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Tour Operators

TUI Integrates Conservation Efforts Into Tours and Experiences

A new program is incorporating tours and experiences from TUI Musement into the Foundation's charity efforts.

TUI Integrates Conservation Efforts Into Tours and Experiences

Tour Operators

TUI Faces ‘Significant’ Costs Due to Boeing Delays

TUI is grappling with operational challenges due to ongoing delays in Boeing aircraft deliveries. But the European tourism giant still produced record revenue for its hotels, resorts, and cruises.

TUI Faces ‘Significant’ Costs Due to  Boeing Delays

Tour Operators

Dubai Gains Ground In The Tours And Activities Market

Dubai is skyrocketing in popularity as a destination for tours and activities and operators are quickly hopping on the trend.

Dubai Gains Ground In The Tours And Activities Market

Tourism

Disney Theme Parks: Strong Attendance But Signs of a Reset

Theme park attendance is normalizing after record highs, but Disney eyes cruises as a major growth area with heavy investment planned.

Disney Theme Parks: Strong Attendance But Signs of a Reset

Tour Operators

Dubai’s Extreme Weather: Travel Firms Face Higher Costs

Dubai's floods seemed freakish. But the climate emergency could make weather more volatile in other places, too. Expect rising costs for insurance, disaster preparedness, and recovery.

Dubai’s Extreme Weather: Travel Firms Face Higher Costs

Cruises

Tour Expedition Leader Lindblad Buys Thomson Adventures For $30 Million

The new partnership is just the latest in Lindblad's recent acquisition spree.

Tour Expedition Leader Lindblad Buys Thomson Adventures For $30 Million

Hotels

IHG Talks Hotel Growth Opportunity in Germany

IHG sees promise for growth in Europe's largest economy, Germany.

IHG Talks Hotel Growth Opportunity in Germany

Short-Term Rentals

Airbnb Considering an Amazon Prime-Like Membership as a Loyalty Program

Don’t hold your breath for a points program, but there could still be some benefits for ultra-loyal customers.

Airbnb Considering an Amazon Prime-Like Membership as a Loyalty Program

Overtourism

Canary Island Protests: Is It Tourism or Housing? TUI’s CEO Weighs In

A big part of the protests is about stopping the rise in short-term rentals. But that is far from the only area where activists want to see change.

Canary Island Protests: Is It Tourism or Housing? TUI’s CEO Weighs In

Tourism

Amadeus’s Travel4Impact Goes Global as Greenwashing Cases Make Headlines

A program newly open to Americans as well as Europeans promises to educate travel company leaders on sustainable practices.

Amadeus’s Travel4Impact Goes Global as Greenwashing Cases Make Headlines