Travel

TripWorks, the AI- and business intelligence-powered booking and automation platform for tours, activities and attractions, today announced that it has achieved full OCTO certification.  The certification confirms that TripWorks meets the open connectivity standard maintained by OCTO (Open Connectivity for Tours and Activities), the global non-profit that provides a shared API framework for the in-destination experiences sector.

Visit Maldives Corporation (VMC) held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on 9 June 2026 at Meeruma Hall, reporting its strongest financial performance in eight years and highlighting a year marked by tourism growth, strengthened governance, and expanded international destination marketing activities. During the meeting, shareholders reviewed and approved the Corporation’s Annual Report and audited financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2025.

Cape Town is blessed with no shortage of exceptional hotels. From the grandeur of the V&A Waterfront to the boutique properties tucked beneath Table Mountain, visitors are spoilt for choice. Yet every so often you come across a property that understands exactly what it is and delivers it consistently. The President Hotel is one of those places. Perched along the Atlantic Seaboard in Bantry Bay, the hotel enjoys one of the most enviable positions in the city. While Cape Town’s natural beauty often steals the headlines, the President has managed to create a destination that complements rather than competes with its surroundings. The result is a property that feels effortlessly relaxed while still offering the scale, facilities and service expected of a leading resort hotel.

Web Summit Rio 2026 is welcoming its biggest audience yet, with 40,287 attendees from over 100 countries, alongside a record-breaking 1,572 startups and 688 investors, kicking off the fourth edition of Web Summit Rio in Rio Centro.

FLYR, the Offer & Order platform for airlines, today announced a strategic partnership with Res2, the company behind iPort, a modern airport delivery management system deployed at more than 500 airports worldwide. Together, the two companies are investing to accelerate the deployment of Order-based Delivery, providing a strong, independent Departure Control System (DCS) option that eases the transition to a modular, Order-based technology stack.