The tourism news you shouldn't miss this week! (29.05.2026)

8.7.2026

WeRoad raises 58 million, Airbnb joins the venture

WeRoad organizes trips for groups of travelers, especially Gen Z and millennials. © Adobe Stock 

Italian group WeRoad, a specialist in group travel, announces a $58 million fundraising round, with Airbnb as a new shareholder.

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Selectour Cooperative Elections: Natale Scaglia unanimously re-elected

Natale-Scaglia-Selectour

The tourism distribution network at l'Hippocampe has just sealed the future of its governance with the election of Natale Scaglia, chosen during the major institutional meeting bringing together all of its sales forces. The annual General Assembly of the Selectour cooperative was held the day before yesterday, Tuesday, May 26, 2026, in the ceremonial halls of the historic and sumptuous Inter Continental Paris – Le Grand, providing a setting befitting this strategic event.

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Corsair opens two routes to Guadeloupe from Marseille and Toulouse, bypassing Paris

Corsair is accelerating the development of its network between mainland France and its overseas territories with the opening of two new routes: Marseille – Pointe-à-Pitre and Toulouse – Pointe-à-Pitre. Corsair press photo

The only airline to claim a direct network between metropolitan regions and overseas territories, Corsair is adding two new connections to Pointe-à-Pitre. This is a way to bypass the obligatory stopover in the capital.

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After St-Tropez and Cannes, The White Lotus arrives at the Lutetia, a strategic decision for the Left Bank palace

Mandarin Oriental Lutetia - Paris

Luxury hotels are embracing The White Lotus series, which has already garnered nearly 25 million international viewers. In France, after Les Airelles and Hyatt, it's Mandarin Oriental's turn to associate its image with the show's success. By confirming its presence in the HBO filming, The Lutetia aims less to fill rooms than to exist in a new way.

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Sun Lounger Wars at Hotels and Beaches: This Solution to Free Up Space Is a Hit

Launched in May, the solution has already attracted several French and Spanish establishments, including a dozen partners, such as a campsite located in the Pyrénées-Orientales. Adobe Stock

Faced with a shortage of sun loungers in hotels and the abusive behavior of some holidaymakers, a Toulouse-based startup is offering an innovative solution. Thanks to a connected device, it aims to streamline access to sun loungers.

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When yachting becomes heritage

William Collier by Alexis de Prevoisin

Scottish yachting could have quietly disappeared. Not through shipwreck, but through neglect: plans discovered in a garden shed, drawings abandoned in shipyards, archives ruined by damp, half-hulls lost to fire, photographs narrowly rescued from the skip.

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