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Juno's Guest Meetings capabilities include a meeting dashboard where users can see full details about guests, including flight information and ground transportation, with the capability to invite guests in bulk and monitor when they have booked and are on the road with updates provided on flight status and disruptions. In addition, the company on Tuesday announced a reselling agreement with Direct Travel, making its capabilities available to Direct Travel clients.

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This week's Travel Markets Insider newsletter leads with the $1 billion capital injection to expand Concourse D at Miami International Airport. There is a buzz of activity at the international gateway with Avolta netting 12-year retail and F&B contract extensions. Among other news, 64% of shoppers actively sought out travel retail exclusive or unique products in 2025 – a 57% jump year-on-year – says the latest Duty Free World Council Global Shopping Monitor, courtesy of intelligence from Swiss research agency m1nd-set. Always nice to get a byline too, as I expand on the Shilla-3Sixty share buyback... 👇 Click below link to read the full newsletter...

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In a Q&A with PhocusWire, PROS Chief AI Strategist Michael Wu discusses his role and his thoughts about AI, airlines and the future of the industry. 👉 https://lnkd.in/gcstPPgM

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Experiential design continues to reshape the cruise industry. RWS Global’s EVP, Creative Design & Client Relations, Mark Amos, is featured in a new industry article discussing how storytelling, technology and personalization are elevating the onboard guest journey. His perspective highlights how with immersive entertainment, thoughtful design and seamless guest experiences, RWS Global is helping cruise ships become destinations in their own right. Read more in Cruise & Ferry: https://lnkd.in/e5grW9Xz #RaiseYourExperience #ExperientialDesign #CruiseIndustry

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In our latest edition of State of the Nation, we deep dive into all things Travel across Nine Publishing. More: https://lnkd.in/ggJAJr3C Nine's Client Director of Luxury & Travel, Amanda Upton, unpacks how the future of travel advertising is incredibly dynamic, exploring the shift towards data-driven insights, personalisation of campaigns and valuable subscriber led insights that help shape the content and brand evolution. #Publishing #StateoftheNation #Travel

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What happens when you combine bold tech adoption with deep attendee insights? BePositive saw app adoption jump from 20% to nearly 100%, business meetings triple, and exhibitor leads skyrocket. Dive into how GL events Exhibitions’ GreenTech+ team reimagined event engagement through data and personalization.

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Happening today! Join us and find out the best strategies to understand today's traveler, and how you can benefit from that knowledge.

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Really interesting post on the future of pricing from Arival, highlighting a recent piece where Douglas Quinby was cited. At Walkway we’ve been hearing from tour operators that evolving their pricing strategy is a top priority in 2025. Our thesis is based on the belief that the experience industry has hit an e-commerce inflection point, similar to hotels, airbnbs, and airlines. This creates a need for tools that help operators compete in a rapidly evolving digital ecosystem. Many of the top experiences are a layer on top of the top attractions and points of interest in a city…if the derivative of the experience (the attraction) is dynamically pricing, it’s logical to think the experience built around it will too. How does this affect the ticket pre buying ecosystem for operators moving forward? Through our data we’ve seen that some attractions are changing price every 20 minutes.

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Are you a DMO looking to capture the U.S. outbound travel market in 2026? The new white paper from Trove Tourism Development Advisors and Adara - A RateGain Company offers practical, ROI-driven recommendations to help destinations: 💡 Grow leisure arrivals from the US, 💡 Generate qualified leads and bookings for group and MICE travel, 💡 Attract higher-yield travelers who spend more and stay longer,  💡 Align trade, PR, and digital so they reinforce each other, and 💡 Prove with credible data that marketing investments are paying off. In 2026, successful destination marketing won’t be about doing more. It will be about doing the right things, in the right order, and proving results. Download the guide: https://lnkd.in/eBZCgKNN #travel #tourism #destinationmarketing #research Danny Cohanpour, Charlotte Wells (née Slater), Bonnie Borkin, Sigvard Alarcon, Matthew Heckart

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Revenue up 200%. Profit margins flat. After analyzing thousands of tour operations, this pattern shows up everywhere. The issue isn't revenue generation…operators have that figured out. They have a margin problem. The profitable operators mastered two pricing strategies that most either avoid or completely misunderstand. One involves strategic positioning. The other focuses on what guests actually value. The profitability difference is staggering. https://lnkd.in/gRtU_8nU

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Independent boutique hotels have an unmatched ability to create experiences that resonate long after check-out—blending authenticity, personalization, and a sense of discovery. In a crowded marketplace, it’s not enough to simply be seen; you need to be remembered.   That’s where Innovative Travel Marketing comes in—our media marketing expertise empowers boutique lifestyle properties to boost awareness of their brand, target the right audiences at the right time, to help drive bookings and loyalty. If you’re ready to elevate your visibility and gain greater impact, let’s start the conversation.   #HospitalityMarketing #TravelTrends #MediaStrategy #MediaMarketing #BLLA #ILHA

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