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The Daytona Beach Area Convention and Visitors Bureau will kick off “The Art of Dining,” a Daytona Beach area restaurant month designed for visitors and residents to explore the elevated dining scene within the destination. “The Art of Dining,” which begins June 1 and continues through June 30, will feature participating restaurants in the Daytona […]

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has developed the Baggage Community System (BCS), a secure digital platform to support the progressive adoption of the Modern Baggage Messaging (BIX) standard. BCS will enable airlines, airports, ground handlers, and solution providers to gain the operational and passenger experience benefits of BIX even while parts of the industry

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data showing that European air connectivity essentially flatlined in 2025 with a net 1% growth in the total number of routes connecting the continent (both internally and with other parts of the world). This is below the compound annual growth of 1.5% over the last decade. “The growth

Based in Silicon Valley and focused on developing partnerships with the global technology ecosystem on behalf of Pegasus Airlines, Pegasus Innovation Lab is collaborating with Overwatch AI, a platform developed specifically for the needs of airline operations. The platform enables teams to quickly retrieve information through natural language to support operational decision-making across a range

American Airlines today announced a sweeping modernization of its narrowbody inflight customer experience with the installation of Starlink, the fastest Wi-Fi in the sky, on more than 500 narrowbody aircraft beginning in Q1 2027. Starlink is widely regarded as the world’s most advanced satellite constellation using a low Earth orbit to deliver broadband internet capable

This summer, the golden cliffs of the Algarve will set the stage for an unforgettable evening as BRIT Award-winning and Grammy-nominated British singer-songwriter Jessie J headlines the 2026 Summer Gala at Pine Cliffs, a Luxury Collection Resort on 31 July 2026. Pine Cliffs Resort is offering two exclusive accommodation packages, giving guests the opportunity to

Ireckonu, a leading provider of middleware and customer data platform (CDP) solutions for the hospitality industry, today announced a strategic evolution of its leadership structure. This step marks a new phase of the company’s international growth, with an increased focus on customer operations, engineering execution, and people strategy as core enablers of scale.

HotelREZ Hotels & Resorts has appointed Gary Torres as Vice President of Platform Strategy, reinforcing the company’s strategic focus on strengthening its core platform capabilities to seamlessly connect, support and scale its global partner ecosystem in a secure, resilient and future‑ready way.

Seventeen travel tech startups have been selected for the finals of the 2026 Global Startup Pitch. Now in its fifth year, the competition is jointly produced by WiT, Phocuswright and PhocusWire and seeks to unearth the brightest stars in early-stage travel tech. The Global Startup Pitch competition is supported by American Express Global Business Travel

24/7 Travel Partner Desk (247 tpd), a co-sourcing services company operating exclusively in the tourism sector, reports that traveler support delivered by industry-specialized human agents can improve service quality by up to 21% compared to AI-based solutions, according to its operational data. The findings show that human-led operations reach close to 90% quality performance in