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Spain's Hotels Just Posted a Record Summer β€” and Europe's Autumn Is Selling Out Behind It
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Spain's Hotels Just Posted a Record Summer β€” 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.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20265 min read
US Updates Italy Travel Advisory: Level 2 Stays, but the Wording Gets Sharper
Travel

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 β€” keeping the country at Level 2 while tightening language on terrorism and petty crime. Here's what it actually means for your trip.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20266 min read
Ryanair's Record 435-Route UK Winter Schedule Collides With a Tax Fight
Travel

Ryanair's Record 435-Route UK Winter Schedule Collides With a Tax Fight

The airline is adding 22 UK routes for winter 2026 while demanding the abolition of Air Passenger Duty and warning that England's planned visitor levy amounts to double taxation.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20266 min read
Norse Atlantic Quits New York for Winter as Cheap Transatlantic Fares Keep Vanishing
Travel

Norse Atlantic Quits New York for Winter as Cheap Transatlantic Fares Keep Vanishing

The budget carrier has pulled London–New York and Rome–New York from its winter schedule, leaving Orlando as its sole US route β€” and all but abandoning the market it was founded to serve.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20266 min read
September Is the New August: Luxury Travellers Are Rewriting the Holiday Calendar
Luxury Travel

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.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20266 min read
The Text Message Worth $10 Billion: Instinct Founder Noah Shinn on AI Agents That Book Your Life
Interviews

The Text Message Worth $10 Billion: Instinct Founder Noah Shinn on AI Agents That Book Your Life

Days after a $1B raise at a $10B valuation, the Instinct founder told investor Patrick O'Shaughnessy why travel is the killer app β€” and why agents should reinvent the restaurant reservation.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20266 min read
How to Book Flights and Hotels with the New Reservations AI Travel App
How-To

How to Book Flights and Hotels with the New Reservations AI Travel App

Reservations Group's new AI app books US hotels, flights and transport in one conversation. Here's how to plan and book your first trip with it.

Meridian Newsroom30 Sept 20266 min read