Amadeus data shows a 5% year-on-year increase in air bookings to Madrid for September, driven by the Spanish Grand Prix and Shakira's tour. Domestic bookings are up 28% and international up 4%. Hotel occupancy stands at 48% with ADR up 25% to $413. Short stays are up 10%, with notable growth from Japan, Canada, and other markets.
Digital travel platform Agoda has released its ranking of European travel interest to Asia based on accommodation search data from April to June 2026 for summer travel. Thailand remains the most-searched destination for the second consecutive year, Indonesia rises to second, and Japan holds third. Vietnam climbs to fourth from fifth, with Malaysia rounding out the top five. India, South Korea, and Vietnam show the highest year-on-year growth at 14%, 13%, and 12% respectively. At the city level, Bangkok and Bali top the list, followed by Koh Samui, Tokyo, and Pattaya.
Amadeus Travel Intelligence data shows inbound air bookings to the UK for Easter 2026 (April 2-7) are up 13% from 2025, with hotel bookings up 15%. Families and groups lead growth, each up 22%. India leads origin markets with a 78% increase, followed by Australia and the US, both up 36%.
Amadeus and UN Tourism released the Travel Insights 2025: Focus on the Americas report, drawing on Amadeus Navigator360 data. Air traffic across the Americas rose 1.8% year on year from July 2024 to June 2025, with South America (+6%) and Central America (+4%) leading capacity expansion. The Americas welcomed 217 million international arrivals in 2024, generating about USD 451 billion in international tourism export revenues including passenger transport. Mexico, Argentina and Colombia ranked among top origin markets, while China and Japan posted the highest search growth to the region at +143% and +32% respectively.
The Travel Insights 2025: Focus on the Americas report by Amadeus and UN Tourism shows Mexico emerging as a leading destination and international air hub. Air traffic across the Americas rose 1.8% year on year, and Mexico's searches grew 22%, ranking it among the top five origin markets. North American hotel occupancy reached 74% by June 2025, with Mexico's ADR under USD 140. Mexico is attracting new long-haul routes from Asia and Latin America, while the U.S. still accounts for over 80% of new air routes in North America.
China's Ministry of Culture and Tourism released H1 2025 domestic tourism data. Based on sample surveys, domestic residents made 3.285 billion trips in H1 2025, up 20.6% year-on-year, with spending of 3.15 trillion yuan, up 15.2%. Urban residents made 2.452 billion trips, while rural residents made 833 million trips.
Amadeus and UN Tourism jointly released the Travel Insights 2025: Focus on Europe report, based on Amadeus Navigator360 data. Among the top 30 tourism destinations, Azerbaijan was the fastest growing with a 26% increase in air bookings, while Kazakhstan grew 7% and the Czech Republic 6%. Classic destinations still dominate, with the top ten booked destinations in Europe accounting for 70.9% of all trips from May 2024 to April 2025, led by Spain, the UK, Italy, France, and Germany. Western Europe hotel occupancy rose from 67% to 68%, with ADR increasing from $198.32 to $204.24; Northern Europe occupancy rose from 73% to 75%, with ADR from $197.77 to $200.74. Worldwide passenger traffic to Eu…
China's Ministry of Culture and Tourism released Q1 2025 domestic tourism data. Domestic trips reached 1.794 billion, up 26.4% year over year, with urban residents at 1.318 billion trips (+22.4%) and rural residents at 476 million trips (+39.2%). Total domestic tourism spending reached 1.80 trillion yuan, up 18.6%, with urban spending at 1.48 trillion yuan (+14.8%) and rural spending at 0.32 trillion yuan (+39.6%).
The Ministry of Culture and Tourism released 2024 domestic tourism data. According to sample survey results, domestic trips reached 5.615 billion in 2024, up 14.8% year over year; total domestic tourism spending reached 5.75 trillion yuan, up 17.1% year over year. Urban residents made 4.370 billion domestic trips, up 16.3%, while rural residents made 1.245 billion trips, up 9.9%. By quarter, Q3 had the highest number of trips at 1.512 billion, up 17.2% year over year.