As temperatures climb on what is set to be one of the hottest days of the year so far, award-winning Lapland specialist Canterbury Travel is inviting families to pause and picture something altogether different, the crisp crunch of fresh snow underfoot, frosted trees glistening in the Arctic light and the unmistakable magic of Christmas drawing closer. With just 183 sleeps until the big day, now is the perfect time to start counting down to the festive season. The milestone comes as demand for Lapland holidays continues to grow, with more than half of Canterbury Travel's 2026 Lapland programme already booked and many departures nearing sell-out.

The UK’s latest consumer spending figures show expenditure on travel has dropped (-5.8% year-on-year) for ​a third month in a row – a sign of caution in today’s unpredictable economy and global order. But what we’re seeing at Thomas Cook is that it’s largely a case of adaptation, rather than the public cutting back on or forgoing holidays.

United Airlines and DIRECTV are teaming up to enable passengers to watch live streaming TV on Starlink-enabled, United seatback screens through July 20, which will allow soccer fans to catch all the action from the summer's biggest sports tournament through the last match on as many as 150 Starlink-enabled aircraft thanks to the world's fastest, most reliable inflight Wi-Fi service. Through DIRECTV and BBC, United customers on these aircraft have free access to more than a dozen live TV channels, including FOX, Fox Sports 1, Apple F1, ABC, ESPN, TNT, CNN, CBS, NBC, TBS and BBC News, offering live soccer, sports, news, weather, business and entertainment.

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, will host a series of pilot recruitment sessions across Europe and Türkiye this summer, inviting experienced First Officers and Captains to join the fastest-growing airline in the world. The informal, drop-in sessions will take place between June and August 2026 across seven cities in Spain, Italy, the United Kingdom and Türkiye. They are open to experienced First Officers and Captains, and form part of a wider recruitment drive as Etihad expands its fleet and network through to 2030

The cruise industry is now open for business, as registration is officially open for the FCCA Cruise Conference and Trade Show, the only official cruise conference taking place in the Caribbean and Latin America, as well as the Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association’s (FCCA) keynote and only open registration event allowing any attendee to target about 100 high-level cruise executives during an agenda featuring workshops, networking functions, one-on-one meetings, and more.

Elewana Collection, part of Minor Hotels' luxury brand portfolio, is excited to announce the opening of the new Little Elephant Pepper Camp in Mara North Conservancy and the completion of a major refurbishment of Lewa Safari Camp in Lewa Wildlife Conservancy. With strict bed night quotas in both areas, the additional camp and upgrade have been carefully managed so as not to add any tourism pressure on the surrounding environment.