Avelo Airlines will exit Connecticut’s Bradley International Airport by January 2026, ending new nonstop links to Cancun, Punta Cana and Montego Bay and forcing winter sun seekers onto longer connecting routes.
For many visitors, familiar holiday trips are starting to feel slightly unsettled, as polished service quietly reveals the strain and uneven timing beneath the celebration.
Major radio failures in the Athens Flight Information Region shut Greek airspace on January 4, 2026, grounding flights nationwide, stranding thousands of holiday travelers and triggering widespread diversions across Europe.
Bali marks a record 7 million international visitors in 2025 as it prepares new fund screening checks for foreign tourists, aiming to curb overtourism and support “quality tourism” in 2026.
Air Canada’s weekend travel advisory has delayed roughly 61 percent of Caribbean flights, straining winter sun routes, crowding airports, and forcing Canadians to rethink connections, cruise departures, and resort stays.
From 2026, British tourists heading to Romania and wider Schengen Europe must secure a 20 euro ETIAS approval, adding advance paperwork, exemptions and stricter stay tracking to post Brexit trips.
China’s inbound tourism is surging into 2025, powered by visa free Asian travel corridors, revived flight networks and young regional travelers turning cities like Shanghai, Shenzhen and Beijing into short break favorites.
Europe’s January 4, 2026 flight chaos saw 534 cancellations and 1,022 delays across major hubs, leaving passengers stranded while raising urgent questions over airline resilience and EU and UK compensation rights.
