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Visitors to Syria’s Aleppo Citadel can now explore its history through six digital stations installed as part of a new project called Touristech. Launched during World Tourism Day celebrations on 27 September 2026, the initiative uses interactive displays and digital content to explain the fortress and its place in Aleppo’s past. The first phase gives
BBVA and eDreams join forces in Italy and Germany to connect digital banking with travel benefits, offering customers a more integrated travel experience.
HBX Group expands Bedsonline+ with AI-powered tools, global travel inventory and integrated booking solutions designed to help travel advisors create personalised journeys.
The Caribbean Tourism Organization is advancing a regional approach to technology that places local people, businesses and cultural values at its centre. Its World Tourism Day programme includes an AI Tourism Bootcamp on September 28, 2026, to help tourism professionals turn digital ideas into practical tools. The initiative comes as travellers increasingly use digital services
Macao brought visitors, residents and hospitality workers together on September 27 for World Tourism Day 2026. Its celebrations paired a traditional tray race through the Historic Centre with community tourism activities and a smart tourism theme. The Macao Government Tourism Office organised the programme around “Smart Tour Macao.” The theme connected the local events with
The Transportation Security Administration is introducing more computed tomography scanners at US airport checkpoints, changing how officers inspect carry-on bags. The machines create three-dimensional images that officers can examine from different angles, giving them a clearer view of items inside. For travellers, the most noticeable difference may be what stays packed. At a checkpoint using
Ghana’s e-Visa application system now lists 48 entry points, expanding arrival choices beyond the seven airports previously available. The updated selection includes land crossings and maritime locations, giving eligible visitors more ways to plan journeys into the country. The change is particularly relevant to travellers combining Ghana with neighbouring West African destinations. Those visitors can
Jamaica is putting artificial intelligence and digital skills at the centre of its tourism discussions in 2026. Government-backed forums and an existing visitor chatbot show how the island is examining technology’s role in travel planning, destination marketing and hospitality work. The focus will continue during Tourism Awareness Week, scheduled for September 27 to October 3.
HBX Group is bringing predictive AI tools into technology used by its hotel partners through a partnership with Swiss travel AI company Vorsee. The planned integration will place Vorsee’s ActionOS capabilities across the HBX Group Partner Portal, Roiback and Civitfun. The aim is to help hotels spot shifts in travel demand and turn those signals
Pacific tourism leaders are putting digital tools and artificial intelligence higher on their agenda as World Tourism Day approaches on September 27, 2026. Their goal is to make island destinations easier to discover while improving the information tourism businesses use to plan. Benjamin Shaw of the Pacific Tourism Organisation, known as SPTO, has called for
Agoda has begun a limited public beta of its AI Travel Assistant, giving selected mobile app users a conversational way to plan trips. The tool connects holiday ideas with accommodation, flight and activity options that travellers can explore within Agoda. The launch addresses a familiar problem in travel planning. Visitors may find an appealing destination
Amadeus plans to make its AI assistant, Amadeus Max for Travel Sellers, available to travel agencies across the Gulf. The tool sits within Amadeus Selling Platform Connect and helps agents interpret fare rules, review booking histories and create automated workflows. The proposed Gulf rollout targets tasks that can take considerable time during a booking or
