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28/09/2025 marine

Texas Hill Country town named top family-friendly travel destination

AUSTIN (KXAN) — A popular Texas Hill Country town was named the top family-friendly travel destination in the United States.

Fredericksburg beat out places like Napa, California, Breckenridge, Colorado, and Virginia Beach, Virginia, for the No. 1 spot, on a recent list from Yelp.

Yelp highlighted some family-friendly activities that Fredericksburg offers, including exploring the town’s German roots at the Pioneer Museum, seeing the wildflowers at Wildseed Farms and hiking Enchanted Rock nearby.

Enchanted Rock State Natural Area (Texas Parks and Wildlife Department photo)

The town was founded in May 1846 by German immigrants and was originally named Friedrichsburg, the

27/09/2025 marine

Europe’s top ‘soft travel’ spots have beautiful surroundings and no tourists | Travel News | Travel

The holiday park company Eurocamp has shared the growing social media trend of ‘soft travel’ and is some of the world’s best destinations to experience it.

Trending on platforms such as TikTok, soft travel is when travelers purposefully avoid the most popular locations that are designed with tourists in mind.

Karen Williams, travel expert at Eurocamp, noted that soft travel can help tourists avoid massive crowds and learn a little about the culture of a new destination.

She explained: “Soft travel encourages holidaymakers to travel more mindfully, and can ultimately help you get to know a place better, make memories,

26/09/2025 marine

How the high street travel agent is making a comeback

Online bookings still account for most holiday purchases: rather than competing virtual transactions, the uplift in retail reflects the travel industry’s wider buoyancy. The sector has enjoyed double-digit growth for 11 of the past 12 months, the latest Barclays spending report revealed on Tuesday; in November alone, travel agent trade grew by 9.2 per cent, and airlines 14 per cent.

And even the smallest retail travel agents are on the rise: “We’re a tiny shop but we’re doing really well,” says Clare Dudley Adams, managing director of Ponders Travel, in the village of Over in Cambridgeshire. “We have just gone

25/09/2025 marine

New Tactics for Conventional Travel Agents to Face OTAs

Jakarta – The rise of Online Travel Agencies (OTA) is increasingly threatening conventional travel agents. However, this application could be a new way to compete with OTA.

Based on a press release received by detikcom, Friday (19/7/2019) Saber Travel Network Indonesia, through its business unit, launched an internet application-based service called Electra. For information, Saber is the largest travel system provider company in Indonesia which controls around 60% of the GDS market share in Indonesia.

This application can make it easier for conventional travel agent businesses to serve corporate and individual travel service users for booking flight tickets, hotels, tours,

24/09/2025 marine

Do I Still Need A Travel Agent?

If you’ve planned a vacation before, you know firsthand how stressful the planning process can be. Between booking hotels, flights and excursions, planning a vacation can feel like a full-time job. American travelers spent an average of 8 hours and 44 minutes reviewing travel content and resources ahead of their trips and read up to a whopping 277 pages of information on average, according to a 2023 survey from Expedia Group and Luth Research.

The time commitment behind planning a vacation could be one of the factors driving the 14 percent year-over-year increase in travelers who are likely to use

23/09/2025 marine

Insta Destination: ‘Insta destination’ likely to see fewer Indian tourists – Times News Network | Delhi News

Times News Network
New Delhi: The backlash against Maldivian politicians’ “derogatory” remarks about PM Narendra Modi’s Lakshadweep trip may have more than temporarily dented the island nation’s allure as an Insta-worthy destination for potential visitors, say travel operators as they brace for last year’s India tourist tsunami to reduce to a trickle.
Although there isn’t data on cancellations, if any, travel agencies and airlines believe the trend will become clear over the next few days.
“People in the office should keep Indian sensitivities in mind while making comments as there could be an impact,” said Anil Kalsi, VP of Travel

22/09/2025 marine

West Manggarai Police Investigating Alleged Fraud by Travel Agent and Owner of the KLM Tiana Ship

VICTORYNEWS WEST MANGARAI– West Manggarai Police conducted an investigation into the alleged fraud case of the travel agent and owner of KLM Tiana Liveboat, Monday (23/1/2023).

The KLM Tiana Live Boat sank in Labuan Bajo, precisely in the waters of Batu Tiga, Komodo District, West Manggarai Regency, NTT Province, last Saturday (21/1/2023), resulting in two tourists being injured.

“We have examined 4 witnesses, including the reporter, tour guide and two witnesses who were present at the time of the incident,” said West Manggarai Police Criminal Investigation Unit Head, AKP Ridwan.

AKP Ridwan explained that the police report was received

21/09/2025 marine

Mondee Introduces New AI-Powered Travel Agent Tools – Cruise Industry News

Mondee announced the launch of Mondee Travel Marketplace featuring Abhi, its AI-powered travel assistant platform that simplifies the cruise booking process.

Mondee’s Marketplace features an integrated cruises platform allowing users to easily browse and book a cruise of their choice. Travel agents can also benefit from the app as it simplifies the process of supporting their customer base.

The mobile-first solution was designed to instantly create personalized travel suggestions based on a user’s interests so they can instantly book their favorite vacation. Abhi is capable of engaging in conversations, understanding complex queries and can offer comprehensive responses.

Mondee’s Marketplace, available