Cruise.co.uk has launched a ‘Cruise & Rail Collection’ for 2027. Six exclusive itineraries are available, with the packages combining rail journeys, tours and a cruise. All departures can be booked now, with most available for a maximum of 25 guests. Highlights include:
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 more than half of cases, with some achieving 100%. By contrast, AI-only support systems peak at 69% compliance, a figure that improves to 79% when human agents are involved in assisted models.
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.
There are airports that process you, and then there are airports that stage a farewell. Keflavík, Iceland’s international gateway, is attempting something rather more poetic than the usual choreography of security trays, duty-free lighting and last-minute gate changes. With its new Bless Programme — bless meaning “goodbye” in Icelandic — KEF Airport is transforming the liminal hour before departure into a miniature cultural salon: part tasting menu, part gallery walk, part listening session, part final toast.
