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Spain's Hotels Just Posted a Record Summer — and Europe's Autumn Is Selling Out Behind It
Spain logged 48.8 million hotel overnight stays in August, up 1.4 percent, as prices climbed 6.3 percent. The squeeze is spreading: Europe's September hotel bookings are running ahead of last year.
US Updates Italy Travel Advisory: Level 2 Stays, but the Wording Gets Sharper
Washington has refreshed its Italy guidance for the first time in over a year — keeping the country at Level 2 while tightening language on terrorism and petty crime. Here's what it actually means for your trip.
The Affordability Election Issue: Inside Renew Europe's 10-Point Plan to Cut the Cost of Living
With inflation set to peak in late 2026, the European Parliament's liberals unveiled a ten-point plan — from energy market integration to affordable housing.
September Is the New August: Luxury Travellers Are Rewriting the Holiday Calendar
New Virtuoso data shows autumn bookings up 59 percent year-on-year, with September on pace to dethrone August as the luxury travel industry's peak month.
Tesla's Self-Driving Software Wins Croatia's Approval as Europe Pushes Back
Croatia has approved Tesla's supervised Full Self-Driving system, joining a growing list of European countries — even as a leading safety group urges EU states to reject the technology over speeding concerns.
The Digital Euro Moves to the Checkout: ECB Recruits Merchants for 2027 Pilot
The ECB opened merchant applications on September 15 for a 12-month digital euro pilot starting in late 2027. For the first time, the project will be tested through real checkouts — where its commercial viability will be decided.
Europe's Scorched Summer: The Ancient Shepherds Who May Hold the Answer to Wildfires
More than 650,000 hectares of Europe have burned this year — double the long-term average. In the mountains of Abruzzo, a centuries-old tradition of moving sheep across the land may be the cheapest firebreak ever invented.
Europe's Heat Refuses to Leave: September Records Fall as Economies Count the Cost
A heat dome brought 32°C to Germany and 33°C to France in late September — temperatures more typical of midsummer. Researchers now put this summer's heat bill for Europe at €113 billion, and the UK has suffered its worst harvest on record.
Europe Starts Enforcing the AI Act — and Italy Makes Safety Failures a Crime
The EU AI Office's first coordinated inspection wave is demanding engineering evidence from hiring, credit and healthcare AI — while Italy's new Article 437-bis puts AI governance failures in the criminal code.