Category: Breaking Travel News

HVS’s latest GCC hospitality market report presents some timely and newsworthy insights into investor sentiment across the region’s hotel sector.

The report surveyed hotel owners, developers, investors, and hospitality-focused real estate groups representing an estimated 160,000 branded hotel rooms across the GCC, offering a strong snapshot of how the market is currently responding to regional and global pressures.

CBRE Middle East, a global leader in commercial real estate, released today its Q1 2026 Saudi Arabia Real Estate Market Review, highlighting a market defined by strategic recalibration, steady structural demand drivers, and continued investor confidence despite a more complex regional economic backdrop.

Passtination, a spin-out from the team behind Global Nomad Pass, has launched to help airlines extend loyalty beyond the flight by rewarding members in the destinations they visit.

The launch follows conversations with airlines that repeatedly pointed to the same need: adapting the model behind Global Nomad Pass – a traveler membership best known for its partnerships with Marketing Greece and AEGEAN Airlines – for airline loyalty. Global Nomad Pass connects travelers with merchant-funded discounts at 500+ local businesses worldwide through a mobile wallet pass.

New data from Wizz Air reveals UK travellers are increasingly choosing European short break destinations known for food and local culture, with demand growing for more affordable, experience-led cities across the continent.

Based on Wizz Air flight booking data from the first three months of 2026 compared with the same period in 2025, the airline has identified the fastest growing destinations among UK travellers that are also known for distinctive local dining scenes, regional cuisine and accessible cultural experiences.