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The highly anticipated Butterfly Gardens Abu Dhabi is set to open in September 2025, marking a significant milestone as the first immersive butterfly sanctuary in the region. This innovative attraction was officially unveiled during the Arabian Travel Market (ATM) 2025, the leading event for the travel and tourism industry in the region. The sanctuary promises […]

Today, KAYAK is rolling out KAYAK.ai where real-time travel information meets conversational search. KAYAK.ai delivers the most up to date, comprehensive pricing information from 400+ providers in a chat-first format that travelers can trust.

Cloudbeds, the premier hospitality management software platform, has today announced the expansion of its integrated payments solution into Thailand – becoming one of the only hospitality platforms in the country to offer fully embedded, end-to-end payments for hoteliers. The launch of CB Pay Thailand brings a seamless, secure, and localized payments experience directly into the

Dusit Hotels and Resorts, the hotel arm of Dusit International, one of Thailand’s leading hotel and property development companies, has announced the upcoming opening of Dusit Le Palais Tu Hoa Hanoi – a refined urban sanctuary set to welcome guests from 9 May 2025 in the heart of the Vietnamese capital. Marking Dusit’s debut in

On the sidelines of the Arabian Travel Market (ATM) in Dubai, Mabrian Technologies and the Almawave Group co-hosted a high-level roundtable focused on the transformative role of data intelligence, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Generative AI (GenAI) in the travel and tourism sector. The session created by the Global Travel and Tourism Resilience Council brought together

As travel companies face a growing array of challenges, from operational inefficiencies to increasing demand for sustainability, food waste has surfaced as an unavoidable issue within the travel and tourism industry. During the “What a Waste! How to Better Manage Food Waste in Tourism” session on the Future Stage at Arabian Travel Market (ATM) 2025,

Tourism and investment leaders have gathered at Arabian Travel Market (ATM) this week to discuss the critical role of strategic investment in unlocking the Middle East’s full tourism potential. During a session held yesterday on the event’s Global Stage, a high-level panel explored how government policies, innovative development and strong public-private collaboration are accelerating sustainable

The Oman Ministry of Heritage and Tourism, in collaboration with Dhofar Municipality, officially announced the much-anticipated Dhofar Khareef 2025 season during a press conference held on the sidelines of Arabian Travel Market (ATM) in Dubai. The announcement was led by His Excellency Dr Ahmed bin Mohsen Al Ghassani, Chairman of Dhofar Municipality, and His Excellency

APT has officially christened its brand-new luxury river ship, the APT Solara, in an elegant ceremony held in Rotterdam. The event marked a major milestone in the company’s 98-year history and signals a bold new chapter in European river cruising.

LAWineFest rings in two decades of celebrating all things wine in Los Angeles County, with two days of waterfront wine education, exploration and fun, May 31 and June 1, at Harry Bridges Memorial Park in Long Beach. As the County’s largest, most wine-focused event, LAWineFest brings wine producers from around the globe to LA, gathering