Female DIY experts and tradeswomen talk about their experiences of a traditionally male-dominated domain.

Brand USA is highlighting the milestone anniversaries, major openings and headline-making events giving international travelers new reasons to explore destinations across the country in 2027. Baltimore celebrates the 200th anniversary of the U.S. railroad, San Jose marks 250 years since its founding, and Bristol, Virginia, commemorates 100 years since the recordings known as the “Big Bang of Country Music.” Georgia’s Okefenokee Swamp debuts as the nation’s newest UNESCO World Heritage Site, while Washington, D.C. hosts the NFL Draft and Wrigley Field welcomes its first MLB All-Star Game since 1990.

China expands mortgage subsidies to ease homebuying costs

Exploring the Yukon by road will become even easier in 2027, with Cruise Canada announcing the opening of its sixth Canadian depot in Whitehorse in the Yukon territory. The new location is set to welcome departures from early May 2027, giving travellers a new way to experience the Yukon’s spectacular landscapes and vast wilderness by motorhome.

Breaking Travel News will join the leaders shaping the future of global tourism in Valletta this October after being named as a media partner of the 26th World Travel & Tourism Council Global Summit. The landmark gathering will take place from 7 to 9 October 2026 at the Mediterranean Conference Centre in Valletta, bringing together more than 200 chief executives and senior decision-makers from across the international travel and tourism industry.

FHS World 2026 opened in Dubai with around 1,000 hospitality investment professionals from 50 countries gathering at a pivotal moment for the global travel industry. Travel and tourism is forecast to contribute $12 trillion to the world economy in 2026 and support 176 million jobs, according to figures highlighted during the opening of the summit. But the message emerging from the first day of FHS World was about far more than the scale of the industry’s recovery.

St Paul's Pantry in Norton Lees say things are looking "pretty grim" without support.

Sam Altman spoke in San Francisco during OpenAI’s annual event for tech developers.

Customers in Berkshire and Hampshire are leaving it late to refill their tanks, an oil firm says.

Young people struggling to make ends meet respond to the government's Your First Home scheme.