44.67m
Visits to England's 15 DCMS-sponsored museums, 2025/26
Up 96% from 22.77 million in 1999/2000, before universal free entry began in December 2001.
Source · Museums Association
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19.4m
Overseas visits to national museums, 2024/25
National Audit Office figure, cited by the Museums Association; the national museums generated £563m of their own income that year.
Source · Museums Association
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£50m+
Value of Leger Shearings management buyout
Liam Race and Andrew Oldfield took full ownership in a NatWest-funded buyout, fully exiting the Henry family, completing a process begun in 2019.
Source · Shakespeare Martineau
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2
Weekly Air Canada nonstops to Tenerife from Toronto
AC954 departs YYZ Thursdays and Sundays, 25 Oct 2026 to 29 Apr 2027, on a 182-seat A321XLR.
Source · Air Canada
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Up to 25%
Faster than a passport scan at an eGate, in testing
Home Office testing of contactless eGates, which compare a live photo with verified passport and immigration data instead of scanning the passport.
Source · Home Office
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+54.5%
Canadians leaving Iceland via Keflavík, August
About 314,000 international visitors departed in August. US citizens were 33.9% of them, up 27.2% year on year.
Source · Isavia · Aug 2026
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-15.3%
Forecast drop in Keflavík transfer traffic for 2026
Isavia expects total airport passengers to fall 7.4% after low-cost carrier PLAY ceased operations in September 2025.
Source · Isavia forecast · Dec 2025
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ISK 4,500
Proposed Golden Circle pass for non-residents
A draft bill sets a one-year digital pass at ISK 4,500, or ISK 3,000 off-season, from 1 May 2027. Consultation closes 7 October.
Source · AECO · Sept 2026
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11,300
Paid day visitors per day in Venice in 2026
Down from about 16,700 in 2024. The city has commissioned research into whether its access fee caused the drop.
Source · Dolce Via · 2026
€2
Entry to the Trevi Fountain basin since 2 February
The piazza above stays free, as does access after 10 p.m. Rome residents and children under five do not pay.
Source · Romeing · 2026
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€10
Rome's five-star hotel tax, per person per night
It applies for up to 10 consecutive nights, so a couple on an eight-night stay pays €160.
Source · Idealista · 2026
40
Maximum tour group size per landing on Capri
From summer 2026, groups of more than 20 must use earpieces, and guides may not use umbrellas or flags.
Source · Euronews · Feb 2026
4–5 yrs
How often Cheval Blanc opens a new hotel
Cheval Blanc Pitrizza in Sardinia opens in May 2027 with 65 rooms and suites, including 16 villas with pools.
278
Rooms and suites at Conrad Athens The Ilisian
Hilton opened it on 23 April 2026 in the former Hilton Athens. A penthouse and residences follow later in the year.
Source · Hilton · Apr 2026
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100
Radisson Verified Net Zero hotels targeted by 2030
Four Stockholm and Copenhagen hotels bring the count to nine, each independently verified by TÜV Rheinland.
Source · Radisson Hotel Group · Sept 2026
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€899
Starting price of Eurobike and Eurohike's new 2027 tours
Four self-guided routes in Portugal, Slovenia, the Cinque Terre and the Alps, with luggage transfers and hotels. The Alps crossing is €1,459.
Source · Eurofun Touristik · Sept 2026
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7
New easyJet routes to Spain for summer 2027
They include Girona from Liverpool and London Gatwick, the airline's first flights to the Costa Brava's closest airport.
Source · Hosteltur · Sept 2026
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-32.1%
Arrivals in Turkey from the UAE, Jan–Aug 2026
Total foreign arrivals reached 34.83 million, down 1.84%, as travel from the Gulf fell sharply.
10 months
Bayeux Tapestry run at the British Museum
On show 10 September 2026 to 11 July 2027; September to December 2026 slots sold out, January to March 2027 tickets released 21 October 2026.
Source · British Museum
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11
New London Michelin stars, GB & Ireland guide 2026
Two new two-star and nine new one-star London restaurants were named at the 9 February 2026 ceremony in Dublin; no new three-stars.
Source · Michelin Guide
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£244
APD, long-haul Band B, premium cabins (standard rate)
Per passenger from 1 April 2026 on flights from the UK to Band B destinations in any cabin above economy. The economy (reduced) rate is £102.
Source · HMRC
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£88.5bn
International travel's yearly value to the UK economy
Inbound and outbound travel combined, up from £80bn, supporting 1.4 million jobs, according to York Aviation research for ABTA and UKinbound.
Source · ABTA / UKinbound
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€20
ETIAS fee once the system launches
Per application, valid three years for multiple entries; free for under-18s and over-70s. No launch date confirmed as of October 2026.
Source · ABTA
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7.87m
Heathrow passengers, August 2026
Down 2.1% year on year in the peak summer month. Heathrow had already cut its 2026 forecast to 83.6m, citing the Middle East conflict.
Source · PA Media
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£488
Saga ocean per diem booked for 2027/28
Up 11.4% on the prior year, with the 2027/28 season 55% sold (up 3 percentage points) as of the interim results.
Source · Saga plc
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£104
Cost for a parent and child to sit together, return
Upper end of seat charges cited by the Department for Transport, to be banned for under-14s once the Civil Aviation Bill receives Royal Assent.
Source · Department for Transport
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£40
Name-correction charge cited by DfT
Charges for minor name errors on bookings, which airlines will have to correct for free under the bill.
Source · Department for Transport
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40%
Ponant UK & Ireland sourcing growth, year on year
Reported by Seatrade Cruise News when the Aviate partnership was announced, alongside UK brand awareness of 5%.
Source · Seatrade Cruise News
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38%
Not Just Travel cruise sales growth in Cruise Month
Against 9% growth for the business overall; cruise rose to 23% of sales from 18% a year earlier.
74%
Beyond Cruising cruise bookings, Aug–Sep, year on year
USAirtours' cruise sister brand; USAirtours revenue overall rose 60% in its best-ever August and September.
£61.5m
Leeds Bradford Airport turnover, year to 31 March 2025
Up from £54m the year before, according to Unite, which cites the figure to argue the airport can afford a better pay offer.
Source · Unite via Travel Gossip
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332
VIVA Cruises 2028 departures
Across seven vessels on the Rhine, Danube, Douro, Dutch waterways and more; on sale from 15 October 2026.
6,764
MSC World Asia maximum guest capacity
Up to 6,764 guests in 2,614 cabins on MSC's third World Class ship, 216,638 GT; first guests board in Barcelona on 4 December 2026.
Source · Cruise Hive
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106
Club Suites on each retrofitted BA A380
Across the entire upper deck in four zones; BA calls it the world's largest business class cabin.
Source · British Airways
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