Day Headlines in Travel News: 2025-06-05

  • VIDEOS: Novotel Oceans 2025 (Breaking Travel News 2025-06-05 12:24:54)
    Novotel Oceans - Charting a Bluer Future
  • Costa Rica champions ocean protection with NASA collaboration and AI innovation (Breaking Travel News 2025-06-05 11:20:45)
    Costa Rica is a pioneering destination in sustainability, renowned for its dedication to green travel, with the preservation of the environment at the heart of its tourism strategy. Its latest initiatives include a groundbreaking collaboration between a host of Costa Rican institutions and NASA to transform ocean monitoring and marine conservation. ‘De Vuelta a Casa’, or ‘Back Home’, is a new machine learning application designed to determine the origins of displaced seashells, a vital element of the Costa Rican ecosystem.
  • Guatemala unveils fresh global strategy to boost destination awareness and increase visitor numbers (Breaking Travel News 2025-06-05 11:14:52)
    Guatemala, the most populous and beautiful country in Central America, is embarking on a new international strategy to raise further awareness and boost visitor numbers, after a record-breaking year in 2024. Record numbers visited the Central American destination in 2024. The PC Agency has been appointed to support Guatemala’s fast-growing popularity
  • Chief Operating Officer appointed to support global expansion plan (Breaking Travel News 2025-06-05 11:08:27)
    Langham Hospitality Group (LHG) has named Kevin Robinson as Chief Operating Officer, effective 14 April 2025. Robinson returns to the Group after previously leading The Langham, Chicago during its pivotal pre-opening phase in 2011. He brings over 30 years of hospitality leadership to the role, including a stellar track record of cultivating trusted relationships with hotel owners worldwide. Throughout his career, Robinson has combined this client focus with skill and a strong passion for creating innovative guest offerings that drive higher occupancy, boost revenue, and enhance long-term asset value. New hire reaffirms commitment to owner- and guest-centric growth as Group targets 100 managed hotels by 2040
  • Amadeus and Finnair deliver first airline native ‘Orders’ (Breaking Travel News 2025-06-05 10:39:36)
    The airline transition towards modern retailing is moving forward, as airlines start to adopt the industry-wide technology transformation and move from traditional booking methods like Passenger Name Records to ‘Offers and Orders’
  • Turkish Airlines and Icelandair Expand Codeshare Partnership (Breaking Travel News 2025-06-05 07:23:35)
    Turkish Airlines and Icelandair have announced the expansion of their existing codeshare partnership, strengthening connectivity between two key European countries.Since the beginning of their partnership in June 2023, the two flag carriers have cooperated under a codeshare agreement to offer passengers more seamless travel options. Building on this foundation, Icelandair will introduce direct flights between Reykjavik and İstanbul, starting September 5, 2025, that operate twice weekly during the winter season. These new flights will be incorporated into the scope of the agreement, allowing Turkish Airlines to put its marketing code on Icelandair’s operations.
  • Dusit Princess Melaka celebrates grand opening in UNESCO Heritage City (Breaking Travel News 2025-06-05 07:18:03)
    Dusit Princess Melaka, Dusit International’s debut property in Malaysia, celebrated its official grand opening on 29 May 2025 — marking an exciting milestone in Melaka’s evolving hospitality landscape and introducing a new standard of upscale Thai-inspired hospitality to the state. The hotel also unveiled one of the largest meeting and event spaces in Melaka, further enhancing the city’s appeal as a regional MICE destination.
  • Free Beer at SeaWorld Orlando This Summer (Breaking Travel News 2025-06-05 07:13:14)
    SeaWorld Orlando is offering FREE ice-cold beer* just in time for warmer days ahead. Guests 21+ can enjoy one complimentary draft beer per visit at the Waterway Grill Patio. Pass Members can raise their glasses twice, with two free draft beers per day. Available daily from 12 p.m. to one hour before park close, this limited-time offer is the perfect way to relax and refresh while taking in the park’s coasters, animal encounters and live entertainment.
  • Wego and Spain Tourist Office (Turespaña) Partner (Breaking Travel News 2025-06-05 07:11:12)
    Wego, the number one travel app and the largest online travel marketplace in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), is proud to announce a strategic partnership with Spain’s Tourist Office (Turespaña) to launch an exciting summer campaign aimed at showcasing the best of Spain’s diverse and captivating summer experiences.
