travel trends

Virgin Atlantic has partnered with the Women Over 50 Film Festival to introduce dementia-friendly short films on in-flight entertainment.

Saudi Arabia is adapting China's desert-control methods to restore 1 million hectares of land and plant 159 million trees.

Princess Cruises will participate in the 138th Pasadena Rose Parade on January 1, 2027, with a 55-foot floral float using 320,000 materials.

Virgin Atlantic has halved its London Heathrow to Seoul Incheon service starting late November 2026 due to weaker winter demand.

The first cross-border passenger cable car connecting Heihe, China, and Blagoveshchensk, Russia, is set to open by late 2026.

Brunei has launched the Visit Brunei Year 2027 campaign, targeting 900,000 international visitors to coincide with the Sultan's Diamond Jubilee.

Vietnam is expanding hot springs and onsen wellness tourism, leveraging high demand (21.2M international visits in 2025) to grow secondary destinations.

Vietjet will operate more than 4,400 flights between August 26 and September 5, 2026, to accommodate peak National Day holiday travel.

Vietjet is adding extra flight services from August 26 to September 5, 2026, scheduling over 4,400 flights to manage holiday demand.

Uzbekistan's visa-free policy covers 80+ nations, granting US citizens 30-day visa-free entry starting January 1, 2026.

The Qovun Sayli 2026 (International Melon Festival) took place on August 7–9 in the UNESCO-listed Ichan Kala walled city of Khiva.

Uzbekistan recorded nearly 7.75 million foreign arrivals in the first seven months of 2026, a 22.6% increase driven by regional Central Asian travelers.