Azamara Reveals More About Epic World Cruise
Almost five months at sea can sound a bit repetitive, but Azamara has ensured that its world cruise next year… Read More »
IHG Announces Major Leadership Shakeup, New CEO
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) announced that Keith Barr has decided to step down from his roles as Chief Executive Officer… Read More »
American Cruise Lines Christens Two New Ships
American Cruise Lines celebrated the christening of two new sister ships on May 3, the American Serenade on the Mississippi… Read More »
MSC Cruises Extends Formula 1 Partnership
MSC Cruises has extended its partnership with Formula 1 and is now the Official Cruise Partner of all races through… Read More »
Melbourne to Host Australian Tourism Exchange 2024
Melbourne, Australia will host the Australian Tourism Exchange (ATE) for the first time since 2015 in May 2024. ATE is… Read More »
What is the Influence of ChatGPT and Generative AI on the Travel Industry?
In recent months, there has been a great deal of excitement surrounding the potential of Microsoft-funded OpenAI’s ChatGPT generative artificial… Read More »
Sabre Announces Cost Reduction Initiatives and Workforce Layoffs
Sabre president and CEO Kurt Ekert said he is “optimistic” about long-term travel volume growth trends despite an uneven recovery… Read More »
Advito Integrates Data and Emissions Tools with Concur for Enhanced Travel Management
Advito, BCD Travel’s consulting arm, has integrated its Total Trip Insights travel program consolidation app and Gate4 Insights carbon emissions… Read More »
Navan Adds Data Analysis Capabilities to AI Assistant
Navan has expanded the capabilities of its virtual assistant, Ava, for travel managers and financial managers and executives, the company… Read More »
Hyatt Reports Q1 Corporate Demand Rebound Led by Large Companies
Business transient revenue showed the strongest relative recovery in the first quarter among Hyatt Hotels Corp. segments, more than doubling… Read More »
The World’s Largest Cruise Ships in 2023
The cruise industry is ever-evolving and one of the most obvious ways is the rollout of larger and larger ships… Read More »
Royal Caribbean Elevates Profit Forecast on Strength of Cruise Bookings, Higher Prices
Royal Caribbean Group announced better-than-expected first-quarter results provided the cruise company enough confidence to raise its annual profit forecast. During… Read More »
New European rail pass offers for Summer 2023
Just in time for peak summer travel season, European rail pass company Eurail has announced an additional partner in Denmark… Read More »
Data Shows Demand for Air Travel Still High
Despite economic uncertainty and a possible recession looming, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that demand for commercial air… Read More »
Bermuda Joins Caribbean Tourism Organization
Bermuda is now a member of the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO), which advocates for the growth of sustainable tourism within… Read More »
Los Cabos Builds on ‘Historic’ Visitor Year
New York — Los Cabos enjoyed a “historic year ” in 2022 with a 25% increase in visitors over 2021… Read More »
California Tourism on the Rise
Visit California revealed that its economic impact research study showed that the California tourism industry grew 32 percent in 2022… Read More »
Travelers keeping travel plans despite forecasts of a declining economy
Despite forecasts of a declining economy and potential slide into a full-blown recession, travelers remain steadfast on keeping their domestic… Read More »
Brazil hosted 2.3 million international visitors in Q1 of 2023
Brazil hosted 2.3 million international visitors in the first three months of 2023, according to data published this week by… Read More »
Abu Dhabi’s Etihad is offering passengers AI to book flights
The Abu Dhabi-based airline, Etihad Airways, is introducing a new way for passengers to book flights, by using artificial intelligence… Read More »
AmaWaterways Celebrates Travel Advisors With Cruise Giveaways
River Cruise Line AmaWaterways is celebrating Travel Advisor Appreciation in May by announcing seven new Seminar on the River… Read More »
American Queen to Make a Splash at Cruise360
American Queen Voyages plans to make a splash at one of the biggest cruise conferences of the year. At… Read More »