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MSC Cruises has announced a significant wellness addition to its MSC World Asia ship.

Global hospitality giant IHG Hotels & Resorts has posted a strong performance for the first half of the year. The group - which owns the likes of Holiday Inn, InterContinental, Vignette Collection, Crowne Plaza, Ruby Hotels, and Iberostar - saw global RevPAR (revenue per available room; a major growth metric in the hotel industry) jump 4%, year-on-year. The first six months of 2026 also saw IHG generate €1.25bn in revenue; a 7% improvement on the first half of 2025. Operating

Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) has announced details of its 2027 RiverView Conference, which will celebrate the event's 15th anniversary with a two-night sailing through three of the Danube's iconic capitals. Taking place from March 5-8, delegates will be hosted onboard one of three ships - AmaSofia, Riviera Radiance or VIVA TWO - each sailing a two-night cruise from Budapest to Vienna, offering breakfast, dinner and entertainment. Delegates will also get to ex

Lufthansa Group has formally announced it is going live with its new onboard high-speed passenger WiFi service from this month. Next week, a Lufthansa Group aircraft will take off for the first time equipped with the fastest in-flight internet connection for passengers currently available. A Lufthansa Airbus A320neo will be the first to offer the new product. Guests will experience an internet bandwidth above the clouds that, in many cases, is faster than their internet conne

MSC Cruises has announced it will bring Halloween to life across its fleet this October, with a full programme of themed entertainment running on every ship from the 1st to the 31st of October. The line-up includes parties, quizzes, arts and crafts and live shows for guests of every age. With the entertainment built into the sailing and included in the fare, there’s no planning required, so families can simply turn up and take part, whether that’s a dance lesson, a costume co

TUI has said it is continuing to perform “well” in a “volatile market” and is noticing a customer trend of later booking behaviour. The global holiday giant said, in its latest trading update, that group revenue for the year to date is around €14.5bn; down 1.6% year-on-year; while underlying earnings are around €40m ahead at €123m. It said its products and business model have remained “resilient” – with good showing from the TUI Musement, Hotels & Resorts, and Cruises divisio

Regent Seven Seas Cruises - the ultra luxury line of NCL Group - has revealed the senior officer team that will lead Seven Seas Prestige, the inaugural vessel in Regent’s first new ship-class in a decade, into service ahead of her highly anticipated debut this December. Led by Captain Luksa Kristovic, the seven senior officers bring more than 150 combined years of maritime and hospitality expertise, years of experience working together across The World’s Most Luxurious Fleet®

Ryanair and Google Cloud have announced a new five-year partnership. Under the agreement, Ryanair will deploy Google Workspace and Google Cloud services to 35,000 employees across its network to support its growth to 300 million passengers per year by 2034. This rollout includes Gemini Enterprise – Google Cloud’s agentic AI platform designed to connect organisational data, automate workflows, and create custom AI agents. Gemini Enterprise will be used to help automate decisio

Travel Centres, Ireland’s largest agency consortium, has announced Royal Caribbean - along with sister brands Celebrity Cruises and Silversea as returning joint headline sponsors of this year’s conference which takes place at Lawlor’s Hotel, in Naas, Co. Kildare on November 6th & 7th. This year’s keynote speaker is Jo Rzymowska MBE (formerly Vice President and Managing Director of Celebrity Cruises in EMEA). Other speakers confirmed so far for this year’s event are Kevin Kell

The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has announced Spanish tourism and property group Piñero as its latest Global Member. Founded in 1975 and headquartered in Palma de Mallorca (Spain), Piñero is an international tourism and real estate group with an integrated business model covering development, management, and services across the travel value chain. With over 50 years of experience, the company has grown into a global player focused on delivering high-quality experie

Dublin Airport has recorded its busiest month in its history, with more than 3.8 million passengers travelling through its two terminals in July. That figure was up 2.3% on the same month last year as the busy summer travel season continued. A total of 3,839,635 passengers travelled during the month, marking the 16th consecutive month of passenger growth. July was also the busiest month in Dublin Airport’s history. Through the first seven months of 2026, just under 22 million

Radisson Hotel Group has launched Long Stays by Radisson Hotels, a new global proposition designed to capture growing demand for extended-stay travel, while strengthening the Group's commercial offering for corporate partners. Bringing together participating hotels with apartment units across the Group’s portfolio, the initiative introduces a more unified and seamless approach to long stays – ensuring consistency in service, comfort, and flexibility for guests, while supporti

Celebrity Cruises has announced that Celebrity Beyond will sail from Southampton in summer 2028, marking the award-winning Edge Series ship’s return to Europe for the first time since 2023. Offering seven-to-14-night sailings, guests can explore some of Europe’s most spectacular destinations across Norway, Iceland and Scandinavia. Beginning in November 2026, Celebrity Beyond will also offer an elevated onboard experience with new venues, including Orange Peele Bar and Grille,

Quinta do Lago, one of Europe's premier luxury lifestyle resort, is redefining luxury summer stays with Q Experiences, a curated portfolio of bespoke services that bring the resort's five-star hospitality directly to its guests. Located in the heart of the Algarve, just 15 minutes from Faro Airport and set between the Ria Formosa Natural Park and the golden beaches of the Atlantic coast, Quinta do Lago is a leader in world-class sporting facilities, wellness offerings and di

National Geographic-Lindblad Expeditions has announced its highly anticipated 2028–29 deployment, unveiling a new season of voyages that will bring travellers deeper into the fjords, take them farther into the South Pacific and provide them with more time to explore polar ice regions. Building on a 60-year heritage of expedition expertise, the new, expanded and returning itineraries are meticulously developed and timed to align with peak moments in nature and delivered by exp

Emirates has outlined five ways it is making customer travel easier. From free date changes to industry-first comprehensive travel insurance, Emirates continues to give customers greater flexibility and more choice, as well as the ability to tailor their travel plans for more peace of mind, from booking to the moment they arrive at their destination. Here are the latest measures at a glance: 1. Unlimited free date changes to Dubai From 10 August 2026, customers travelli

KLM is to introduce a new onboard service concept on European flights, from October: Grand Café KLM. Under this new concept, passengers will enjoy greater choice in food and beverages, with the option to pre-order a meal before departure or select items from an onboard menu during the flight. With this enhancement, KLM is responding to a broader trend among European full-service airlines and to travelers' growing desire for more choice and flexibility. Passengers will be able

Azamara Cruises has unveiled its collection of 36 new AzAmazing Evenings® for 2027, expanding its signature line-up of exclusive evening experiences designed to bring travellers closer to the heart of every destination. Launched in 2011 exclusively for passengers of Azamara, AzAmazing Evenings are one-of-a-kind, complimentary events that celebrate the people, traditions, music, and artistry of destinations around the world — from the islands of Hawaii and the fjords of Northe

Luxury cruise group Scenic has unveiled early access to its 2028 Europe River cruise season. The new season sees the introduction of updated itineraries, elevated land extensions and new tours across key regions. The programme is designed to deliver deeper immersion, longer stays and flexible cruise‑and‑land combinations, all in Scenic’s ultra‑luxury, truly all‑inclusive style. New extensions in France and Central Europe join reimagined river and land journeys, including Spec

ITTN's Katie joined key travel trade on Friday for a wonderful cruise ship visit on Virgin Voyages' Valiant Lady as she docked in Dun Laoghaire Harbour for the first time ever!.