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• What to know about visiting Rio's favelas

  18-05-2026 15:00 via bbc.com
  
  These once-notorious areas have become some of the city's trendiest sites
  
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• Winners: World Food Photography Awards 2026

  03-06-2026 14:56 via bbc.com
  
  This year's best food photos reveal how the world really eats
  
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• The 14-course dinner redefining Zambian cuisine

  01-06-2026 15:00 via bbc.com
  
  Sungani Restaurant is elevating Zambia's ingredients – and its culinary profile
  
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• The idyllic isle you can drive around in a weekend

  31-05-2026 16:00 via bbc.com
  
  Its single 60km coastal road reveals Mo'orea at its best
  
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• Cycling the 'End of the World' in Patagonia

  29-05-2026 15:00 via bbc.com
  
  It reveals a side of one of the world's most scenic places few travellers see
  
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• The shipwrecked African who crossed North America

  28-05-2026 15:00 via bbc.com
  
  He was one of the greatest explorers in history – and we don't know his name
  
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• Sri Lanka's roadside ritual of generosity

  27-05-2026 15:00 via bbc.com
  
  Why Sri Lanka's free generosity stalls matter even more this year
  
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• Eight films and TV shows to inspire your next trip

  24-05-2026 16:00 via bbc.com
  
  In this season's lineup of on-screen offerings, setting is a silent character
  
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• The trade-offs Americans are making this summer

  21-05-2026 14:34 via bbc.com
  
  Fuel prices and geopolitical instability are making US travellers more tactical
  
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• Passtination launches to bring airline loyalty into the destination

  21-05-2026 11:35 via breakingtravelnews.com
  Passtination, a spin-out from the team behind Global Nomad Pass, has launched to help airlines extend loyalty beyond the flight by rewarding members in the destinations they visit.The launch follows conversations with airlines that repeatedly pointed to the same need: adapting the model behind Global Nomad Pass – a traveler membership best known for its partnerships with Marketing Greece and AEGEAN Airlines – for airline loyalty. Global Nomad Pass connects travelers with merchant-fun
  
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• The Phocuswright Conference 2026 to tackle AI disruption

  21-05-2026 08:02 via breakingtravelnews.com
  Phocuswright this week announced the theme for its 2026 annual conference: Pressures. Power. Pivots. A framework for examining the forces reshaping how demand is created, captured and converted across the travel industry. Registration is now open, with an early-rate window offering $800 in savings that closes May 29.
  
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• Expedia Group Unveils AI Travel Experiences at Explore 2026

  20-05-2026 16:05 via breakingtravelnews.com
  Expedia Group announced at its Explore 2026 event an important expansion of its artificial intelligence strategy, including new AI-powered travel experiences, ecosystem partnerships and a new philanthropy initiative focused on sustainable and inclusive travel.
  
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• The end of the passive wellness retreat

  20-05-2026 15:00 via bbc.com
  
  Wellness travellers want high-tech treatments. Resorts are responding
  
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• The evolution of the wellness retreat

  20-05-2026 14:41 via bbc.com
  
  Wellness travellers want high-tech treatments. Resorts are responding
  
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• How Hospitality America Rewired Operations for a Digital Era

  20-05-2026 08:42 via breakingtravelnews.com
  Thirty years ago, running a hotel meant mastering three things: the property, the guest, and the binder. Today, Hospitality America manages a portfolio of award-winning properties across the Southeast — and the binder has been replaced by something far more powerful: a single, real-time operational ecosystem that gives every leader, at every level, the visibility to act before problems occur.
  Over the past three decades, the company has evolved in step with sweeping changes in technology a
  
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• point.me Launches Travel Hub to Help Fans Find Award Flights and Experiences for World Cup

  18-05-2026 07:58 via breakingtravelnews.com
  Going to the 2026 World Cup may feel increasingly out of reach, but point.me is opening a new way in. point.me, an award flight search and loyalty platform for travelers, has launched a travel hub to help fans deal with rising prices and limited availability by finding flights with points and unlocking match tickets and experiences.
  
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• Scandinavian Airlines Launches Multiple Forms of Payment Through ARC

  18-05-2026 07:54 via breakingtravelnews.com
  Airlines Reporting Corporation (ARC) have announced that Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) has activated Multiple Forms of Payment (MFOP), expanding flexibility for travel agencies and customers processing GDS EDIFACT transactions through ARC’s settlement platform.
  
