In the dynamic and competitive tourism industry, recognition plays a pivotal role in establishing credibility and expanding market presence. One such prestigious accolade is the World Travel Awards, which not only signifies excellence but also opens a plethora of opportunities for the winners. This article delves into what it truly means for a company to clinch a coveted World Travel Award, and how it catalyzes the growth and success of businesses while elevating customer recognition. The World Travel Awards are among the most coveted accolades in this industry, renowned for celebrating organizations that demonstrate exceptional service, innovation, and overall excellence in tourism and travel.

As the year’s largest and most provocative global AI event to be hosted right after this week’s historic AI developments, Ai Everything Global will deep-dive into the ‘winds of change’ sweeping the world, from February 4-6, 2025, in Abu Dhabi and Dubai. Organised by Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) in affiliation with GITEX GLOBAL, the world’s largest tech show, it welcomes influential AI stakeholders to challenge and debate the status quo, while finding the new experience of consensus to move forward, from R&D to use-cases covering government, business, society, and core pillars of global economies.

On a chilly day in mid-December, key stakeholders gathered together at a Daher hangar in Tarbes, in southwest France, to bid adieu to the EcoPulse demonstrator during a livestream wrap-up. A distributed hybrid-propulsion aircraft demonstrator, EcoPulse was designed and developed jointly by Airbus, Daher and Safran. Leaders from all three companies were on stage to share their perspectives on the programme, including Airbus’ own Jean-Baptiste Manchette, Head of Propulsion of Tomorrow.

January 2025 marks the official launch of the Coolstays App, bringing all their unique stays to your mobile device. Whether you're after a cool cottage in the countryside, a luxury treehouse, or a stylish boutique hotel, Coolstays offers a curated selection of the most extraordinary and unusual places to stay across the globe.

Mabrian, the global travel intelligence platform, announces the launch of AILA (acronym for Artificial Intelligence Live Assistant), a Generative AI-based virtual analyst designed to optimise tourism planning and management. AILA, the first Gen AI tool in travel & tourism designed with a business-to-business perspective, is able to respond, in real time, to questions and requests (prompts) related to tourism trends, using as source Mabrian’s world-class, exhaustive, verified, and updated travel intelligence database.

Kiwitaxi is excited to introduce its fresh new look at kiwitaxi.com and expanded services that reflect its evolving vision and commitment to their clients. Want to know more? Then dive into the talk with Kiwitaxi’s CEO Maria Borisova and Brand Designer Toro Manafov.