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Wizz Air Launches AI-Powered Wizz Holidays Booking Platform

Wizz Air is expanding beyond its traditional low-cost airline model with the launch of Wizz Holidays, a new AI-powered platform that allows travellers to book flights, accommodation and airport transfers in a single transaction.

The move reflects a broader shift in the travel industry, where airlines are increasingly looking to capture more of the customer journey by offering integrated holiday packages alongside flights.

A Simpler Way To Book Holidays

Built around artificial intelligence, Wizz Holidays is designed to simplify trip planning by combining multiple travel services into one booking. Rather than arranging flights, hotels and transfers separately, customers can organize an entire holiday through a single platform.

One of its key features is support for multi-city and multimodal itineraries, allowing travellers to include several destinations within the same trip. The platform also uses AI-powered keyword searches to recommend destinations based on broader interests, such as beach holidays, city breaks or skiing, without requiring users to specify every travel detail.

For those with flexible plans, Wizz Holidays includes an “Anytime Anywhere” discovery tool that highlights available deals across the airline’s network, reflecting the growing demand for travel inspiration rather than destination-specific searches.

Expanding Beyond Flights

Wizz Air says holiday packages will include exclusive bundled pricing, giving customers access to lower combined rates than booking flights, hotels and transfers separately.

The launch also reflects a wider commercial strategy. As competition intensifies across the airline industry, carriers are increasingly relying on higher-margin ancillary services to diversify revenue, making the overall travel experience just as important as the flight itself.

AI At The Centre Of The Strategy

“Today we are celebrating more than just the launch of WIZZ Holidays – we are introducing a smarter way to travel,” said Silvia Mosquera, Chief Commercial Officer at Wizz Air.

“By pairing our extensive low-fare network with AI technology, we have removed the friction from trip planning and help create unforgettable travel experiences,” she added.

Under the slogan “Unpackage Yourself,” the airline says the platform is designed to give travellers greater flexibility while making it easier to build multi-destination trips.

For Wizz Air, the launch signals a broader ambition to evolve from a low-cost airline into a more comprehensive travel platform. For customers, it offers a simpler booking experience built around convenience, flexibility and AI-driven recommendations.

Cyprus Expects More French Visitors In 2027 As Air Capacity Expands

Cyprus expects more French visitors in 2027 as airlines increase capacity between the two countries, Tourism Deputy Minister Kostas Koumis said after meetings with tour operators in Paris.

France, one of Cyprus’ key tourism markets, has had a difficult 2026. French arrivals fell 46% year over year to 8,453 in August, from 15,663 a year earlier, according to the Statistical Service of Cyprus (Cystat). August arrivals were also nearly 50% below the 16,798 recorded in the same month of 2024.

Overall, Cyprus received 2.82 million tourist arrivals between January and August, down 7% from the same period in 2025.

Air Connectivity Supports 2027 Outlook

Koumis discussed the 2027 outlook with senior executives from tour operators offering Cyprus holidays during the IFTM Top Resa travel trade fair in Paris.

Higher air capacity between France and Cyprus was a key focus of the talks. Participants also discussed the impact of geopolitical tensions in the Middle East on the French market and Cyprus’ efforts to adapt its tourism offering to French travelers.

“The French market is undoubtedly an extremely important market for our country’s tourism,” Koumis said, adding that France had regained importance only a few years ago and still had room to grow.

Improved air connectivity will be an important factor in that expansion, according to Koumis. “It is now clear that air connectivity between France and Cyprus is improving significantly, which is a basic prerequisite for the further growth of the market,” he said.

Cyprus Promotes Tourism And Regional Cooperation

Koumis attended the opening of IFTM Top Resa at the invitation of French Tourism Minister Serge Papin, who later visited the Cyprus stand. Held from Sept. 15 to 17 at Paris Porte de Versailles, the event brought together more than 32,000 tourism professionals representing 177 destinations and 1,650 brands, according to organizers.

During his visit, Koumis also met Egyptian Tourism Minister Sherif Fathy. Cyprus and Egypt reaffirmed their tourism cooperation and discussed opportunities to strengthen ties further.

French media interviews covered Cyprus’ tourism offering, infrastructure and services, along with efforts to develop specialized tourism products. Regional instability weighed on arrivals in 2026, particularly during the spring, although the decline narrowed over the summer.

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