Berlin, Germany — Travelers surprised as Flightright’s ranking names a full-service carrier operating Airbus A350 as Europe’s worst airline, prompting questions about service quality.

BERLIN — Europe’s aviation scene just received an unexpected jolt: the airline compensation firm Flightright says the continent’s worst-

WASHINGTON — In a move that leaves U.S.

London, United Kingdom — Five-day Tube strike disrupts Underground travel as RMT demands 32-hour week; limited service Sunday, near shutdown Mon-Thu, visitors.

LONDON — A five-day walkout by London Underground staff is forcing travelers to rip up carefully laid itineraries, hunt for replacement buses and brace for crowded pavements across the

Frankfurt, Germany — Despite shinier twin-engine jets, the Boeing 747 keeps roaring across key routes in 2025, giving travelers rare cabin nostalgia and unmatched cargo capacity.

Travelers who assumed the Boeing 747 had vanished are in for a pleasant surprise. More than half a century after the jumbo entered service, a handful of passenger airlines and dozens of freight carriers still rely on the “Queen of the Skies” to move people and products around the globe.

Sofia, Bulgaria eyes record arrivals from Türkiye as relaxed Schengen visa rules and an aggressive media campaign reshape cross-border travel for 2025–26.

SOFIA, Bulgaria — Travelers from Türkiye will find it far easier to vacation in Bulgaria over the next two years, and Bulgarian resorts are already feeling the impact.

Faro, Portugal – Ten seasoned travel insiders reveal the European beaches they return to again and again, from Portugal’s Algarve to Croatia’s Dalmatian coast. FARO, Portugal — Europe’s shorelines are famed for postcard-worthy coves, secret inlets and sweeping arcs of sand, yet even frequent fliers struggle to pick a single favorite stretch.

Spain’s regional airports brace for major Ryanair seat cuts as the carrier shifts two million seats to Italy, Morocco and other rivals.

MADRID — Travelers planning to hop between Spanish cities next year may find their favorite regional airports conspicuously absent from Ryanair’s timetable. The Dublin-based low-cost carrier has confirmed it will pull two million seats out of the Spanish market in 2025, including one million seats this winter, as part of a sweeping realignment of its fleet and route map.

Abidjan’s Air Côte d’Ivoire prepares to launch Paris flights with its first Airbus A330neo, offering a four-class cabin and new West African connections.

ABIDJAN, Côte d’Ivoire —

Air Côte d’Ivoire is stepping onto the long-haul stage from Abidjan with the arrival of its first widebody aircraft, an Airbus A330neo that will inaugurate nonstop service to Paris in September 2025.

Paris, France — A strike by SNCTA air-traffic controllers on Sept. 18–19 threatens delays for U.K. and European travelers.

PARIS, France — British holidaymakers plotting late-summer escapes may soon find their itineraries up in the air. In Paris, France’s largest air-traffic-controller union has called a two-day walkout that could snarl flights on both sides of the Channel and ripple across much of Europe.

Geneva, Switzerland—Longevity tourism is reshaping wellness travel, from Swiss diagnostics to Blue Zone homestays and Miami bio-hacking resorts.

GENEVA, Switzerland — Wellness vacations used to promise little more than a deep-tissue massage and a sunrise yoga class. Now, from Geneva to Miami Beach, they are pledging nothing short of a longer, sharper and more purposeful life.