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• AI Crypto Trading and Travel: Where the Technologies Could Converge

  13-09-2026 10:59 via breakingtravelnews.com
  Crypto and travel have circled each other for years without much actually connecting. Airlines announced pilots that went quiet. Payment cards launched and struggled with merchant acceptance.
  
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• The controversial US art of engraving whale teeth

  16-09-2026 14:49 via bbc.com
  
  "Back then, everyone was a scrimshander. Now I'm one of the last"
  
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• Zeal Connect Launches Zeal CRM during the Arabian Travel Market

  15-09-2026 15:44 via breakingtravelnews.com
  Zeal Connect today launched Zeal CRM, an AI-first CRM built for travel. It completes a platform that carries a booking from first enquiry to final resolutionflights, hotels, packages, corporate travel or groups and arrives days before Arabian Travel Market in Dubai, where Zeal CRM and Zeal Desk will be shown together for the first time.
  
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• Amadeus delivers new hotel capabilities for leisure travel sellers

  15-09-2026 15:42 via breakingtravelnews.com
  The capabilities provide the infrastructure sellers need to run modern direct hotel contracting programs at scale while expanding the hotel options available through Amadeus’ net-rate merchant program
  
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• Unifocus unveils new AI platform Unifocus Claira

  15-09-2026 15:20 via breakingtravelnews.com
  This unified data foundation powers advanced AI capabilities designed to accelerate decision-making, improve operational performance, and drive business growth
  
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• CHTA PUTS WORKFORCE AT CENTER OF AI TRANSFORMATION WITH NEW CARIBBEAN HOSPITALITY GUIDE

  15-09-2026 11:49 via breakingtravelnews.com
  As businesses navigate evolving workforce needs, artificial intelligence (AI) presents new opportunities to strengthen productivity, develop talent and support operations. Realizing that potential, however, requires businesses to prepare their people to use AI effectively and responsibly. The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) is helping the region’s hospitality and tourism businesses do just that with the release of the AI Workforce Transformation Guide for Caribbean Hospitali
  
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• PRICETRAVEL HOLDING expands international distribution of MANGIA’S HOTELS & RESORTS

  15-09-2026 11:31 via breakingtravelnews.com
  PriceTravel Holding, one of Latin America’s leading travel distribution companies, has signed a new direct connectivity agreement with Mangia’s Hotels & Resorts, connecting 12 properties across Sicily and Sardinia with its international distribution network and expanding the Italian hotel group’s access to leisure demand across Latin America and other international source markets.The partnership gives Mangia’s access to PriceTravel Holding’s network of more than
  
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• Technology, talent and customer focus key to future competitiveness of travel sector

  15-09-2026 11:05 via breakingtravelnews.com
  Technology, talent and an unwavering focus on the customer will be critical to maintaining competitiveness as the travel industry enters its next phase of growth, according to senior industry leaders at Arabian Travel Market (ATM) 2026.
  
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• ATM 2026 Future Stage opens with focus on AI’s role in rebuilding the foundations of global travel

  14-09-2026 15:24 via breakingtravelnews.com
  Arabian Travel Market (ATM) 2026 officially opened its Future Stage today, with industry leaders examining how artificial intelligence (AI) is moving beyond personalisation, chatbots and automated customer service to reshape the underlying systems on which the global travel industry operates.
  Located within the Tech & Innovation Hub at the newly launched ATM Travel Tech, Rachel Travers, President, UK Hub at RX Global, officially opened the Future Stage and welcomed attendees to four days of
  
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• How chislic became a South Dakota obsession

  14-09-2026 14:24 via bbc.com
  
  Its roots stretch thousands of miles from the Black Sea to the Great Plains
  
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• oneworld Partners with Popular App Timeshifter to Help Round the World Travellers Beat Jet Lag

  14-09-2026 07:21 via breakingtravelnews.com
  The oneworld® Alliance is helping customers adjust to new time zones faster and lose fewer days to jet lag on Round the World journeys through a new partnership with Timeshifter – the world’s most-downloaded jet lag app, with more than 1.7 million users.
  Effective immediately, customers purchasing Round the World trips on oneworld.com will receive a complimentary Timeshifter subscription that covers their entire itinerary, considering every flight and time zone shift from departu
  
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• Six things locals wish visitors knew about Hawaii

  13-09-2026 16:00 via bbc.com
  
  'Aloha is more than a word we say; it's our way of life'
  
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• What locals wish visitors knew about Hawaii

  13-09-2026 15:12 via bbc.com
  
  'Aloha is more than a word we say; it's our way of life'
  
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• When AI Helps Shape the Dream Trip

  13-09-2026 08:53 via breakingtravelnews.com
  “Three days and two nights by the sea, easy to reach, with great local food.” Today, a prompt this simple can help shape an entire holiday.Artificial intelligence is rapidly changing how travellers discover destinations and plan their time away. According to Skyscanner’s Travel Trends 2026 report, based on a survey of 22,000 travellers worldwide, 54% are confident using AI to help plan or book their travel.
  
