Maria G Tuttocuore
@mariatuttocuore.bsky.social
Destination marketer, entrepreneur, CEO @UnicaJourneys, sustainable travel, tennis fan, amateur cyclist 🏳️🌈
The White Lotus goes to France for Season 4 www.travelpulse.com/news/enterta...
'The White Lotus' Confirms Season 4 Location
'The White Lotus' Season 4 will be set in France, confirmed by HBO's Casey Bloys, but details on location and casting are still early.
www.travelpulse.com
November 22, 2025 at 4:02 PM
The White Lotus goes to France for Season 4 www.travelpulse.com/news/enterta...
“Now that AI has a chance, that search monopoly experience of Google is going to end. What its consequences are to Google, I can't say. They're a giant company. They've got all sorts of other things they do” Barry Diller says
www.phocuswire.com/barry-diller...
www.phocuswire.com/barry-diller...
Barry Diller on Google, AI and the future of travel search
The chairman and senior executive of IAC and Expedia Group said that Google's search monopoly is coming to an end.
www.phocuswire.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:26 PM
“Now that AI has a chance, that search monopoly experience of Google is going to end. What its consequences are to Google, I can't say. They're a giant company. They've got all sorts of other things they do” Barry Diller says
www.phocuswire.com/barry-diller...
www.phocuswire.com/barry-diller...
Damage control from Google about agentic AI travel booking plans skift.com/2025/11/20/g...
Google Clarifies Its Agentic AI Booking Plans: 'No Intention of Becoming an OTA'
Google’s work on an agentic AI tool for booking travel has raised questions about competition and the future of online travel agencies.
skift.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Damage control from Google about agentic AI travel booking plans skift.com/2025/11/20/g...
In a bid to restore funding to Brand USA, the nation’s destination marketing organization, ahead of critical world events like the 2026 FIFA World Cup, a bipartisan group in Congress has unveiled the VISIT USA Act on Wednesday, November 19.
www.travelpulse.com/news/impacti...
www.travelpulse.com/news/impacti...
Newly Proposed VISIT USA Act Would Restore Brand USA Funding
The proposed bill would restore funding to the nation's DMO, which took an 80 percent cut earlier this year.
www.travelpulse.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:29 PM
In a bid to restore funding to Brand USA, the nation’s destination marketing organization, ahead of critical world events like the 2026 FIFA World Cup, a bipartisan group in Congress has unveiled the VISIT USA Act on Wednesday, November 19.
www.travelpulse.com/news/impacti...
www.travelpulse.com/news/impacti...
According to industry data, airfare and rental car rates are trending down compared to last year, creating fresh opportunities for value in travel this winter season
www.travelagewest.com/Industry-Ins...
www.travelagewest.com/Industry-Ins...
Winter Travel Trends to Know for 2025
The holiday season is heating up — here’s where the data says travelers are interested in going, and how they might score a good deal.  
www.travelagewest.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:04 AM
According to industry data, airfare and rental car rates are trending down compared to last year, creating fresh opportunities for value in travel this winter season
www.travelagewest.com/Industry-Ins...
www.travelagewest.com/Industry-Ins...
Despite ongoing geopolitical uncertainty, luxury travel remains resilient. In 2026, it will evolve with travelers prioritizing cultural depth and meaningful experiences, as well as alternatives to overtouristed hotspots or new ways to explore high-traffic regions www.forbes.com/sites/nicole...
Travel Trends Shaping Luxury Tourism In 2026
From Asia’s next-wave destinations to off-grid safaris, luxury travel in 2026 is expanding in unexpected directions.
www.forbes.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Despite ongoing geopolitical uncertainty, luxury travel remains resilient. In 2026, it will evolve with travelers prioritizing cultural depth and meaningful experiences, as well as alternatives to overtouristed hotspots or new ways to explore high-traffic regions www.forbes.com/sites/nicole...
The US government has released new data on inbound tourism now that the shutdown is over, revealing a disappointing September for travel to the U.S.
skift.com/2025/11/19/u...
skift.com/2025/11/19/u...
U.S. Inbound Travel Dropped Again in September, Extending a Slow Year
New data from the United States government reveals a disappointing September for international travel to the U.S.
skift.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:14 PM
The US government has released new data on inbound tourism now that the shutdown is over, revealing a disappointing September for travel to the U.S.
skift.com/2025/11/19/u...
skift.com/2025/11/19/u...
Just heard this: “Entrepreneur is French for unemployable” 🤣🤣🤣
November 19, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Just heard this: “Entrepreneur is French for unemployable” 🤣🤣🤣
Solo travel is booming. More and more tour operators and travel companies are hopping on the bandwagon www.travelmarketreport.com/packaged-tra...
How Solo Women Groups Are Redefining Adventure Travel
Paige Davis, president of AdventureWomen, discusses the leading trends driving solo women-only travel.
www.travelmarketreport.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Solo travel is booming. More and more tour operators and travel companies are hopping on the bandwagon www.travelmarketreport.com/packaged-tra...