  • Cunard’s Transatlantic Fashion Week Returns With Fashion Icons Christian Siriano & Bob Mackie (Breaking Travel News 2025-06-05 07:09:31)
    Cunard’s Transatlantic Fashion Week voyage will sail from the U.S. for the first time this fall aboard the iconic Queen Mary 2. The week-long voyage will feature an extraordinary line-up of fashion icons including legendary fashion designers Christian Siriano and Bob Mackie and supermodel Coco Rocha.
  • Five Key Trends Shaping Latin America’s International Tourism Growth (Breaking Travel News 2025-06-05 07:04:52)
    During a panel session held during LATA Expo 2025, Mabrian shared insights on six key Latin American destinations—Mexico, Costa Rica, Argentina, Brazil, Peru, and Ecuador—that represent 86% of the region’s 76.4 million international arrivals in 2024, according to UN Tourism.
  • AVA Resort Cancun Announces Summer Festival (Breaking Travel News 2025-06-05 07:03:49)
    AVA Resort Cancun, one of Mexico’s newest upscale resorts, announced today the start of its first ever Summer Festival. This all-inclusive, family friendly festival invites guests to celebrate global gastronomy, art, mixology and world-class entertainment for all. Running June 7 to August 14, 2025 the AVA Resort Cancun Summer Festival will feature daily events throughout the resort offering guests of all ages an unforgettable summer vacation, in a destination for people who want a stay as dynamic as they are.
  • OCEANIA SONATA™ HERALDS A NEW CHAPTER IN REFINED LUXURY CRUISING FOR OCEANIA CRUISES (Breaking Travel News 2025-06-05 07:00:05)
    Oceania Cruises®, the world’s leading culinary- and destination-focused cruise line, marked a defining milestone today with the ceremonial steel cutting of Oceania Sonata™, the first ship in the brand’s revolutionary new Sonata Class. The celebration, held at the Fincantieri-Marghera shipyard in Venice, Italy, signals the next stage in the evolution of the Oceania Cruises brand of exceptional small-ship luxury experiences.
  • SANDALS® RESORTS CELEBRATES WORLD OCEAN MONTH WITH NEW CORAL RESTORATION PROGRAMS (Breaking Travel News 2025-06-05 06:57:00)
    In celebration of World Ocean Month, Sandals Resorts and its philanthropic arm, the Sandals Foundation, unveil an expansion of the all-inclusive resort company’s coral restoration efforts across the Caribbean, with new experiences in The Bahamas and Curaçao. These programs join existing conservation efforts in Jamaica, Saint Lucia, and Grenada, inviting resort guests to become part of the brands’ unwavering commitment to protecting the region’s precious underwater ecosystems.
  • Qatar Airways Signs Landmark Agreement with QNB Group and Leading Qatari Banks (Breaking Travel News 2025-06-05 06:55:07)
    For the first time in 28 years, Qatar Airways signs a landmark agreement with leading local Qatari Banks led by QNB to provide QAR 4.5 billion in strategic financing.The financing will be provided by domestic banks in Qatar. The syndication was fully underwritten and led by QNB Group as the sole and exclusive Book Runner, Global Coordinator, Initial Mandated Lead Arranger and Structuring Bank, while the lending banks include Ahlibank, Commercial Bank, Doha Bank, Dukhan Bank, QIB, and QIIB.
  • Rhône Valley’s Côtes du Rhône and Côtes du Rhône Villages AOCs Increase Focus on Wine Tourism (Breaking Travel News 2025-06-05 06:53:09)
    Inter Rhône, the organization that represents the Rhône Valley Vineyards AOCs, is happy to share that the Côtes du Rhône and Côtes du Rhône Villages AOCs, two significant appellations of the Rhône Valley, are concentrating on new and exciting wine tourism events and activities for consumers to explore this historic, dynamic part of the region. According to the French Ministry of Tourism, France is the world’s leading tourist destination. The past few years have seen continued growth, with 2023 and 2024 seeing a record number of over 100 million visitors. The global wine tourism market is also expected to see continued growth over the next 10 years. The Côtes du Rhône, then, is poised to welcome visitors to this one-of-a-kind region: Imagine sipping wine under the sun, surrounded by medieval villages and rolling vineyards - the Côtes du Rhône is the ultimate getaway for adventure seekers, families, foodies, and culture lovers alike.
  • Akkodis showcases the future of sustainable and digital innovation at the Paris Air Show 2025 (Breaking Travel News 2025-06-05 06:51:11)
    Akkodis, a global digital engineering company and part of the Adecco Group, presents innovations to integrate AI and sustainability in the aviation, aerospace and defense sectors at the world-famous 55th Paris Air Show at the Le Bourget Parc des Expositions.