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• Why visitors to Prague should drink in a 'hospoda'

  12-09-2026 15:17 via bbc.com
  
  These old-school pubs offer a true immersion in Czech culture
  
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• A 2,500km road trip in search of wild lemurs

  11-09-2026 14:11 via bbc.com
  
  Madagascar's epic road trip links eight parks and extraordinary wildlife
  
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• Agoda Reveals Sustained Intra-Regional Travel Interest Across Southeast Asia

  11-09-2026 09:21 via breakingtravelnews.com
  Digital travel platform Agoda has revealed that travelers across Southeast Asia are increasingly looking to their neighbors for more accessible trips in the first half of 2026, with Vietnam standing out as the region’s biggest draw.
  
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• Airport tech investments may not pay off without clear RFPs, former ACI chief warns

  10-09-2026 12:13 via breakingtravelnews.com
  Airports risk spending money on technology that delivers only marginal improvements to passenger services and revenue if they fail to define clear requirements before approaching suppliers, former Airports Council International (ACI) Director General Luis Felipe Oliveira has warned.
  
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• Rushot, a new app in Dubai promises to be ‘uber’ of content creation

  10-09-2026 11:57 via breakingtravelnews.com
  A new mobile app launching in Dubai is redefining how people and brands create content for social media. Rushot, now available on the App Store and Google Play, connects users with professional videographers and photographers in their vicinity and delivers polished, custom videos within two hours.
  
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• The 4,554m hike to Europe's highest overnight stay

  09-09-2026 14:12 via bbc.com
  
  This Italian mountain hut can only be reached via high-altitude Alpine trek
  
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• What happens when a place has two different names?

  08-09-2026 14:09 via bbc.com
  
  Lake Ontario is now Lake America on some maps – but not others
  
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• Uganda Airlines becomes first African carrier to deploy Amadeus SkyWORKS

  08-09-2026 11:45 via breakingtravelnews.com
  The flight schedule development solution provides the flag-carrier with an integrated workbench, featuring powerful editing capabilities, real-time feasibility checking, and all the capabilities required for schedule reporting and distribution
  
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• Glamping on Vermont's newest bikepacking trail

  06-09-2026 15:11 via bbc.com
  
  This stunning new trail is a preview of an ambitious bikepacking route to come
  
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• Inside the places that shaped Dolly Parton

  05-09-2026 15:11 via bbc.com
  
  From her Appalachian childhood to Nashville and Dollywood
  
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• Why Swedes think standing out is embarrassing

  04-09-2026 14:18 via bbc.com
  
  Uncover the surprisingly complex code of conduct that shapes Swedish behaviour
  
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• Psychic Fairs in North County: A Wellness Travel Destination for Intuition and Healing

  04-09-2026 10:42 via breakingtravelnews.com
  
  Psychic fairs are more than gatherings of mystics and seekers; they are hubs of community, recovery, and self-discovery. With its mix of natural beauty and spiritual interest, North County has become a sought-after travel destination for those interested in exploring their inner selves and the unseen dimensions of life. These events attract travelers and visitors of all backgrounds who are looking for answers or clarity or who want to come together with others who share their interest in the met
  
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• Mews POS now live in North America, connecting front desk and F&B on one operating system

  04-09-2026 09:54 via breakingtravelnews.com
  
  Mews, the operating system for hospitality, today launched Mews POS in the United States and Canada. North American hotels can now run their property management, food and beverage operations and payments on one system - every order, charge and guest interaction connects automatically.
  Introduced in 2024, Mews POS is already live in more than 20 countries across Europe and APAC. The North America launch supports Mews’ broader strategy to give hoteliers one system that covers the full scope
  
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• HBX Group partners with Vorsee to bring predictive AI and agentic commercial workflows to hotels

  04-09-2026 09:19 via breakingtravelnews.com
  
  HBX Group (HBX.SM), a leading B2B travel technology marketplace, and Vorsee (by ZYTLYN Technologies AG), the Swiss travel AI company behind the ActionOSplatform, today announced a strategic partnership to bring Vorsee’s predictive travel intelligence and agentic AI capabilities to HBX Group’s hotel partners.
  
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• VantisCorp Launches Automation Platform to End Manual Work for Travel Management Companies

  04-09-2026 08:50 via breakingtravelnews.com
  
  VantisCorp today launched its white-label corporate travel management platform, built automation-first for a TMC market still running on spreadsheets and email. The platform gives Travel Management Companies one system for hotel and flight booking, policy approvals, mid- and back-office automation and client servicing, carrying the TMC’s own brand rather than a vendor’s.
  
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• Six US drive-ins where you can stay the night

  03-09-2026 14:10 via bbc.com
  
  They range from retro 1950s hotels to modern glamping sites
  
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