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• The word embodying the spirit of Hawaii

  01-04-2025 14:18 via bbc.com
  
  It's an ancient concept embodying a broader way of life
  
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• How Dubai chocolate sparked a global frenzy

  04-05-2025 16:00 via bbc.com
  
  It's a rare combination of creativity, flavours and social media success
  
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• From the mountains to the Med: a self-guided walk in Provence, France

  04-05-2025 11:00 via theguardian.com
  
  A challenging solo hike through stunning Provençal scenery is eased by lovely inns, dining by the seaside and leaving the planning to the expertsBehind Cassis beach, the castle-topped cliffs glint red-gold in the late afternoon sun. Couples stroll on the sand, kids play on the carousel, pastel-coloured buildings reflect in the still waters of the old harbour. In the main square, lined by plane trees, a group of elderly men concentrate on a game of petanque. It’s a cha
  
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• The artichoke so prized that people sell fakes

  03-05-2025 15:36 via bbc.com
  
  Why chefs wait all year for this rare Venetian vegetable
  
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• From cassoulet in Carcassonne to patisseries in Paris – a tour of France in 10 classic dishes

  03-05-2025 08:00 via theguardian.com
  France does many foods exceptionally well, but certain areas offer unique and exceptional culinary experiences. We select 10 delicacies and the best regions in which to try them Of course you can enjoy exquisitely crafted patisseries all over France, but Paris is home to many of the country’s best pâtissiers, and many of the individual gateaux have a connection to the city. As you delve into the layers of almond sponge, ganache and buttercream that form the opera cake, you may see ho
  
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• London's newest hip area isn't where you think

  02-05-2025 15:00 via bbc.com
  
  It's being transformed by an explosion of new museums, theatres and bars
  
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• Saudi tourism secures landmark global partnerships at ATM 2025, fueling next wave of tourism growth

  02-05-2025 12:03 via breakingtravelnews.com
  Saudi Tourism Authority signed 14 MoUs and facilitated 52 MoUs between Saudi partners and the global tourism sector. Building on the record achievement of welcoming almost 116 million visitors in 2024, Saudi showcased its diverse summer season, reinforcing its position as the world’s fastest-growing tourism destination. Dynamic “Saudi Land” pavilion captured global attention, highlighting unique destinations, rich cultural experiences, and upcoming global events such as the Esp
  
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• 2025 World Sustainable Travel & Hospitality Awards opens for entry

  02-05-2025 09:34 via breakingtravelnews.com
  World Sustainable Travel & Hospitality Awards has today opened entries for its 2025 programme. Individuals and organisations across the globe accelerating change and making an impactful contribution to sustainable travel and tourism are invited to enter free of charge.30 categories covering all sectors of sustainable travel and tourism have been selected by the Awards Advisory Board of experts to reflect the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and net positive framework of People
  
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• IDeaS Cruise RMS Named “RMS Innovation of the Year” In 2025 TravelTech Breakthrough Awards Program

  02-05-2025 08:54 via breakingtravelnews.com
  IDeaS, a SAS company and the world’s leading provider of hospitality revenue management software, today announced it has been selected as winner of the “RMS Innovation of the Year” award in the 3rd annual TravelTech Breakthrough Awards program conducted by TravelTech Breakthrough, a leading independent market intelligence organization that evaluates and recognizes standout travel technology companies, products and services around the globe.
  
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• ‘Delicious seafood served with charm and ice-cold white wine’: readers’ favourite restaurants in France

  02-05-2025 08:00 via theguardian.com
  From a hidden gem in Nice to a rustic revelation in Beaujolais and a bargain bistro in BrittanyFar away from the tourist traps of the old town, tiny seafood restaurant Coquillages Bouchet on Rue Rusca is a relative newcomer in Nice. Tucked away on a sidestreet near the port, the menu is short and the atmosphere relaxed. The young owners, Nicolas and Hugo, are best friends and their passion for fresh seafood, especially sea urchins and oysters, simply radiates. If you’re after fancy, go to
  
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• The secrets of feeding the papal conclave

  01-05-2025 15:00 via bbc.com
  
  For more than 750 years, it's been a tightly guarded mystery
  
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• ATM 2025 Wraps Up Today – Don’t Miss the Insights That Matter

  01-05-2025 11:18 via breakingtravelnews.com
  As Arabian Travel Market (ATM) 2025 officially comes to a close today, we invite you to dive into the conversations shaping the future of travel. Head over to our Video Interview Page to explore over 90 exclusive interviews with industry leaders and senior professionals.
  
