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Europe’s €280 Billion Mistake: Why IATA’s Warning About Aviation Policy Should Be Keeping Tourism Ministers Awake at NightSweden abolished its aviation tax on 1 July 2025, while Germany reduced its air passenger tax from 1 July 2026 to the levels that applied before May 2024.

Europe’s €280 Billion Mistake: Why IATA’s Warning About Aviation Policy Should Be Keeping Tourism Ministers Awake at Night

Published October 16, 2026 by Staff Writer

IATA’s Thomas Reynaert used the Wings of Change Europe conference in Brussels to warn that rising aviation taxes, regulatory complexity and a proposed expansion of the EU Emissions Trading System…

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Sixteen Cities, Two Titles at Stake: Europe Unveils Its Tourism Capitals ShortlistFor the first time, two previously separate European tourism initiatives — the European Capital of Smart Tourism and the European Green Pioneer of Smart Tourism — have been brought together under a single European Capitals of Tourism title.

Sixteen Cities, Two Titles at Stake: Europe Unveils Its Tourism Capitals Shortlist

Published September 16, 2026 by Staff Writer

From Aalborg to Zadar, a record 83 applicants have been narrowed to 16 shortlisted cities as the European Commission launches a new chapter in its tourism competition — combining its…

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1.32 Billion Nights and a Deceleration Worth Understanding: What Eurostat’s H1 2026 Data Really Says About European TourismTourism Reporter’s analysis of Eurostat’s Q1 2026 data in June recorded 471.1 million overnight stays between January and March, representing a 3.4 per cent increase on Q1 2025.

1.32 Billion Nights and a Deceleration Worth Understanding: What Eurostat’s H1 2026 Data Really Says About European Tourism

Published September 3, 2026 by Staff Writer

The EU registered 1.321 billion overnight stays in the first half of 2026. But with growth slowing to 1.7 per cent, less than half the 3.4 per cent growth seen…

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