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The Chloe Nashville is set to open in early January 2026, bringing a 19-room boutique stay with New Orleans–inspired design, three bars, and a destination restaurant to Hillsboro Village near Vanderbilt and Music Row.
Ryanair has launched a major summer 2026 sale, offering over 10 million discounted seats to 235 European destinations with fares starting under €20.
Aeroflot has tested biometric boarding at St. Petersburg’s Pulkovo Airport, showing how facial recognition could speed up check-in and boarding while raising new privacy and regulatory questions.
JetBlue’s new “Wicked Blue” A320 turns its Boston roots into a flying postcard, marking 20 years at Logan with local landmarks, New England flair, and a preview of future routes and the 2026 BlueHouse lounge.
SAS is expanding Copenhagen connections for the 2026 World Cup, offering smoother one-ticket routes from Scandinavia to host cities across North America.
JSX is launching new ATR 42-600 flights from Santa Monica to Las Vegas and Scottsdale, offering a semi-private, 30-seat alternative to LAX with faster check-in and multiple daily departures.
Virgin Atlantic has launched an AI-powered Concierge built with Tomoro, letting customers plan and book flights and holidays through natural conversation across its websites.
Portugal’s New Year airport strike on December 31–January 1 will disrupt flights via Lisbon, Porto, Faro and Madeira, with limited “minimum services” likely to mean delays, baggage issues and missed connections for travelers.
Festive travel through Dover was disrupted on December 28 after an overturned lorry closed the Londonbound A20, forcing long diversions and increasing the risk of missed ferry crossings.
Ryanair passengers face months of disruption in Spain as Azul Handling staff stage partial strikes through December 31, causing long queues and delays at major airports even when flights operate as scheduled.
A powerful winter storm is disrupting travel across the U.S. Northeast, triggering widespread flight cancellations and delays and stranding transatlantic passengers as airlines scramble to recover.
Irish Rail is running a reduced InterCity timetable on Sunday, December 28, 2025, with cancellations and retimed services on key Dublin routes, so passengers should check journeys and allow extra time for holiday travel.