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• A luxury lighthouse stay in northern Spain: ‘Windows look east and west to sunrise and sunset’

  01-05-2025 08:00 via theguardian.com
  A renovated lighthouse on the Bay of Biscay is the perfect base for exploring Asturias’s maritime delightsI have always longed to be a lighthouse keeper and now, at last, I am one. If only for the weekend. Look at my chunky-knit jumper! Feel the waterproof weave of my Donegal tweed cap! Truth be told, I am way too toasty in this quasi-nautical ensemble, having hoped and dressed for ominous fog, murderous gales and oceanic rainstorms. Instead, it is bright, calm and warm on an early spring
  
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• From Thomas Cook to ChatGPT: the evolution of guided tours in an AI-driven world

  01-05-2025 07:41 via breakingtravelnews.com
  Walking tours today are the same as they were 25 years ago—in fact, they’re much like when Thomas Cook led his first tour in the 19th century. However, change is on the horizon—and it’s coming fast.With this bold statement, Alex Bainbridge, CEO Autoura offered at Arival’s flagship European event this week, a forward-looking session on the future of guided experiences showing how artificial intelligence is poised to radically reshape the guided tour sector—and
  
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• Almawave Group: with The Data Appeal Company, generative AI guides tourist destination decisions.

  01-05-2025 07:34 via breakingtravelnews.com
  Almawave S.p.A., an Italian company listed on the Euronext Growth Milan market (Ticker: AIW), and part of the Almaviva Group, active in Data & Artificial Intelligence, announces that its subsidiary The Data Appeal Company, which develops vertical AI analytics solutions and is a leader in the tourism, fintech and location intelligence sectors, has integrated generative Artificial Intelligence into its proprietary platform D/AI Destinations.
  
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• MANDARIN ORIENTAL LAUNCHES TRANSFORMED GUEST RECOGNITION PROGRAMME AND INDUSTRY-LEADING GUEST APP

  01-05-2025 07:30 via breakingtravelnews.com
  Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group has announced the launch of an enhanced guest recognition programme and a new, industry-leading mobile app. These initiatives signal a new era of personalized recognition, elevated guest experiences and seamless digital connectivity. Together, they represent a significant leap forward in the use of technology and data to enhance the guest experience across the Group’s global portfolio.
  
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• Paul Feig's top cocktail bars around the world

  30-04-2025 15:00 via bbc.com
  
  The director of Another Simple Favor shares his favourite cocktail joints
  
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• Driving Connectivity: The Transformative Role of Ground Transportation in Travel Strategies

  30-04-2025 14:47 via breakingtravelnews.com
  Ground transportation took center stage at Arabian Travel Market 2025 during a dynamic panel titled ‘Driving Connectivity: The Transformative Role of Ground Transportation in Travel Strategies.’ Held on the Global Stage, the session brought together key leaders driving innovation in mobility across the travel and tourism ecosystem.
  
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• Frontier Airlines accelerates New Frontier transformation with Amadeus deal

  30-04-2025 11:55 via breakingtravelnews.com
  Frontier Airlines has signed an enhanced distribution partnership with Amadeus, offering customers a broader range of personalised travel opportunities through third party channels.
  
