Travel

The number of British tourists visiting Brazil has increased by 11.61% between January and July 2026 in comparison to the same period in 2025, reaching 121,990. This is the second best result in the entire historical series, just behind 2014, when Brazil hosted the FIFA World Cup and 133,328 British tourists visited the country from January to July. In July alone, the growth was 14.19%, reaching 13,881 British tourists in comparison to 12,156 in July last year, the best result for the month since 2017. The data was released by Embratur with the Ministry of Tourism (MTur) and the Federal Police (PF).

Just over one year after completing its acquisition of Vacasa, the largest vacation rental management company in the industry, Casago today announced it has completed the sale of all former Vacasa markets. In September, the company will conclude the process of moving markets into local franchise ownership or new ownership structures.

Travellers booking Malaysia Airlines flights from the UK to Asia and Australasia can now uncover another side of Malaysia, with a complimentary domestic return flight from Kuala Lumpur, through the airline’s ‘Bonus Side Trip’ promotion. With only applicable taxes to pay, the offer allows travellers to add a stopover at one of eight Malaysian destinations on either their outbound or return journey. Among them is Kuantan, the capital of Pahang – Peninsular Malaysia’s largest state, where mountain ranges, vast rainforest, beaches and cascading waterfalls offer a scenic alternative to the country’s more well-known destinations. The promotion is available online or via travellers preferred agents.

September villa enquiries are arriving earlier and from wealthier households than the shoulder season has ever drawn — and the fully staffed houses are closing first.

dnata, a leading global air and travel services provider, has evolved its existing cargo control centre into a new Cargo Integrated Command Centre (CICC) in Dubai, bringing enhanced technology, operational data and decision-making capabilities together to strengthen the performance of its cargo operations across the UAE.