Hotel Expansion: Hyatt Regency is set to open its first Tucson, Arizona property in late 2027, adding 22,000 sq ft of meetings space and a pool/fitness to boost the city’s convention and tourism pull. Tourism Strategy: Ethiopia’s PM Abiy Ahmed says tourism is a new engine for economic growth, pointing to the country’s natural and cultural assets and the need to fix long-standing development gaps. Overtourism & Heat Management: Rome’s Colosseum is using water-cooling measures for visitors during a heatwave, while Salzburg is banning cars from entering its historic centre in summer to cut traffic. Travel Facilitation: Canada’s CBSA is rolling out a “free flow” transit process at Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal airports, letting some international-to-international passengers skip border screening. Aviation Growth: Emirates adds a third daily Nairobi service, and flydubai launches new Bangkok flights from Dubai to add summer capacity. Tourism Policy & Taxes: The Canary Islands will offer voluntary donations to sustainability projects instead of a mandatory tourist tax. Safety & Disruption: Four UK airlines have collapsed, cancelling bookings and holidays, and airlines/airports are urging the EU to pause biometric border checks during peak summer. Regional Tourism Boosts: Tourism Malaysia is running a Penang-to-Kedah familiarisation trip to build combined tour packages for inbound markets.