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• My musical pilgrimage through Olde England: ‘I could hear the bells, taste the wild garlic, touch the mossy stones’

  30-04-2025 08:00 via theguardian.com
  Travelling west from Norwich to Cornwall, a musician finds inspiration in ancient rituals and sights, from May Day celebrations to bluebell dellsWe’re Olde England bound / Our stories are written in the groundIt was a spring morning in Norwich, the air alive with birdsong and promise, as I packed my guitar into the car and looked to the road ahead. This fine city, with easy access to the Norfolk waterways and shores, had anchored much of my adult life and was a wonderful place to have live
  
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• Cloudbeds launches integrated payments in Thailand to modernize financial operations for hoteliers

  30-04-2025 07:53 via breakingtravelnews.com
  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 Cloudbeds platform. Hoteliers can now automate property onboarding, manage ledgers, settle payments in local curr
  
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• KAYAK Launches KAYAK.ai to Pilot AI-First Features for Tech-Savvy Travelers

  30-04-2025 07:35 via breakingtravelnews.com
  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.
  
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• Global Hotel Alliance partners with ExploreTECH to streamline hospitality technology procurement

  30-04-2025 07:06 via breakingtravelnews.com
  Today, ExploreTECH and Global Hotel Alliance (GHA), the world’s largest alliance of independent hotel brands, announced that they have signed an agreement to make ExploreTECH’s White Label Solution available to its 45 brands around the world to help streamline and simplify hospitality tech search.
  
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• Global Leaders Convene at ATM Dubai To Explore AI and Data Intelligence

  29-04-2025 19:03 via breakingtravelnews.com
  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 20 senior executives and thought leaders from across the public and private sectors for an invitation-only dialogue on the f
  
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• The Indian Ocean's laid-back 'paradise on Earth'

  29-04-2025 14:40 via bbc.com
  
  Once a locals’ secret, this cherished destination has hit the big time
  
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• My tour of Serbia in ‘the worst car in history’: from medieval castles to brutalist classics

  29-04-2025 08:00 via theguardian.com
  Young Serbians are keen to celebrate the Yugoslav era, and offering tours of their country in vintage Yugos is a fun way of doing it‘Jump in, comrade,” my driver honks and calls out the window of the smallest, boxiest car I’ve ever seen: the communist vintage Yugo. I’m setting off on a tour of Yugoslav-era Belgrade with driver Vojin Žugić from Yugoverse tours, a company in the business of cold-war nostalgia. The car is a time capsule, with its little cube headli
  
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• The European nation where bears are booming

  28-04-2025 15:00 via bbc.com
  
  It's home to one of the continent's last wild corners – and thousands of bears
  
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• Virtual World Internet: Redefining Luxury Hospitality Through High-End Virtual Tours

  28-04-2025 13:53 via breakingtravelnews.com
  In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, first impressions increasingly happen online. Virtual World Internet has positioned itself as a leader in immersive technology, specializing in the creation of high-definition, interactive virtual tours that are reshaping how luxury hotels and resorts engage with global audiences. Utilizing the latest Matterport technology, the company delivers vivid, detailed, and true-to-life 3D experiences that allow potential guests to explore world-class
  
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• Two Industry Legends Join Forces to Launch WorldConcierge.AI

  28-04-2025 12:15 via breakingtravelnews.com
  In a landmark partnership, two titans from the technology and travel industries—Creative Virtual and World Travel Group—have announced the launch of WorldConcierge.AI, a cutting-edge Conversational AI solution tailored for the global travel, tourism, and hospitality markets.. A Groundbreaking Conversational AI Platform for the Global Travel and Hospitality Sector
  
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• Bulla Co x Breaking Travel News to Host Intimate Coffee Morning at ATM 2025

  28-04-2025 11:57 via breakingtravelnews.com
  Bulla Co and Breaking Travel News are teaming up to host an exclusive coffee morning during this year’s Arabian Travel Market (ATM) 2025. Taking place on Tuesday, 29th April from 8:00–10:00 AM at the Ibis World Trade Centre Dubai, the event, “How To Win On Social: The New Age of Travel Tourism,” promises to be a must-attend gathering for senior marketing and digital leaders in the travel and tourism industry.
  
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