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• LAB7 Backs CONIX.AI to Advance Automated Building Code Compliance Validation

  23-06-2026 14:12 via breakingtravelnews.com
  
  LAB7, the venture building arm of Aramco, has backed CONIX.AI, a Saudi-based technology startup developing AI-powered architectural design and regulatory compliance solutions. Through this partnership, LAB7’s award-winning B2Code engine will be integrated into CONIX.AI’s regulatory compliance platform, E-Comply, and will help strengthen its ability to deliver end-to-end solutions for engineering offices, developers, and government entities.
  
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• AI, identity and demand shifts take center stage as industry leaders confront a fast‑changing travel

  23-06-2026 17:44 via breakingtravelnews.com
  
  Day 2 at Phocuswright Europe opened with a clear message: the forces reshaping travel are accelerating, and the industry must adapt with equal speed. From AI‑driven distribution battles to digital identity pilots, shifting demand patterns and new expectations for loyalty, the day delivered a steady stream of insight, debate and practical direction for the year ahead.Travel demand stays resilient as AI reshapes the path to purchase
  
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• Mews named a Leader in the IDC MarketScape

  23-06-2026 09:55 via breakingtravelnews.com
  
  Mews, the operating system for hospitality, has been named a Leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Revenue Management Systems in Hospitality 2026 Vendor Assessment (doc # US53542126, June 2026).According to the IDC MarketScape, “Hospitality operators should consider Mews if they are seeking a unified architecture and are prioritizing a unified PMS-RMS-BI workflow, high-frequency automated pricing, and a roadmap toward total guest revenue optimization within a single ecosystem.”
  
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• Spalba Appoints Rahul Sharma to Lead Mumbai Operations Amid Expansion Push

  23-06-2026 09:04 via breakingtravelnews.com
  
  Spalba, Asia’s first immersive experience-led events infrastructure platform, has appointed Rahul Sharma as Branch Head for Mumbai as it strengthens its presence in one of the country’s most strategic markets for events, entertainment, and brand experiences.In his new role, Rahul will lead Spalba’s Mumbai operations, focusing on business expansion, client acquisition, strategic partnerships, and team building. He will work closely with brands, agencies, venues, and corporate cl
  
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• World Economic Forum and Tencent Cloud Collaborate

  23-06-2026 08:57 via breakingtravelnews.com
  
  Tencent Cloud, the cloud business of global technology company Tencent, today announced that it is collaborating with the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting of the New Champions, also known as “Summer Davos.” The event will bring together more than 1,700 global leaders in Dalian, China, from June 23 to 25, 2026.
  
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• United Accelerates Starlink Wi-Fi Rollout with First Widebody Transatlantic Flight

  23-06-2026 07:31 via breakingtravelnews.com
  
  United is accelerating the rollout of fast, free Starlink Wi-Fi for MileagePlus members as United flight 14 is set to depart Newark/New York for London this evening aboard a Boeing 777-200, marking the airline’s first transatlantic widebody customer flight equipped with Starlink and the first of nearly 60 United widebody aircraft expected to have Starlink this year. United expects to have its entire widebody fleet outfitted by next summer as the airline expands Starlink’s high-speed,
  
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• Travelsoft Pay partners with Checkout.com to strengthen global travel payment orchestration

  23-06-2026 07:17 via breakingtravelnews.com
  
  Travelsoft Pay (“TSPay”), the payment orchestration and issuing division of Travelsoft Group, today announced a strategic partnership with Checkout.com, a leading global digital payments provider, to enhance payment performance and simplify global payment connectivity for travel businesses across its ecosystem.
  
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• The hidden Edo-era bathhouse that embodies Tokyo

  22-06-2026 14:37 via bbc.com
  
  Shedding your clothes here is the most "Tokyo" experience travellers can have
  
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• Duetto and Triptease Launch Integration to Automate Marketing Activity Based on Occupancy.

  22-06-2026 13:58 via breakingtravelnews.com
  
  Duetto, a leading provider of revenue and profit software for hotels, today announced a new integration with Triptease, a data marketing platform for hotels. The new tool, Auto Date Boost, automatically adjusts paid marketing spend when occupancy forecasts change, eliminating manual coordination between revenue and marketing teams.
  
