heard this: “Entrepreneur is French for unemployable” 🤣🤣🤣

Solo travel is booming. More and more tour operators and travel companies are hopping on the bandwagon www.travelmarketreport.com/packaged-tra...

Why Human Connections in Travel Still Matter in a World of AI substack.com/home/post/p-...

This is definetely some trend to monitor in the travel agent segment www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/...

Human connection is the #1 trend reshaping airport experience. What a discovery! www.traveldailynews.com/statistics-t...

Around 81.8 million people are expected to travel at least fifty miles from their homes this Thanksgiving holiday, with domestic travel expected to break records, according to a new report by AAA www.travelpulse.com/news/impacti...

Google is releasing some new ways to book your flights and hotels through AI Mode, plus new tools to plan your travel and find travel deals searchengineland.com/google-can-b...