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• Hospitable launches Business Dashboard to show every host their most valuable next move

  20-08-2026 11:03 via breakingtravelnews.com
  Hospitable, the short-term rental industry’s top operating system, today launched its Business Dashboard, a reimagined home screen that tells each host the most valuable next action to take. Rolling out to all users today, it reads a host’s account and surfaces personalized, ranked recommendations tailored to their specific properties and goals.With so much going on across a business, even experienced hosts can lose track of where to focus or miss chances to earn more. Every host ope
  
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• Eskimo Adds Stablecoin Payments For Its Global eSIM Plans Through Triple-A

  21-08-2026 10:18 via breakingtravelnews.com
  Eskimo, a leader in global travel eSIM services, today announces it has partnered with Triple-A, a global payment institution, to enable stablecoin payments when customers purchase its eSIM plans.Embedded SIMs, known as eSIMs, have quickly become an essential part of modern travelers’ journeys in the last number of years, giving instant internet connectivity when traveling across borders.
  
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• Qatar Airways reaches 150 Starlink-equipped widebody aircraft with world-first Boeing 787-9

  21-08-2026 08:37 via breakingtravelnews.com
  Qatar Airways has reached a new milestone in its global Starlink programme, further expanding high-speed onboard connectivity across its widebody fleet. The airline has now become the first carrier globally to operate Starlink-equipped Boeing 787-9 aircraft, while completing the rollout across its Boeing 787-8 sub-fleet and bringing the total number of Starlink-equipped widebody aircraft in operation to 150.
  
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• ITB Americas Conference Explores the Future of Travel Across the Americas

  21-08-2026 07:13 via breakingtravelnews.com
  More than 40 sessions, 6 conference tracks across 2 stages, and an exceptional lineup of leading voices from across the travel industry will take center stage at the ITB Americas Conference, taking place 10–12 November 2026 in Guadalajara, Mexico.As the knowledge hub of the inaugural ITB Americas, the ITB Americas Conference will take place alongside the exhibition, bringing together senior executives, destination leaders, innovators and policymakers to discuss the trends reshaping travel
  
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• The Nazi shipwrecks emerging from the Danube

  20-08-2026 14:18 via bbc.com
  
  Record-low water is exposing Europe's long-submerged history to travellers
  
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• Adalte unifies travel distribution ecosystem as global platform growth accelerates

  20-08-2026 11:56 via breakingtravelnews.com
  Travel technology provider Adalte has brought its digital ecosystem under a single global platform as it accelerates the international development of its technology and distribution network for the multi-day tours and packages market.
  The move sees Adalte.com become the central access point for the company’s technology, replacing the previous separation between its corporate website and Community.Travel.
  Travel companies can now use one platform to access the Adalte ecosystem, manage profe
  
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• Spalba Forays Into Vietnam, Signs 2 Properties As It Steps Up Southeast Asia Expansion

  19-08-2026 11:03 via breakingtravelnews.com
  SaaS-enabled B2B event marketplace Spalba has entered Vietnam with the signing of Angsana Lăng Cô and Banyan Tree Lăng Cô , as it looks to tap the country’s growing MICE market and build a larger presence across Southeast Asia.
  The Vietnam foray is part of Spalba’s broader APAC expansion strategy, with the company targeting 100% growth this year and plans to expand its footprint to more than 80 cities globally. It is also working towards building a network of ov
  
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• Tourism Fiji Wins PATA Gold Award for World-First End-to-End AI Ecosystem for Chinese Market

  19-08-2026 11:01 via breakingtravelnews.com
  Tourism Fiji has been awarded a prestigious Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) Gold Award in the category of Best Use of Emerging Technology in Marketing, in recognition of its groundbreaking project: AI-Powered Destination Marketing: Fiji’s World-First End-to-End AI Ecosystem for the Chinese Market.
  
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• EventsAir Launches Planner Assistant

  19-08-2026 10:43 via breakingtravelnews.com
  ventsAir, a global leader in event management technology, today announced that Planner Assistant, part of its Air Intelligence suite, is now live and available to all event planners on the platform.Planner Assistant transforms how planners deliver events, combining native, in-product intelligence with a deep contextual foundation built on more than 35 years of event industry expertise.
  
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• BTN Reviews: SWAROVSKI OPTIK AT Endura 21-65x75: Seeing the Difference at 100 Yards

  19-08-2026 10:00 via breakingtravelnews.com
  There are plenty of ways to test a spotting scope. You can point it across a valley, spend an afternoon following birds through distant treetops, or study the fine detail of wildlife across open countryside. I chose a rather different setting: a target shooting range, during a Kent competition, where the ability to see exactly what was happening at 100 yards was more than just convenient.
  
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• Dida and Tsinghua x-lab launch global challenge

  19-08-2026 09:07 via breakingtravelnews.com
  Most student competitions end with a certificate and a group photo. The Future Traveler Global Challenge, launched today by Dida, the AI-first travel technology group, and Tsinghua x-lab, is designed differently. The strongest solutions will be tested inside Dida’s live operations, with the best having a pathway into production.The challenge is the first global initiative under the five-year strategic partnership signed by Dida and Tsinghua x-lab in April.
  
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• Is 'Tiny Tourism' the antidote to mass tourism?

