Central Holidays, the award-winning travel brand, celebrated for its destination expertise and signature affordable-luxury experiences, proudly announces the launch of its new "South Africa & Beyond" Travel Brochure. This informative tool showcases thoughtfully customized travel ideas across Southern and Eastern Africa, designed to align with travelers' interests while supporting sustainable tourism and meaningful community engagement. Featuring expertly curated programs throughout South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe, the brochure invites travelers to experience iconic wildlife, dramatic landscapes, and vibrant cultures through responsible travel practices, locally rooted partnerships, and world-class hospitality that gives back to the destinations it celebrates.

Travelers aren’t just attending events – they’re building entire trips around them. Arival’s new report, The Event-Driven Traveler, reveals that fandom – whether for a sport, artist, or performance – is a major motivator for travel, especially among younger audiences. With global fan-based events such as the World Cup, Ariana Grande’s upcoming tour, and the 2026 Winter Olympics on the horizon, passion-driven travel is set to accelerate even further.

FITUR4all, the FITUR section dedicated to accessible and inclusive tourism, organized in collaboration with IMPULSA IGUALDAD, is moving forward with preparations for its 2026 edition, with the imminent closing of applications for the FITUR4all Awards and the final definition of its strategic roundtables.

RIU Hotels & Resorts has reopened the doors of the iconic hotel Riu Jalisco, located in Riviera Nayarit, following the completion of an ambitious renovation project. The establishment has undergone an extensive transformation to add a variety of new dining options, as well as create a special area for the youngest members of the family that includes a splash pad with slides. In parallel to the refurbishment, work was carried out to extend the hotel and add 120 rooms in a newly constructed area.

Ryanair, Europe’s No.1 airline, has launched its biggest ever seat sale with over 10 million Summer 2026 seats on offer at big discounts for early bookers. What better way to beat the post-Christmas blues than by planning your Summer 2026 holiday across Ryanair’s industry leading network of over 235 destinations, including top sunshine hotspots like Corfu, Faro, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Ibiza, Lanzarote, Malaga, Malta, Palermo, Palma, Rhodes, Santorini, and Tenerife, as well as exciting city breaks to Athens, Barcelona, Berlin, Dubrovnik, Lisbon, Madrid, Milan, Pisa, Paris, Valencia, and Rome.

Aeroflot, in partnership with Pulkovo Airport and the Biometric Technology Center, successfully tested the “Migom” service in December. The service enables passengers to pass pre-flight checks using biometric identification without presenting a passport.