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• RateGain accelerates European expansion with a doubled commercial team

  22-06-2026 11:31 via breakingtravelnews.com
  
  RateGain Travel Technologies Limited, a global provider of AI-powered SaaS solutions for the travel and hospitality industry, today announced the next phase of its European expansion, with the region contributing 31.6% of the company’s total FY2025 revenue. Driven by growing demand for AI-powered commercial solutions, RateGain has more than doubled its commercial team in Europe and is increasing investments across key markets to accelerate growth.
  
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• GRAND MILLENNIUM HOTEL DUBAI INTRODUCES ZAYA: Dubai’s First Hotel AI Influencer

  22-06-2026 07:45 via breakingtravelnews.com
  
  Grand Millennium Hotel Dubai has made history as the first hotel in Dubai to launch its own AI influencer. Her name is Zaya, and she is unlike anything the city’s hospitality scene has seen before. Not a chatbot, not a virtual assistant, not an algorithm answering queries—Zaya is a fully realised AI persona whose sole purpose is to live, explore, and share the Grand Millennium Dubai experience with the world.
  
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• Wimbledon etiquette for first-time visitors

  20-06-2026 15:50 via bbc.com
  
  Four rules every traveller to Wimbledon should know before they go
  
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• Mews named a Leader in the IDC MarketScape for Worldwide Revenue Management Systems in Hospitality

  19-06-2026 16:17 via breakingtravelnews.com
  
  Mews, the operating system for hospitality, has been named a Leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Revenue Management Systems in Hospitality 2026 Vendor Assessment (doc # US53542126, June 2026).According to the IDC MarketScape, “Hospitality operators should consider Mews if they are seeking a unified architecture and are prioritizing a unified PMS-RMS-BI workflow, high-frequency automated pricing, and a roadmap toward total guest revenue optimization within a single ecosystem.”
  
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• The World Cup fans finding joy at every price

  19-06-2026 14:51 via bbc.com
  
  The surprising ways supporters are making the World Cup costs work
  
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• RMS partners with SUNY Niagara to prepare tech-ready hospitality graduates

  19-06-2026 14:02 via breakingtravelnews.com
  
  RMS, a leading global hospitality technology platform, has partnered with SUNY Niagara’s Hospitality Management Program to provide students with hands-on experience using industry-leading property management technology.As part of the partnership, students studying at the Niagara Falls Culinary Institute (NFCI), a division of SUNY Niagara, will use the RMS platform throughout their Hospitality Management degree, gaining practical experience across key hotel operations including reservations
  
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• Best Luggage Storage App 2026: Stasher vs Bounce vs Radical vs LuggageHero

  19-06-2026 10:19 via breakingtravelnews.com
  
  Four apps, one job: hold your bags between a checkout and a train. On the surface, Stasher, Bounce, Radical Storage and LuggageHero look interchangeable. You book a drop-off point in an app, hand your bags to a partner shop, hotel or café, and collect them later. The real differences sit one layer down, in how each one charges you, how much guarantee cover comes bundled in, and how fast you can reach a human when a partner’s shutter is down at the worst moment. Those three things de
  
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• A new operating system for travel takes shape at Phocuswright Europe

  19-06-2026 08:25 via breakingtravelnews.com
  
  Phocuswright Europe opened this week with a clear message: AI is no longer a side conversation, it is the gravitational centre of travel’s next era.  Across the main stage, speakers warned that the industry’s economics, interfaces and power structures are shifting faster than many companies can adapt.OAG CEO says travel’s next operating system will be built on “trusted intelligence”
  
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• SOUTHWEST AIRLINES PARTNERS WITH AMAZON WEB SERVICES (AWS)

  19-06-2026 07:07 via breakingtravelnews.com
  
  Southwest Airlines Co. is partnering with Amazon Web Services (AWS) as its preferred cloud provider to modernize its technology foundation and evolve how the airline operates, builds, and is able to serve its Customers. As part of this partnership, Southwest will transition from a largely on-premises environment to a cloud-based, AI- and agent-enabled architecture on AWS by 2028—laying the foundation to operate with greater speed, flexibility, and reliability to support the business.
  
