Insight Family Travel Trends For Summer 2024 Unveiled As the days grow longer and grey dreary days fade into the distance, families are planning ahead and dusting off their suitcases in preparation for the great summer getaway. Leading digital travel platform Booking.com, driven by its mission to make it easier for everyone to experience the world, rep
Insight Fly to the carnival! King Momo’s coronation in Rio or the Queen’s Gala in Tenerife? If you’re keen to experience the true carnival atmosphere, then Rio de Janeiro’s is the biggest, most colourful and loudest party in the world. However, a closer, cheaper trip to Tenerife will also allow you to feel the rhythm of the music and let loose to the carnival spirit. Check when the carniva
Insight Gemma Triay's Padel Camp at COMO Parrot Cay This December, the world's top-ranked female padel player arrives at COMO Parrot Cay for an intimate two-day padel camp, combining rare access on court with the private-island resort’s slower rhythms of rest and recovery.
Insight Global Flavors at COMO Parrot Cay Chef Emmanuel Teixera heads up the kitchens at COMO Parrot Cay in the Turks and Caicos. Here, he shares how a global perspective has shaped his ever-changing menus.
Insight Global Oktoberfest Festivals: Beyond Munich From Munich’s iconic beer tents to sausage races in Cincinnati and half-liter beer drinking contests in Brazil, Oktoberfest, the two-week German folk festival and beer celebration (taking place this year from 20 September - 5 October in Munich), has grown into one of the world’s most beloved cultura
Insight Highest Economic Optimism Among European Accommodation Operators Since 2022 AMSTERDAM, 22 MAY 2024 – Buoyed by continued industry resilience, European hoteliers and holiday rental operators have expressed the highest level of economic optimism since 2022 in the latest edition of the European Accommodation Barometer.
Insight How The White Lotus Showed Us Luxe Travel Destinations It’s not every day that a television show impacts global travel trends and bucket lists, but HBO’s The White Lotus has done exactly that. Along with being a sharp social satire and conversation starter, it has also become one of the most unexpected travel influencers of our time. From the sun-dapple
Insight Italian February Travel Patterns: Short Spontaneous Carnivals Italian February travel reveals a surprising pattern: three-quarters stay within Italy for short, spontaneous trips during carnival season. Here's what the data shows about where Italians actually go.
Insight LGBTQ+ Travel Challenges Unveiled in Booking.com Report AMSTERDAM, 1 JUNE 2023: With a mission to make it easier for everyone to experience the world, regardless of who they love or how they identify, Booking.com’s most extensive LGBTQ+ travel research to date spotlights the steady progress, as well as the recent setbacks, for these communities when it c
Insight LGBTQ+ Travel Insights: Navigating Discrimination and Budget AMSTERDAM, 11 JUNE 2024 - Building on its mission to make it easier for everyone to experience the world, Booking.com’s latest LGBTQ+ travel research reveals that travelers continue to face significant challenges. More than half (59%) of LGBTQ+ travelers have experienced discrimination when travelin
Insight Magic and Mystery: Discover Enchanted Stays Inspired by Witchcraft After two decades of exploring a magical world within musical theaters, a new movie adaptation hits big screens on November 27, telling the tale of a rivalry that turns into an enchanting friendship between the two leading ladies. With over half (57%)* of travelers wanting to embrace ‘main character
Insight Safe & Inclusive Destinations: LGBTQ+ Travel Guide Exploring the world should be an exciting and welcoming experience for everyone, including LGBTQ+ individuals. The reality, however, is that discrimination continues to remain a key concern across the entire LGBTQ+ travel experience. In fact, 59%* of LGBTQ+ travelers report having experienced some s
