Miscellaneous

📱 Thomas Cook, the UK's oldest travel agency, now part of eSky Group, launched its first app on iOS and Android. This app allows users to book ATOL-protected dynamic packages from hundreds of airlines and thousands of hotels globally, all in one transaction. Chief Holidays Officer Alan French highlighted the growing mobile trend, emphasizing the app's role as both a booking tool and a personal travel guide. Developed in-house, it supports Google Pay, Apple Pay, Mastercard, and Visa.

The other day, I needed to go all of two blocks. Less than a mile, barely a stone’s throw in my location. Go to my trusty Uber app, hit the…

🍴 Bret Thorn, a senior editor since 1999, covers food and beverage trends for Nation’s Restaurant News and Restaurant Hospitality. He previously wrote for The New York Sun (2005-2008) and spent 1992-1997 in Thailand with Asia Times and Manager magazine. Thorn is a Tufts University graduate and Le Cordon Bleu alumnus. He served as IFEC president in 2005 and won a 2006 journalism award. Thorn authored entries for Oxford encyclopedias in 2012 and 2015.

🏆 The Stadium Events & Hospitality Awards 2025 took place at The American Express Stadium, Brighton, attended by over 400 guests from 70 UK venues. Brighton & Hove Albion FC won the Overall Matchday Hospitality Experience. Manchester City FC won multiple awards, including the Event Agents Choice Award. The event featured 71 clubs, 45 awards over 15 categories, judged independently by experts. Next year's event will be hosted at Hill Dickinson Stadium, Everton FC.

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🌍 Tunisia offers the most affordable all-inclusive holidays for couples at £123pppn, followed by Morocco at £138pppn and Egypt at £143pppn. For families, Morocco leads with £81pppn, with Tunisia close behind at £88pppn. These North African destinations, including Albania and Bulgaria, provide budget-friendly options with short flights from the UK. The ‘Recharge Report’ by loveholidays highlights their rising popularity due to quality resorts and family-friendly activities.

✈️ Mabrian's analysis reveals airfare forecasts for Latin America show mixed trends for the upcoming six months. Airfares in Argentina and Mexico dropped by 10%, with Colombia seeing a 6.6% decrease. Conversely, Chile and Brazil saw increases of 11.3% and 12.2%, respectively. The U.S.-Latin America routes experienced fare reductions of up to 50%. The air travel sector, accounting for 8.3 million jobs and USD 240 billion GDP, was discussed during the IATA conference in Bogotá, June 25-26.

🥃 Black Tot Master Blender’s Reserve 2025 releases in July, as part of an award-winning series featuring a perpetual blend technique. This year's edition includes rare rums from Guyana, Jamaica, Barbados, and Trinidad's Caroni distillery. With 3,000 bottles available globally at £145 each, the blend is bottled at navy strength (54.5% ABV). The perpetual blend method honors navy rum traditions, ensuring unique complexity with each annual release since its 2020 inception.

🍺 The Wheatsheaf, located in Fitzrovia, London, has reopened after an extensive refurbishment by Nicholson’s Pubs Collection. This historic pub, once frequented by literary figures like George Orwell and Dylan Thomas, features a new upstairs space called The Orwell Room. It offers Nicholson’s Pale Ale and award-winning pies, including a new Chicken, Mushroom & Henry Weston’s Cider pie. It's open Monday-Thursday 11am-11pm, Friday-Saturday 11am-12am, and Sunday 12pm-10:30pm. Address: Rathbone Place, London W1T 1JB.

✈️ Air France-KLM partners with IBS Software to integrate the iFlight solution across a fleet of over 500 aircraft. The goal is to streamline operations, reduce costs, and minimize delays through a unified digital platform. The implementation promises improved decision-making and resource allocation, enhancing passenger experience. This deal, following a successful deployment at Transavia Netherlands, is the largest iFlight operations agreement for IBS, affecting Air France, KLM, and KLM CityHopper.