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Google’s Gemini Advanced Gets AI-Powered Trip Planning Capabilities

Mihaela Lica Butler

New AI-powered trip planning capabilities coming to Google’s Gemini Advanced this summer.

2 years ago

Béné Tipping Now Offers a Groundbreaking Cashless Tipping Platform for Hospitality Providers

Manuel Santos

Béné Tipping, veteran-owned digital tipping platform for hospitality providers, adds first-ever tipping feature for employees and customers.

2 years ago

KLM’s Ask Atlas Helps You Find Your Next Dream Destination

Kostas Raptis

Ask Atlas utilizes artificial intelligence to deliver individualized inspiration to KLM travelers.

2 years ago

MyCoast App Reclaims Beaches from Private Encroachment

Kostas Raptis

Use the MyCoast app to reclaim public beaches from businesses overstepping bounds with sunbeds and umbrellas.

2 years ago

Uber Poland Verifies Drivers with Regula Document Readers

Mihaela Lica Butler

Regula 70X9 document readers were sent to three Uber Poland verification centres in Warsaw, Krakow, and Poznan. These centres act as dedicated hubs where drivers submit their driver’s licenses and identification documents for meticulous verification. The shipment was handled by Regula’s Polish distributor, Korporacja Wschód (KW), whose experts in the field also provided specialized training […]

2 years ago

Holihouse Wins Silver at the Tourism Awards 2024

Kostas Raptis

Holihouse’s commitment to advanced AI technologies and data analytics garnered a prestigious Silver Award at the Tourism Awards 2024.

2 years ago

Saudia Launches Beta Travel Companion Platform

Kostas Raptis

Saudia (IATA: SV, ICAO: SVA, Callsign: SAUDIA)), Saudi Arabia’s national airline, has debuted its cutting-edge AI-driven digital platform, the Travel Companion (TC). This is the first step in a two-year strategy to use digital advances to transform the tourism business. Working in tandem with the multinational consulting and technology company Accenture, Saudia’s Travel Companion will […]

2 years ago

Jean-Michel Jarre Flies in KleinVision’s AirCar

Kostas Raptis

Jean-Michel Jarre takes off in the AirCar, pioneering new heights in KleinVision’s revolutionary flying vehicle.

2 years ago

BeCause and WTTC Partner to Further More Sustainable Hotel Operations

Kostas Raptis

BeCause joins forces with the WTTC to set new standards in sustainable hotel practices.

2 years ago

Must-have Gadget: Travel CPAP Machines

Kostas Raptis

To cater to sleep apnea patients seeking reliable portable therapy options, CPAP Liquidators has launched a new line of travel CPAP machines.

2 years ago

NEC Showcasing Biometric Solutions at Passenger Terminal Expo 2024

Manuel Santos

NEC will showcase its latest biometric innovations at this year’s Passenger Terminal Expo (PTE) in Frankfurt, Germany, from April 16 – 18.

2 years ago

Nium’s Virtual Cards Aid Scott Dunn in Improving Hotel Cash Flow Management

Kostas Raptis

Nium’s virtual card technology helps travel brokers pay airlines, hotels, and the global travel ecosystem in more than 20 local currencies.

2 years ago

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Stories of Interest

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Talos Plaza Marks 19th Anniversary with Two Days of Free Family Events

2026-07-06 By Argophilia Travel News

Talos Plaza in Heraklion celebrates its 19th anniversary with a free two-day festival on July 7 and 8.

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Crete Pufferfish Crisis Escalates After Child Encounter and Tragic Pet Loss

2026-07-05 By Arthur Butler

Divers remove 67 toxic pufferfish from Messara Bay following a scary encounter with an 8-year-old swimmer and the tragic death of a local dog.

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Dog Dies After Eating Dead Toadfish on Southern Crete Beach

2026-07-05 By Manuel Santos

A tragic incident in southern Heraklion where a dog died after eating a washed-up pufferfish prompts an urgent safety warning for pet owners in Crete.

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Lifeguard Saves 10-Year-Old Boy from Drowning at Balos Lagoon

2026-07-05 By Manuel Santos

Lifeguard Manolis Mylonakis heroically rescued a 10-year-old boy from Balos Lagoon’s deep channel, marking his second rescue in just days.

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Crete’s Regenerative Tourism Myth Meets Environmental Reality

2026-07-05 By Phil Butler

Crete is being loved to death, but the true cost of the island’s unprecedented tourism boom is no longer just measured in crowded beaches or traffic-choked roads. It is measured in the systematic extraction of its lifeblood. With 6.3 million visitors arriving in 2023 and 6.6 million by 2025, the island’s population effectively triples during […]

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