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Cruise Planners, the nation’s largest home-based travel agency franchise network, has introduced another artificial intelligence–powered enhancement to its CP Maxx platform designed to eliminate manual data entry from the cruise booking process.

While several major cruise brands already support automated data retrieval, gaps still exist for smaller cruise lines. Travel advisors often enter booking details for many of these smaller cruise lines manually from cruise confirmations into their CRM system. Using AI and secure API integrations, the new Cruise Confirmation Import feature allows advisors to upload cruise confirmations directly into CP Maxx, their proprietary CRM system. Once imported, booking details are automatically extracted, validated and processed, streamlining workflows, reducing manual tasks, and improving accuracy.

Cruise.co.uk has revealed that actor and musician Sam Palladio will perform as the headline act on its ‘Nashville Nights No-Fly Authentic Country Music Cruise’.

Born in Cornwall, Sam rose to prominence portraying country songwriter Gunnar Scott on ABC’s TV show ‘Nashville’, which ran for six seasons. He most recently appeared in the ‘Bob Marley: One Love’ biopic and the series ‘The Couple Next Door’.

With Jamaica named this year’s featured destination, Sandals Resorts partnered with the Jamaica Tourist Board to bring the island to life at this year’s New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. The experience spanned two distinct spaces, the Sandals Resorts Jamaica Cultural Exchange Pavilion and a branded Sandals Resorts and Jamaica experiential space, offering festivalgoers an immersive, on-the-ground connection to the destination.

Beginning in 2027, Adventures by Disney is expanding its portfolio of guided land adventures in Europe and Asia with the debut of captivating itineraries to Thailand, and Croatia & Slovenia, along with a reimagined Italy: Sicily & Amalfi Coast itinerary that adds new activities including visits to multiple UNESCO World Heritage Sites and hands-on activities ranging from pasta making to limoncello tastings.

SeaWorld parks across the country are set to deliver their best summer lineup ever, featuring ALL-NEW nighttime drone shows, exciting nighttime animal shows, special events and family-friendly entertainment. From Florida to California to Texas, SeaWorld’s signature summer programming brings together animal experiences, immersive shows, fun-filled dance parties and so much more designed for guests of all ages.

Rails to Trails Conservancy, the nation’s largest trails, walking and biking advocacy organization, announced new momentum along the route of the Great American Rail-Trail® as the organization’s signature project celebrates 7 years of progress.

Revelstoke Mountain Resort (RMR) continues its evolution as one of North America’s most compelling four-season mountain destinations with the introduction of Cabot Revelstoke. Developed in partnership with Cabot, a leading developer and operator of luxury resort and residential golf destinations, the expansion introduces a new dimension of premier recreation, hospitality and real estate to the slopes and resort community of Revelstoke.

Scenic Luxury Cruises & Tours has launched a new trade incentive to win a river cruise on the Danube.

The incentive coincides with the airing of the first episode of the new four-part ‘Angela Rippon’s River Cruises’ documentary, filmed onboard Scenic and starting at 8pm on May 9, on Channel 5 and via streaming.

Hotel booking portal Agoda is taking the power of artificial intelligence to a whole new level with the unveiling of an innovative hotel discovery feature. This feature makes it easier for travelers to get answers before deciding on their accommodations. The recently introduced Agoda AI travel tool is one of the latest examples of technology built on top of generative AI. Moreover, it has the ability to offer real-time answers, personalized hotel recommendations, and an enhanced property exploration experience via Agoda’s platform.

The global travel and tourism industry is undergoing rapid transformation thanks to Artificial Intelligence. AI is reshaping how travel companies manage bookings, customer experiences, distribution systems and operational efficiency. The travel trade stands at the threshold of a new era of digital transformation powered by advanced tourism technology. This technology includes everything from AI-driven automation to predictive analytics and intelligent personalization.