EXCLUSIVE: Summer travel: Four upcoming changes to your 2026 holiday from sun lounger rules to flight chaos

Tamara Ceaikovski

Holidaymakers are facing some big changes this summer, with more and more Brits hesitant to book their getaways amid ongoing uncertainty. New temporary rules have been brought in that allow airlines to merge or cancel flights in the face of potential fuel shortages over the next few months. The guidance means that an airlines which run multiple flights to the same destination in one day could merge these flights to save on fuel. This would act as a kind of contingency in the face of the ongoing