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TTC Tour Brands has announced that the highly anticipated Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) will be featured on all Trafalgar and Insight Vacations Egypt itineraries and available as an optional experience with Costsaver once the museum fully opens this November. The GEM will be the world’s largest museum dedicated to a single civilization and shines a […]

New data from Allianz Partners USA shows Thanksgiving travel is on the rise once again, with more Americans eager to reunite with loved ones and explore both domestic and international destinations this holiday season. Allianz Partners’ annual ranking of top destinations for Thanksgiving reveals the most popular domestic and international destinations for 2025; and a […]

Host agency KHM Travel Group has announced the acquisition of Levarté Travel, a boutique host agency supporting over 500 independent travel advisors. The move strengthens KHM Travel Group’s ability to drive innovation within the industry while continuing Levarté’s legacy of uplifting travel advisors. Levarté founder Lori Speers will join KHM Travel Group as vice president […]

A new study from Upgraded Points explores the outsized consequences of rare but incredibly disruptive security-related delays. These slowdowns typically last 40 to 50 minutes and, while uncommon nationally, tend to cluster at just a handful of airports. According to the data studied, security delays occur at roughly two per 1,000 flights nationwide. Bureau of […]

The Walt Disney Company has announced “Disney Celebrates America,” a company-wide celebration commemorating the 250th anniversary of the United States. Beginning on Veterans Day 2025 and culminating on the July 4, 2026 weekend, Disney will feature special programming, storytelling, and experiences across its brands and businesses to celebrate the nation’s remarkable journey, spotlight the people […]

Getting close to one of the big icons of Western civilization — the Acropolis, the palace of Versailles, the Colosseum — can be the spine-tingling high point of a European trip. But don’t paper over Europe’s “smaller” achievements. Many of Europe’s lasting cultural contributions are captured on dusty sheets of vellum or parchment, and paging […]

Princess Cruises has announced its 2027-28 West Coast season, offering travelers a collection of warm-weather escapes during the cooler months. From September 2027 through April 2028, eight Princess ships will sail 69 departures across 15 different itineraries to Mexico, Hawaii and the California Coast—with voyages ranging from four to 16 days. On sale now, the […]

Americans appear to be scaling back their fall travel plans this year as worries over the federal government shutdown ripple across the tourism industry, according to new data from revenue management platform PriceLabs. The company’s analysis shows that fewer travelers are taking trips this fall, with anxiety over TSA staffing shortages contributing to slower bookings […]

MSC Group’s Cruise Division has reached another major milestone in its decarbonization journey. The company announced that two of its vessels—MSC World Europa and Explora II—connected to shore power at Valletta’s Grand Harbour on consecutive days, October 15 and October 16, 2025. The occasion was marked during a high-level event in Valletta attended by Dr. […]

Fora Travel is making a major move into the lucrative group and event travel space with the launch of Fora Groups, a new division designed to modernize how corporate clients, planners and advisors organize group trips. Building on more than $80 million in group travel production to date — spanning corporate retreats, incentive trips and […]