Extreme heatwaves in Europe not changing Brits’ holiday plans, say travel bosses - short news
Hot summer getaways are still popular – but tourism industry fears impact of rising jet fuel costs and squeezed household incomes
After a year marked by extreme heat and war sending fuel prices skywards, British travel executives hoped for solace in Madeira’s benign subtropical climate, separated by hundreds of miles of blue sea from the overtourism protests and six-hour EU-entry queues seen on the Portuguese mainland.
As bosses admitted, holidays will be ever less..
source: The Guardian - 16.10.2026