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Expedia Is Using AI And Sports Tourism To Build A Connected Journey
Alfonso Paredes, President B2B and Chief Commercial Officer For most consumers, Expedia is best known as a place to book a flight, hotel or vacation package. Behind that consumer-facing business, however, Expedia Group has built a large—and…
Thompson-Okanagan Tourism Association looking for industry visionaries
Those in the tourism industry can play a bigger role in the Thompson-Okanagan by becoming a board member. Thompson Okanagan Tourism Association is putting out the call for new board members in advance of its annual general meeting and summit this…
Reimagining Tourism Education in the AI age
The travel and hospitality sector is undergoing a structural transformation driven by AI, data analytics, and smart tourism ecosystems. As the industry shifts toward automation, predictive intelligence, and hyper-personalised experiences, travel…
Ithaca bets on hometown hero Odysseus for tourism boom
The Italian lawyer said it was her dream to come to Ithaca, widely believed to be the same island as the home of Odysseus in the poem. Dressed in a T-shirt emblazoned with the word 'Odyssey' in ancient Greek alongside a line from the poem, she…
FactCheck: OECD to remove bogus statistic that tourism in Ireland fell by 32%
THE INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS group, the OECD, has agreed to remove a misleading statistic they published which stated that tourist numbers to Ireland fell by 32% between 2019 and 2025. The statistic, which came from the Organisation for Economic…
Thousands of anti-tourism protesters take to the streets of Majorca
Thousands of anti-tourism protesters took to the streets of Majorca over the weekend. Around 2,000 flooded the streets of the small Majorcan town of Soller on Saturday. The picture-postcard town in the heart of Majorca's Serra de Tramontana…
AirAsia MOVE and Korea Tourism Organization partner to drive travel beyond Seoul
AirAsia MOVE (MOVE) and the Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) have entered a strategic partnership to encourage international travellers to experience more of South Korea by extending their journeys beyond Seoul, promoting the country's vibrant…
Residents march through Mallorcan holiday town in latest overtourism protest
Protesters have taken to the streets on the Spanish island of Mallorca to demonstrate against overtourism. Organised by Moviment Jove de Sóller (Sóller Youth Movement) and Menys Turisme, Més Vida (Less Tourism, More Life)…
UK man drove 300 miles with bullet in foot after being shot while travelling
A UK man had to drive 300 miles with a bullet in his foot after being shot at during a road trip. Charles Wright was travelling alone when he says two armed men attempted to stop his Toyota Yaris. The 40-year-old initially slowed down but claims he…
Puerto Rico working with federal agencies on water crisis, governor says
Puerto Rico Gov. Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon said on Sunday that authorities are working closely with federal agencies as they grapple with a water crisis that has left more than 180,000 households facing 48-hour water supply shuts-off and rationing.
Holidaying Brits Face Prolonged EU Entry Exit System Pain as Burnham Fears Upsetting Trade Talks
Brits off to Europe this summer will encounter the hated EU EES or Entry Exit System, which uses biometrics and requires a photograph, significantly slowing down passport checks. All while the EU's external borders are wide open to illegal…
Michigan Matters: Primary reverberates nationally and pro soccer gains ground in Detroit
The eyes of the nation were on Michigan as its critical 2026 primary was held Tuesday, with defining races headlined by the Democratic U.S. Senate contest between progressive candidate Dr. Abdul El-Sayed and traditional candidate Rep. Haley…
Registration opens for CTO's SOTIC 2026 in Guyana
Registration is now open for the Caribbean Tourism Organization's (CTO) 2026 State of the Tourism Industry Conference (SOTIC), to be held in Georgetown, Guyana, Oct. 5-9. Under the theme “Tourism Futures: Smart, Sustainable and…
Hana Bank Subsidiary GLN Expands QR Payment Network for International Travelers to Korea
Partnership with Coocon adds 500,000 Seoul Pay merchants, bringing GLN's QR payment network to approximately 1.5 million merchants across Korea QR payment transaction volume and value by inbound international travelers increased approximately…
Puerto Rico working with federal agencies on water crisis, governor says
Residents are facing rotating 48-hour water cut-offs and rationing. Monday, August 10, 2026 11:47AM Hundreds of thousands of people facing rotating water shut offs in Puerto Rico after suffering through its driest July on record. Puerto Rico Gov.
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