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Springtime Sips: Expert Picks for Europe's Most Beautiful Vineyards to Visit This Season

Springtime Sips: Expert Picks for Europe's Most Beautiful Vineyards to Visit This Season

As spring bursts into bloom, Europe's vineyards come to life with lush greenery and vibrant flowers, offering wine lovers the perfect opportunity to explore these regions at their most captivating before the summer crowds arrive. From late March, the vineyard celebrates budburst, delicate shoots unfurling like nature's finest embroidery. By May, the rows are lush and vibrant, sunlight glinting on every leaf, making spring the perfect, serene moment to wander the vines before the harvest crowds arrive. SmoothRed, experts in luxury wine travel, have curated the top destinations for an unforgettable spring escape.

Tennessee Tourism Expands “Bike Tennessee” Program with 37 New Gravel Routes

Tennessee Tourism Expands “Bike Tennessee” Program with 37 New Gravel Routes

The Tennessee Department of Tourist Development (TDTD) is inviting cyclists to experience even more of Tennessee's breathtaking scenery and natural beauty with the addition of 37 newly curated gravel cycling routes to its Bike Tennessee program. Launching today, these routes build upon an existing network of 52 road cycling routes, adding more than 1,000 miles of diverse terrain and creating even more opportunities for cyclists and outdoor enthusiasts to explore the state on two wheels.

Celebrate Earth Day with Serenity Holidays'Specialist Brands

Celebrate Earth Day with Serenity Holidays'Specialist Brands

This Earth Day, Serenity Holidays is highlighting its specialist travel brands — The Gambia Experience, Cape Verde Experience, Goa Experience, Corsican Places and Sardinian Places — showcasing destinations that combine natural beauty with sustainability initiatives and authentic cultural experiences.

Our Power, Our Planet: How Marriott is Helping Nature Thrive

Our Power, Our Planet: How Marriott is Helping Nature Thrive

At Marriott International, caring for the places where we live, work, and travel isn’t just something we focus on once a year; it remains central to how we do business and is guided by our sustainability and social impact platform, Serve 360. This Earth Day, Marriott is proud to share how our associates, hotels, and guests are helping bring our Serve 360 efforts to life, including through our goal to conduct 35,000 activities that protect, restore, or enhance nature in the communities where we operate by 2030. From reforestation and marine conservation to responsible operations and community partnerships, we’re proud of the progress we made in 2025:

HUNTERMOSS LAUNCHES NEW WEBSITE  TO REFLECT EVOLVED LUXURY TRAVEL OFFERING

HUNTERMOSS LAUNCHES NEW WEBSITE TO REFLECT EVOLVED LUXURY TRAVEL OFFERING

Luxury travel specialist HunterMoss launches a new website shaped by 18 years of expertise in designing immersive, elevated journeys. The new digital expression of the brand reflects the expectations of today’s discerning traveller, combining rich, destination-led storytelling with intuitive navigation to deliver the high-touch user experience that is synonymous with every HunterMoss guest journey.

Zion White Bison Resort Unifies Glamping and RV Operations with Mews

Zion White Bison Resort Unifies Glamping and RV Operations with Mews

Mews, the operating system for hospitality, has been selected by Zion White Bison Resort, an award-winning luxury glamping and recreational vehicle destination near Utah’s Zion National Park, to unify operations, deliver a seamless guest experience and support continued growth. In just five years, Zion White Bison has become one of the leading glamping resorts in the United States, offering luxury teepees, covered wagons and cliff dwellings alongside more than 150 full-hookup RV sites. However, managing two distinct accommodation types meant operating two separate property management systems, creating operational complexity and a fragmented guest experience.

“Feel Free”: Inside Czechia’s Tourism Boom and the Strategy Redefining a European Destination

“Feel Free”: Inside Czechia’s Tourism Boom and the Strategy Redefining a European Destination

In Prague this spring, the mood around tourism is no longer one of relief. It is one of ambition. For years, Czechia was one of Europe’s most recognisable city-break destinations: beautiful, affordable, easy to sell. But the story now unfolding is more deliberate than that. The country is not simply enjoying a post-pandemic rebound. It is trying to reshape its tourism economy into something smarter, more premium and more strategically managed — and it is using hard data, targeted marketing and a stronger national policy framework to do it.

(CHTA) AND (CAST) JOIN INTERNATIONAL EARTH DAY FOCUS ON “OUR POWER, OUR PLANET”

(CHTA) AND (CAST) JOIN INTERNATIONAL EARTH DAY FOCUS ON “OUR POWER, OUR PLANET”

As we reflect on this year’s Earth Day theme “Our Power, Our Planet," the Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association (CHTA) and the Caribbean Alliance for Sustainable Tourism (CAST) reaffirm their commitment to protecting the region’s natural and human resources. The sister organizations recognize the important role that regional and local stakeholders play in supporting both individual and collective action to preserve and strengthen the Caribbean’s environment.

WK Management Consulting GmbH acquires Little Guest brand

WK Management Consulting GmbH acquires Little Guest brand

WK Management Consulting GmbH (WKMC) is proud to announce the acquisition of the Little Guest brand and digital assets, strengthening its position in the family travel market. Little Guest is a leading marketing and lead generation platform dedicated to child-friendly hotels and destinations worldwide, connecting the world’s finest child-friendly properties with the discerning families who belong in them, helping guests to discover, compare, and book directly with the hotels themselves. Member properties, meanwhile, benefit from a marketing platform with an engaged database of over 120,000 users, providing unmatched visibility among a highly qualified, travel-ready family audience.

TAT and Dida Launch “Trusted Thailand” in China to Rebuild Travel Confidence

TAT and Dida Launch “Trusted Thailand” in China to Rebuild Travel Confidence

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) and Dida today announced a strategic partnership with the signing of a Letter of Intent (LOI), selecting Dida as its lead digital distribution partner for the “Trusted Thailand” initiative in the China market. The agreement was signed at Dusit Thani Bangkok by Ms. Thapanee Kiatphaibool, Governor of TAT, and Mr. Daryl Lee, Group CEO of Dida Holdings.

US travelers take fewer trips but spend more on experiences, finds new Arival report

US travelers take fewer trips but spend more on experiences, finds new Arival report

Arival today released its 2026 US Experiences Traveler Outlook, revealing a decisive shift in how Americans travel, plan and spend. Although most US travelers expect to take the same or fewer trips in 2026, they are spending more on experiences, booking earlier, and allowing tours, activities and attractions to shape where they choose to go. The report, based on a survey of 800 US experiences travelers, shows that three in five travelers now consider experiences a very or extremely important factor in destination choice. Among 18–34‑year‑olds, experiences are the single most important factor, with 76 percent saying they matter more than weather, food or overall destination appeal. This marks a significant generational shift in how travel decisions are made.

Phocuswright Unveils Phocuswright Europe 2026 Program

Phocuswright Unveils Phocuswright Europe 2026 Program

Phocuswright today announced the program for Phocuswright Europe 2026, highlighting a curated agenda shaped by the priorities, pressures and opportunities defining the travel industry today. Designed for senior leaders across the global travel ecosystem, the conference will convene executives, innovators and strategists to exchange perspective, challenge assumptions and engage in the conversations shaping the future of travel.