Travel & Remote Work Briefing — September 23, 2026

Three moving pieces cross the "where and how to be based next" ledger today: two confirmed strike windows out of Germany that would trigger EU261 compensation if EasyJet cancels, the warm-weather corridor still holding into November, and Lonely Planet's 2027 short list — most of which reads as visit-not-base, with one exception worth flagging early.

Which EasyJet flights from Germany are at risk this autumn — and what does EU261 pay if they cancel?

Portugal's SNPVAC cabin crew union has confirmed EasyJet walkouts for Oct. 2-6 and Dec. 19-23, while a French pilots' strike from the SNPL union, tentatively planned for Oct. 1-2, has already been postponed twice and remains unconfirmed, The Local Europe reports.

The Portugal strike is the one to plan around now: it's expected to hit EasyJet's Berlin Brandenburg-Porto and Berlin-Funchal (Madeira) routes directly, with roughly 500 EasyJet flights affected during the October walkout, according to SNPVAC as relayed by The Local. If the French pilots' strike does hold, it could disrupt EasyJet's Paris, Lyon, Nice, Nantes, Bordeaux and Toulouse operations, including their Berlin connections. An EasyJet spokesperson told German outlet BILD (as relayed by The Local) it "could not yet provide reliable information on the impact on individual flights" but would contact booked passengers directly if plans changed.

If EasyJet cancels a flight tied to either strike, EU Regulation 261/2004 still applies: passengers are entitled to €250 for flights of 1,500 km or less, €400 for flights between 1,500 and 3,500 km, and €600 for longer flights — unless the airline proves the disruption counts as "extraordinary circumstances" beyond its control. Anyone booking flights through Berlin this fall should build slack around the confirmed Oct. 2-6 and Dec. 19-23 dates, watch the app closely around the unconfirmed Oct. 1-2 window, and save booking confirmations in case a compensation claim is needed.

Source: The Local Europe; EUR-Lex

Where does warm weather still hold in Europe this fall for a workable base?

Cyprus and Spain's eastern Canary Islands are holding the warmest daytime temperatures among European destinations through October and November, according to a Euronews Travel roundup published Sept. 23. The outlet ranked the two regions among Europe's top warm-weather picks as searches for autumn getaways climb.

Euronews reported daytime temperatures across Cyprus's coastal towns — Ayia Napa, Limassol, Larnaca and Paphos — running between 24 and 29 degrees Celsius through the fall window, with Ayia Napa averaging just 2.3 wet days a month from September through November. In Spain's Canary Islands, Lanzarote and Fuerteventura hold around 26 degrees Celsius over the same stretch, and the underlying Solmar Villas analysis weighed 105 European destinations by temperature, rainfall odds and flight affordability. Euronews linked the ranking to rising demand: Google searches for "October holiday" reached 80,000 in the past month, a 28 percent month-on-month increase. Euronews also listed Greece's Athens Riviera, Rhodes and Kos, plus Malta, among its top 10 warm-weather picks, though it didn't publish specific temperature figures for those four.

For a workable base — not just beach weather — Arrecife, Lanzarote's capital, has Coworking Digital Lanzarote, a publicly funded space on the second floor of the local Chamber of Commerce building with business fiber wifi (a stable, bandwidth-guaranteed connection) and a meeting room with video conferencing. That combination of steady mid-20s temperatures and an actual coworking address gives Lanzarote an edge over destinations that only solve for beach weather. Cyprus's coastal towns still work for a slower cafe-and-Airbnb setup, especially for anyone extending a shoulder-season trip into November, but travelers who need daily desk reliability should confirm a workspace exists before committing to a monthlong stay.

Source: Euronews Travel; CoworkingSpain.es

Which of Lonely Planet's 2027 Europe picks could actually work as a nomad base?

Croatia's Šibenik is the closest thing to a "workable" pick on Lonely Planet's Best in Europe 2027 list — it's the one destination with a documented national nomad-visa route that most of the other 2027 picks don't have.

Lonely Planet's list, published by Euronews Travel on Sept. 23, named five places to visit in 2027 — Italy's Veneto region (Venice, the Dolomites, Lake Garda), Šibenik in Croatia, León in Spain, the Swedish twin towns of Skanör-Falsterbo, and Dessau in Germany — plus five bookable experiences including Scotland and England's St Cuthbert's Way and France's Route Napoléon. Šibenik made the list for its "impressive architecture, gastronomic delights and a colourful calendar of festivals throughout the year."

For someone scouting a base ahead of the hype, Šibenik has working-day infrastructure the list itself doesn't mention: non-EU remote workers can apply for Croatia's national digital nomad visa, which requires proving at least €3,622.50 in monthly income and grants stays of up to 18 months, per a Taxes for Expats guide. Coworking directories also list a dedicated space in the city (Trokut), though specific amenities are worth confirming with the space directly before committing. The other four "visit" picks — Veneto, León, Skanör-Falsterbo and Dessau — read as destinations, not bases, with no documented coworking or nomad-visa route in the reporting so far. Šibenik is the more credible lead-time move: book shoulder-season stays now, before a mainstream "Lonely Planet's Best" push tightens short-term rental supply. For a broader base-swap checklist beyond any one city, see our digital nomad starter kit.

Source: Euronews Travel; Taxes for Expats

What to watch

• Whether the tentative SNPL French-pilot strike dates firm up (they've been postponed twice already) — a confirmation would extend the disruption window into a second week for anyone routing through French hubs.
• Cyprus and Canaries booking prices in October — Euronews's 28-percent search surge is a leading indicator; short-term rentals tighten fast when a country lands on a "warmest in Europe" listicle.
• Šibenik shoulder-season pricing between now and spring 2027 — the Best in Europe bump tends to hit two-to-six months after the list drops.