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• Otherwander Soho selects Apaleo to power fully digital pod hotel concept

  18-06-2026 12:58 via breakingtravelnews.com
  
  Otherwander Soho, the newly opened 566-pod hotel in central London, has selected Apaleo, the API-first property management platform, to power its fully digitised guest journey and highly streamlined operating model.Opened on 1 June 2026 at 92 Dean Street in the heart of Soho, Otherwander Soho has built its technology ecosystem around interoperability, automation and real-time data flow. Rather than placing the property management system (PMS) at the centre of operations, the hotel has adopted a
  
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• IDeaS Sees Rapid Adoption of Commercial Strategy Solutions

  18-06-2026 12:43 via breakingtravelnews.com
  
  IDeaS, a SAS company and the world’s leading provider of AI-powered hospitality revenue management software, today announced significant momentum in the adoption of its broader commercial strategy solutions, highlighting a growing industry shift toward connected decision-making that extends well beyond traditional revenue management.The announcement comes as hotel organizations face increasing pressure to navigate market volatility, staffing constraints, evolving traveler demand patterns,
  
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• GoNexus Group Launches Sports & Live Events Vertical via Strategic Partnership With TicketNetwork

  18-06-2026 12:33 via breakingtravelnews.com
  
  GoNexus Group, a leading experiences and mobility travel group, has announced a strategic partnership with TicketNetwork, a live-event ticketing technology and marketplace distribution company, to launch a new Sports & Live Events vertical within NexusCube, its B2B travel marketplace.
  The agreement represents a significant milestone in GoNexus Group’s evolution, expanding its portfolio beyond traditional travel products and reinforcing its strategy to diversify revenue streams and stre
  
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• Travel Trends Podcast Summit V3 Reveals First Speakers

  18-06-2026 10:54 via breakingtravelnews.com
  
  The Travel Trends Podcast today announced that its Virtual Summit V3 has expanded capacity to 2,500 free registrations, driven by overwhelming support from partners across the global travel industry.Taking place October 28 & 29, 2026, the Travel Trends Podcast Virtual Summit V3 will bring together travel leaders, innovators, technology pioneers, destination marketers, advisors, operators, and hospitality professionals to explore the future of travel through this year’s theme: Beyond AI
  
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• H10 Hotels elevates the guest experience with the launch of its new mobile app

  17-06-2026 18:38 via breakingtravelnews.com
  
  With the aim of adapting its services to the demands of the digital environment and continuing to enhance guest satisfaction, H10 Hotels has announced the official launch of its new mobile app. This revamped digital tool transforms the way guests interact with the group’s properties, delivering an improved customer experience by providing direct and easy access to hotel services.
  The new app has been developed to cover the three key stages of the travel cycle: before travelling to the dest
  
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• How Valencia came to host this summer's Gay Games

  17-06-2026 14:49 via bbc.com
  
  It's become one of Europe's most LGBTQ+-friendly destinations
  
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• The world's largest mammal migration is in Zambia

  15-06-2026 14:22 via bbc.com
  
  Each autumn, Zambia's skies fill with millions of bats
  
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• What Meta's AI glasses get wrong for travellers

  14-06-2026 15:34 via bbc.com
  
  Wearable AI could change travel. A Paris test showed the trade-offs
  
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• The 'wild' 84-year-old living on a remote island

  13-06-2026 15:42 via bbc.com
  
  She's a snake-wrangling, knife-wielding naturalist living off the land
  
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• WTM London elevates its tech offering with the launch of WTM Travel Tech

  13-06-2026 10:07 via breakingtravelnews.com
  
  WTM London, the world’s most influential travel and tourism event, is launching WTM Travel Tech for 2026, a major co-located event intended to capitalise on not only the importance of technology in travel but also the growing number of exhibitors, buyers and visitors interested in technology.
  
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• Small Luxury Hotels of the World™ Expands Partnership with Mews

  13-06-2026 10:02 via breakingtravelnews.com
  
  Mews, the operating system for hospitality, has been selected as a preferred property management system (PMS) partner for Small Luxury Hotels of the World (SLH), expanding its existing collaboration beyond Europe into additional regions including the Americas and APAC.
  
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• The sites fighting to be removed from Unesco

  12-06-2026 15:38 via bbc.com
  
  World Heritage status can make places famous. So why do some want out?
  
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