  17-08-2026 14:22 via bbc.com
  
  I tried out this new travel approach on a long weekend and have big thoughts
  
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• The world's best countries for expats in 2026

  15-08-2026 15:17 via bbc.com
  
  New global rankings reveal the best places to build a life abroad
  
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• Aer Lingus ramps up Starlink rollout as passengers stream, work and game with the fastest Wi-Fi

  15-08-2026 07:59 via breakingtravelnews.com
  
  Aer Lingus is accelerating the rollout of Starlink Wi-Fi across its fleet, as customers embrace the introduction of the free, innovative technology to stream, work and game onboard at 35,000 feet.Aer Lingus introduced Starlink on its first aircraft, Airbus A330 EI-EIN, back in March 2026, giving customers access to free, high-speed, low-latency internet in the air. Since then, the airline has continued its Starlink rollout and now all transatlantic flights to and from Shannon Airport are equippe
  
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• How US tech helped create modern Italian gelato

  14-08-2026 14:50 via bbc.com
  
  It all started in Tuscany with two abandoned American World War Two freezers
  
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• One in three Brits admit feeling unsafe while on holiday

  14-08-2026 11:09 via breakingtravelnews.com
  
  As tensions continue in parts of the Middle East, new research from travel insurance specialists, Gigasure, shows that British holidaymakers are far more concerned about falling victim to crime than being caught up in political unrest.
  
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• RCS emerges as fastest-growing channel for UK travel and hospitality brands

  14-08-2026 08:43 via breakingtravelnews.com
  
  Research from global AI-first communications platform Infobip reveals the era of simple one-way customer communications from travel and hospitality brands is over. Drawing on data from 628 billion global interactions in 2025, 3.8 trillion messages over the past 20 years and more than 15.4 billion UK customer interactions in 2025, Infobip’s Messaging Trends Report 2026 shows a shift towards Rich Communications Services (RCS) as brands seek highly engaging, two-way customer interactions.
  
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• Sicuro Group Launches Free Live Travel Risk Map Covering More Than 240 Countries and Territories

  14-08-2026 07:01 via breakingtravelnews.com
  
  Sicuro Group today announced its free public access to the Sicuro Live Travel Risk Map, an interactive world map showing current travel risk levels for more than 240 countries and territories, refreshed automatically every 30 minutes. The map is available now at freetravelriskmap.sicurogroup.com with no registration and no paywall.
  
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• Travellers are obsessed with foreign supermarkets

  13-08-2026 14:22 via bbc.com
  
  Why ordinary grocery stores feel extraordinary abroad
  
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• Travel Trends Summit V3 : 40+ Travel Leaders Tackle What’s Beyond AI

  13-08-2026 11:42 via breakingtravelnews.com
  
  Travel Trends has officially released the full agenda for Travel Trends Summit V3 sponsored by TourRadar, revealing an ambitious two-day program that brings together more than 40 of the travel industry’s leading founders, executives, investors, marketers, and innovators to explore one central question: What’s Beyond AI?Taking place October 28-29, 2026, the virtual event moves beyond the hype surrounding AI to examine the practical technologies, leadership strategies, and business mod
  
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• Mews secures the first e-money license held by a hospitality operating system in the EEA

  13-08-2026 08:49 via breakingtravelnews.com
  Mews Financial Services B.V., the regulated entity established by Mews Systems, has been granted an Electronic Money Institution (EMI) license by De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB). The license is a foundational step in Mews’ ambition to make its operating system the home for financial services purpose-built for hospitality, where running the business and managing its money begin to come together in a single platform.
  
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• Fliggy unveils its next-generation agentic AI travel assistant

  12-08-2026 09:03 via breakingtravelnews.com
  
  Fliggy, a leading online travel services platform and a wholly owned subsidiary of Alibaba Group, today announced the latest generation of its agentic AI travel assistant designed for personalized and direct task implementation, further upgrading its consumer-facing AI capabilities.
  
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• Czechia

  11-08-2026 11:18 via gov.uk
  
  Updated information on European Entry-Exit System (EES) (‘Entry requirements’ page).
  
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• KYTE ANNOUNCES PARTNERSHIP WITH VOLOTEA

  11-08-2026 09:58 via breakingtravelnews.com
  
  Kyte, a leading provider of airline distribution technology, today announced a new partnership with Volotea, the European airline connecting small and medium-sized cities across the continent. Through the partnership, Volotea’s full range of flight products and ancillary services will be available through Kyte’s travel distribution platform, enabling travel sellers to access and book the carrier’s content seamlessly.Founded in 2011, Volotea established itself as one of Europe&r
  
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• The unseen price of travelling safely as a woman

  10-08-2026 14:36 via bbc.com
  
  Why do some women pay 30% more to feel safe on the road?
  
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• The Tatras: an affordable alternative to the Alps

  09-08-2026 16:00 via bbc.com
  
  You don't need an expense account to enjoy this European hiking region
  
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• Tatras: The affordable alternative to the Alps

  09-08-2026 15:23 via bbc.com
  
  You don't need an expense account to enjoy this European hiking region
  
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• The five meals Andrew Zimmern will never forget

  08-08-2026 15:28 via bbc.com
  
  After decades of travel, these are the meals that shaped his life
  
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• SlickTrip Launches App to Help Travelers Track Real-Time Flight Price Drops and Bucket-List Deals

  08-08-2026 10:48 via breakingtravelnews.com
  
  SlickTrip today announced the launch of its new native mobile app for iOS and Android, giving travelers an easier way to save BIG on flights and hotels through real-time airfare tracking, hotel price alerts, error fare monitoring, and advanced search tools—all from their smartphones.
  
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• Scotland's tiny cruises go where others can't

  07-08-2026 14:18 via bbc.com
  
  Mega cruise ships can't go where these bijou luxury liners go
  
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