CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – October 27, 2026 -- Travelers can save up to $800 per person on EF Go Ahead Tours departures through 2028 throughout November, with Black Friday discounts reaching $1,200 and a first-ever Uzbekistan tour joining the lineup.

Seven deal windows run from Nov. 2 to Dec. 1

Black Friday Priority Access closes November 2 and offers up to $800 off per person, plus combinable sign-up offers. The month-long sale also includes up to $800 off and a price lock on select tours and dates.

SINGAPORE – October 27, 2026 -- Trip.com has added a feature called My Travel Impact to its app. It pulls a traveller's more sustainable hotel, flight and rail choices into a single dashboard. The launch follows Trip.com Group's 2026 Sustainable Travel Consumer Report, which found that 56.8% of travellers now intentionally choose more sustainable options and 75.4% say sustainability matters when they make travel decisions.

My Travel Impact covers hotels, flights and rail

The dashboard draws on three parts of a journey:

McLean, Virginia – October 27, 2026 -- Hilton Honors members with Silver, Gold, Diamond or Diamond Reserve status can now use their Points toward hotel charges straight from their phone, with no front desk visit. The new Pay with Points benefit is live at 150 participating hotels in the U.S.

Madrid – October 27, 2026 -- Casa Verbena Madrid, a 45-room hotel on Calle de Preciados in the centre of the Spanish capital, has opened as the first European property in Hilton's Outset Collection. Interiors come from Madrid-born designer Lorenzo Castillo, and every morning starts with a traditional Madrileño breakfast.

Mölln – October 27, 2026 -- Feelgood Reisen is offering a ten-day winter trip to eastern Finland's Lake Saimaa from 1,450 euros per person, with the ferry crossing and your own car's transport included. Departures run from February to mid-April 2027 and are bookable now.

The trip is aimed at couples and solo travelers who want active outdoor time as well as relaxed sauna sessions. Lake Saimaa is Finland's largest lake, and in winter a groomed ice-skating track leads across its frozen surface.

XI'AN, China – October 27, 2026 -- Travelers can plan a Shaanxi trip that goes well beyond the Terracotta Warriors: China's 240-hour visa-free transit policy remains available to eligible travelers, and a new Shaanxi Inbound Service platform at Xi'an Xianyang International Airport offers multilingual assistance, travel bookings and itinerary planning.

Paris – October 24, 2026 -- Construction is underway on a Lion King water ride at Disneyland Paris, the centerpiece of the first-ever immersive world themed to Walt Disney Animation Studios' 1994 film. It will sit inside Disney Adventure World.

The ride starts beneath a 120-foot Pride Rock

Guests will enter the caves under the 120-foot-high Pride Rock and set off on a musical journey through the Pride Lands. Along the way they will hear classic songs from the film and pass through memorable scenes, including Simba's final confrontation with Scar.

Global – October 24, 2026 -- Disney Cruise Line will debut an entirely new ship class in 2029, with vessels sized between the Disney Wonder and the larger Disney Wish. The first-ever public teaser of the class was shown at the Disney Experiences Showcase, Horizons: A Carousel of Progress, where Claire Weiss joined host Neil Patrick Harris to talk about the new ships.

Walt Disney World – October 24, 2026 -- Parts of Monstropolis, the Monsters, Inc. land at Disney's Hollywood Studios, will open to guests in 2027, even as work continues on the door coaster. Disney revealed the first details during "Horizons: A Carousel of Progress" at D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event presented by Visa.

Disney's Animal Kingdom – October 24, 2026 -- The Yeti inside Expedition Everest at Disney's Animal Kingdom is coming back to life, Disney Experiences Chairman Thomas Mazloum announced at D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event presented by Visa.

Mazloum interrupts Neil Patrick Harris with the news

Mazloum cut in on host Neil Patrick Harris on the "Horizons: A Carousel of Progress" stage. His words: "We're bringing the Yeti back to life inside Expedition Everest at Disney's Animal Kingdom!" The crowd answered with cheers.