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Drive Free with Tesla, get Unlimited Supercharging for a Year and further discounts!
Imagine exploring Europe’s most stunning destinations or commuting to work for an entire year without worrying about fuel costs. With Tesla’s incredible new offer, this dream could become your reality. Order a Tesla Model Y and have it delivered before 31st December 2024, and you’ll receive 1 year of unlimited FREE Supercharging. Plus, when you use a referral from an existing Tesla owner, you’ll also get an additional £500 discount.

Amadeus reveals anticipated Travel Trends for 2025
Partnering with travel trends forecasting agency Globetrender and drawing on Amadeus’ proprietary and other leading industry data, the Amadeus 2025 Travel Trends report highlights five key trends promising to reshape the travel landscape in the coming year

World Travel Tech Awards reveals 2024 winners at Madeira ceremony
World Travel Tech Awards – the global initiative to recognise and reward excellence in the travel tech sector – has unveiled the winners of its 2024 programme at a glittering gala reception, held in Funchal, Madeira. The finest travel technology brands from around the world attended the red-carpet 4th annual World Travel Tech Awards Gala Ceremony.

Don’t rely soley on AI marketing in 2025 for direct hotel sales warns Mirai
"Hoteliers wanting to drive direct sales shouldn’t rely solely on rapid AI-based placements for their marketing strategy in 2025” warned Mirai’s Pablo Delgado during an executive panel at Phocuswright – taking place this week in Phoenix, Arizona – titled ‘Travel’s tech driven retail revolution’.

justfly.com partners with InterLnkd to launch first virtual shopping mall for US travellers
InterLnkd, the travel industry’s intelligent shopping mall partner, has today announced that justfly.com has become the first online travel agency to bring its pre-travel shopping platform to US travellers. Powered by InterLnkd’s intelligent matching engine, the new virtual ‘shopping mall’ provides justfly.com customers with curated recommendations across fashion, beauty, and essential products, tailored to their upcoming vacations.

Renaissance Hotels Fuels Local Discovery on a Global Scale with the Debut Of ‘R FINDS’
Introducing R FINDS: a global marketplace featuring over 175 locally-sourced treasures from neighborhoods across 20 countries; created to empower creative economies, encourage travelers to embrace the art of discovery, and elevate the stories of over 175+ small businesses around the globe

PhocusWire Unveils Hot 25 Travel Startups for 2025
PhocusWire, the leading source for travel technology news and analysis, has announced its highly anticipated Hot 25 Travel Startups for 2025. Revealed just in time for The Phocuswright Conference, taking place from November 19-21 in Phoenix, Arizona, the 2025 list showcases a diverse group of companies from around the globe that are reimagining the travel industry through innovation and a focus on addressing key traveler pain points.

Technology key to overcoming travel friction, finds new Amadeus report
Despite the encouraging traveler volumes seen in many markets in 2024, travellers continue to be impacted by a range of frustrations while on a journey, according to Amadeus’ latest United States traveler survey, Friction Removed

Emirates joins the Move to -15C Coalition
Emirates, the world’s largest international airline, has joined the Move to -15oC global coalition, securing its place as the first airline to bring its expertise to the initiative. As a world-leader in the transport of perishable goods, Emirates will lend its wealth of knowledge and experience in handling and shipping to the practical application of this potentially industry-changing initiative.

Innovation key motivator for technology professionals, new study reveals
As technology companies think about recruitment and retention in 2025, they need a deeper understanding of what motivates them and will help them flourish

Latin American ‘superApp’ Rappi partners with Civitatis to launch tours and activities vertical.
Civitatis, the leading curated marketplace for tours and activities in Spanish, and Latin American ‘superApp’ Rappi are thrilled to announce a groundbreaking partnership, launching a new tours and activities vertical within the Rappi platform. This collaboration will provide more than 50 million Rappi users in Latin America access to 90,000+ carefully curated global experiences from Civitatis, all conveniently accessible in Spanish.

Navitaire Stratos brings modern retailing to life for low-cost and hybrid carriers
Navitaire, an Amadeus company, has unveiled Stratos, a portfolio of modern airline retailing solutions for low-cost carriers (LCCs) and hybrid airlines.