Safest Places to Travel to This Summer
This summer travel period is poised to look a little different amid economic uncertainty and geopolitical tensions but it will remain a busy time for the industry regardless. Many travelers will be taking trips abroad in the coming months and in doing so will likely be prioritizing safety and security
15 places you need a visa or ETA to travel with an American passport
If you hold an American passport, you’re probably used to traveling internationally with relative ease. You may be surprised, then, to learn that several countries still require Americans to jump through some hoops to visit. As of May 2025, at least 15 countries require American citizens to obtain either a
The impact on travel from Google I/O 2025 launches
If you listened to the keynote speeches at Google’s I/O developer conference this week, you will have noticed that use cases in travel and tourism were peppered throughout. What is abundantly clear from the presentations by Google CEO Sundar Pichai and colleagues such as DeepMind’s Demis Hassabis is that the
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88 Best Amazon Memorial Day Sales on Travel Gear
Memorial Day marks the first official weekend of summer, and with it come some incredible sales at major retailers. In particular, Amazon is offering major Memorial Day sales this weekend, with deals on tons of travel accessories, suitcases, comfy clothes, walking shoes, and much more. If you’re in need of
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PhocusWire’s weekly travel tech news briefs: Bolt, SITA, Google and more…
Here’s our roundup of the people, product and partner news from the global travel industry this week. * This roundup was created with the help of ChatGPT. Amadeus, Google Cloud Amadeus has partnered with Google Cloud to enhance its travel technology platform by migrating part of its technical infrastructure to
4 scenarios on the future of agentic AI in travel
At the beginning of January, I wrote a piece challenging the widely accepted narrative that online travel agencies (OTAs) would fade into irrelevance with the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) agents. Fast forward five months, and the breakneck speed at which agentic AI developments have unfolded may be head spinning—even for
FAA orders airlines to cut schedules at Newark as travel woes persist
The Federal Aviation Administration will limit flights at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR), as travel woes at the busy New York area hub threaten to spill into the peak summer travel season. The FAA on Tuesday announced an interim order capping the number of hourly flights at 56 (28 takeoffs
28% of travel managers considering switching TMCs
An online survey of almost 200 corporate travel managers across the United States and Canada highlighted key issues with travel management companies (TMCs), including inconsistent service (41%) and poor tech functionality (36%). Research was conducted in March by corporate travel management specialist Direct Travel, travel-as-a-service platform Spotnana, meeting planning specialist
The Safest Places to Travel to This Summer
Aruba 1/10 Aruba calls itself “one happy island” and for good reason. The beaches are beautiful, the weather is always spectacular, its culture is vibrant and welcoming and it sits just off the South American coast, keeping it out of the path of most hurricanes. The island currently receives a
The credit cards that help fuel my luxury travel
Whenever I talk about trips I take, it may seem like I have an unlimited stash of points. Spoiler alert: I don’t. Instead, I make sure to use the right strategy to earn as many points and miles as I can every year. There’s no secret or hack. I just
