Overview

• European Best Destinations named Chalkidiki’s Glarokavos beach the top beach of 2025, leading a list of ten across Greece, Italy, Spain, Portugal and Croatia.
• Monaco earned the title of Europe’s best travel destination for 2025, reflecting growing demand for its luxury appeal and compact size.
• Families planning Turkey vacations face steeper hotel rates this summer, prompting tour operators to advocate modular packages to ease budget pressures.
• South Tyrol welcomed over 8.7 million visitors in 2024, a 2 500 percent increase since 1950 driven by shorter stays and high demand for mountain and wine experiences.
• France’s 1903 law enforcing tight-fitting swimwear in public pools has drawn fresh attention to regulatory factors that influence European travel planning.