easyJet swerves and picks Apollo over Castlelake
Read → easyJet accepts Apollo's £5.7 billion offer after turning down Castlelake. The deal has until August 7 to become firm.
Sandra Ortega buys Radisson Blu London, Balearic Islands lead hotel renovations, Boeing opens 737 Max
Read → Sandra Ortega invests €142M in a London hotel. Balearic Islands account for 21% of hotel renovations in Spain. Boeing and the production dilemma. IAG7 lands in Latin America.
Catai lands in Latin America in 2027
Read → Ávoris' tour operator confirms its expansion into Latin America by 2027, after a 2024 recovery driven by last-minute bookings and seasonality shifts.
Wizz Air lands in Madrid and Valencia: two bases and domestic routes
Read → The Hungarian low-cost carrier opens bases in Madrid and Valencia in November with four aircraft and routes to Asturias, Palma, Santiago, Pisa, Brasov, and Naples.
The 2026 World Cup is already breaking reservations and infrastructure
Read → The tournament is driving record demand, airport investments, and logistical bottlenecks that will test the travel industry.
‘Coolcation’: escaping the summer heat is the new travel trend
Read → The concept of traveling to cool destinations in midsummer, dubbed coolcation, is gaining traction among tourists fleeing heatwaves in Europe and the US.
Germans book last-minute and spend less: Spain holds up
Read → German travelers are booking later and tightening their budgets this summer. Spain remains a strong destination, but the growth is cooling.
Most hotel websites are invisible to AI (and it's free to fix)
Read → RaceMyDesk analyzed 7,000 hotels and found almost none are optimized for AI assistants. The worst part: fixes cost no money, just know-how.
AI now rules Google, Meta, Bing and TikTok: key moves for hotels
Read → Google demands 30% more budget for AI campaigns, Bing bets on desktop and 'Search Campaign for Travel' arrives. How to adapt your hotel without losing profitability.
Travel's 'Next' is not a destination, it's applied AI
Read → Let's talk about what 'Next' really means for the travel industry: not a new gadget, but a paradigm shift in distribution, personalization and revenue.