2026 is fast shaping to be another record year of travel, as jetsetters seek to tick off their holiday checklists and fulfil their wanderlust. Looking back at the first half of 2026, Trip.com Group found that users from Mainland China, the United Kingdom and Malaysia were the most avid about clocking their miles, travelling up to 2,800km on average, which is equivalent to the distance between Beijing and Manila, or London and Tenerife.

At ITB Berlin 2026, Astrid Steharnig-Staudinger, Chief Executive Officer of the Austria Tourism Board, and Edison Chen, Vice President, Global Destination Marketing at Trip.com Group, spoke with Breaking Travel News about the growing collaboration between destinations and digital travel platforms to connect with international travellers.

At ITB Berlin 2026, Trip.com Group highlighted its growing ambitions in the European rail sector, with Alvaro Ungurean, Commercial Director for Europe in the company’s International Train division, outlining how the global travel platform is working to simplify cross-border rail travel and integrate train services more seamlessly into the wider digital travel ecosystem.