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• The sacred art of Korean food pairings

  17-05-2026 16:00 via bbc.com
  
  The bold flavours of Korean cuisine are best enjoyed in specific combinations
  
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• Six places that show England at its summer best

  16-05-2026 15:47 via bbc.com
  
  From wild moors to starry skies, these trips show England at its summer best
  
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• World first: CHTA Marketplace goes virtual

  16-05-2026 09:36 via breakingtravelnews.com
  Virtual World Internet, https://www.virtualworldinternet.com/ has created the first immersive digital twin of Caribbean Travel Marketplace, opening the region’s flagship travel trade event to a global audience 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.For the first time in its 44-year history, Caribbean Travel Marketplace can now be experienced virtually.
  
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• Data Appeal Becomes the World’s Largest Travel Intelligence Ecosystem for Tourism Destinations

  15-05-2026 16:22 via breakingtravelnews.com
  The Data Appeal Company, part of Almawave / Almaviva Group, today unveiled its new brand framework that brings together their combined capabilities into a cohesive family of solutions, with Mabrian as its Tourism Destinations division. This step reflects the shared vision of building the world’s largest travel intelligence ecosystem for data-driven destination management.
  
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• José Andrés's top tips for enjoying tapas

  15-05-2026 14:27 via bbc.com
  
  There are right and wrong ways to enjoy the country's favourite shared snacks
  
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• Japan Expands e-Gates to Ease Travel for Foreign Visitors

  15-05-2026 13:40 via breakingtravelnews.com
  Japan is speeding up its transition to smarter, faster border control by extending the availability of automated e-gates to foreign visitors. This initiative, known as Japan e-gate access for foreign visitors, is designed to cut down on long queues at airports, speed up immigration processing and offer a more seamless arrival and departure experience for international travelers.
  
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• Vietnam’s $300B Digital Tech Push May Boost AI Travel by 2030

  15-05-2026 13:36 via breakingtravelnews.com
  Vietnam is one of Asia’s fastest growing digital economies. The country has a massive technology push that could revolutionize tourism and travel services. By 2030, this push could change smart airports and AI-enabled visitor experiences.
  
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• TripWorks Launches A.N.I.E., the first native AI chatbot to complete end-to-end bookings

  14-05-2026 16:23 via breakingtravelnews.com
  TripWorks, the operator-built platform transforming how tour and activity businesses manage pricing, automation and growth, today announced the launch of A.N.I.E. (Assistant for Next-gen Interactive Engagement) – the first native AI chatbot purpose-built for the tours and activities industry that can guide a guest from question to confirmed booking entirely within a single conversation.
  
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• Chasing the rare 'lunar rainbow' at Victoria Falls

  14-05-2026 14:43 via bbc.com
  
  When moonlight hits the spray at Victoria Falls, a ghostly "moonbow" can appear
  
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• Balancing Pressure and Possibility: The New Playbook for Hotel F&B

  14-05-2026 12:32 via breakingtravelnews.com
  How rising costs, shifting guest expectations, and new technologies are redefining profitability and creating a path forward for innovative operatorsBy Guy Reinbold
  
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• Sun & Beach travel enters a new era of human and digital convergence

  14-05-2026 08:40 via breakingtravelnews.com
  The sun & beach segment—one of the most established pillars of global tourism—is undergoing a structural transformation, driven by artificial intelligence, integrated business models and the evolving role of travel advisors.Insights from the latest season of the Travel Trends Podcast, featuring senior leaders from TUI Group, Club Med and destination leadership from St. Maarten, reveal a clear convergence: sun & beach travel is no longer a standalone product category, but a co
  
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• Bob W reports 69% lower carbon emissions per guest night than European hotel average

  14-05-2026 08:36 via breakingtravelnews.com
  Bob W, Europe’s fastest-growing tech-powered hospitality operator, has reported that a typical guest night across its aparthotel portfolio generates 69% lower carbon emissions than the average European hotel stay, according to the company’s latest impact results.During the 2025 measurement year, Bob W expanded its footprint by opening ten new locations across Europe. Despite this growth, the company reduced the environmental impact of each stay through smarter operations, circular de
  
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• Ireckonu named Hotel Solution of the Year in the 2026 TravelTech Breakthrough Awards

  14-05-2026 08:34 via breakingtravelnews.com
  Ireckonu, a leading provider of middleware and customer data platform for the hospitality industry, has been proudly recognized as the Hotel Solution of the Year at the TravelTech Breakthrough Awards, a premier global program recognizing the most innovative companies, products and services shaping the future of travel technology, with thousands of nominations submitted from around the world.
  
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