Why Human Connections in Travel Still Matter in a World of AI substack.com/home/post/p-...
Why Human Connections in Travel Still Matter in a World of AI
AI is everywhere—streamlining processes, predicting behaviors, and making travel more efficient.
substack.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Why Human Connections in Travel Still Matter in a World of AI substack.com/home/post/p-...
This is definetely some trend to monitor in the travel agent segment www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/...
Some travel agency owners are shifting from consortium to host
Those who have made the leap say it has helped reduce administrative and financial burdens.
www.travelweekly.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:01 PM
This is definetely some trend to monitor in the travel agent segment www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/...
Human connection is the #1 trend reshaping airport experience. What a discovery! www.traveldailynews.com/statistics-t...
ACI World highlights five traveller trends reshaping airport experiences in 2026
ACI World’s 2026 traveller trends show rising demand for personalised, human-centred and memorable airport experiences.
www.traveldailynews.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Human connection is the #1 trend reshaping airport experience. What a discovery! www.traveldailynews.com/statistics-t...
Around 81.8 million people are expected to travel at least fifty miles from their homes this Thanksgiving holiday, with domestic travel expected to break records, according to a new report by AAA
www.travelpulse.com/news/impacti...
www.travelpulse.com/news/impacti...
New Report Predicts Record-Breaking Thanksgiving Travel
AAA's Thanksgiving report expects nearly 82 million holiday travelers this year.
www.travelpulse.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Around 81.8 million people are expected to travel at least fifty miles from their homes this Thanksgiving holiday, with domestic travel expected to break records, according to a new report by AAA
www.travelpulse.com/news/impacti...
www.travelpulse.com/news/impacti...
Google is releasing some new ways to book your flights and hotels through AI Mode, plus new tools to plan your travel and find travel deals searchengineland.com/google-can-b...
Google can book your flights, hotels and dinner reservations using AI
Plus, Google added new travel AI tools with Canvas and ways to find deals.
searchengineland.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Google is releasing some new ways to book your flights and hotels through AI Mode, plus new tools to plan your travel and find travel deals searchengineland.com/google-can-b...
After decades of digitizing bookings, the travel industry is now digitizing imagination. The shift is powered by artificial intelligence—particularly agentic AI, systems that don’t just answer questions but take action on your behalf.
www.forbes.com/sites/jefffr...
www.forbes.com/sites/jefffr...
How AI Will Reimagine Travel In 2026: From Dreaming To Doing
AI will drive more opportunities for consumers to act on their travel and experiences dreams.
www.forbes.com
November 17, 2025 at 7:34 PM
After decades of digitizing bookings, the travel industry is now digitizing imagination. The shift is powered by artificial intelligence—particularly agentic AI, systems that don’t just answer questions but take action on your behalf.
www.forbes.com/sites/jefffr...
www.forbes.com/sites/jefffr...
Artificial intelligence (AI) initiatives have come thick and fast in the travel industry over the course of 2025 www.phocuswire.com/ai-developme...
A snapshot of AI developments in travel in 2025
AI-focused launches and partnerships have been a weekly, sometimes daily, feature of travel tech news in 2025—and the pace is unlikely to let up.
www.phocuswire.com
November 17, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Artificial intelligence (AI) initiatives have come thick and fast in the travel industry over the course of 2025 www.phocuswire.com/ai-developme...
Here’s the uncomfortable truth: the travel industry is not authentic, it only sells a curated perfection mariatuttocuore.substack.com/p/the-troubl...
November 17, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Here’s the uncomfortable truth: the travel industry is not authentic, it only sells a curated perfection mariatuttocuore.substack.com/p/the-troubl...
“Sleep tourism is also now a thing: Hotels are offering pillow menus and retreat weekends. Luxury resorts are offering trip itineraries focused on getting a better night’s rest. Last year, trend forecast agency WGSN labeled “therapeutic laziness,” AKA bed rotting, as one of the year’s top trends.”
November 16, 2025 at 1:48 PM
“Sleep tourism is also now a thing: Hotels are offering pillow menus and retreat weekends. Luxury resorts are offering trip itineraries focused on getting a better night’s rest. Last year, trend forecast agency WGSN labeled “therapeutic laziness,” AKA bed rotting, as one of the year’s top trends.”
Europe’s tourism sector delivered a strong summer season in 2025, with rising arrivals, robust traveller spending and growing use of AI tools, despite higher costs, heatwaves and shifting consumer habits. www.traveldailynews.com/statistics-t...
Europe’s tourism shows resilience amid higher costs and shifting travel trends
Europe’s tourism shows resilience in 2025, with rising arrivals, stronger spending, evolving traveller behaviour and growing AI adoption, according to the European Travel Commission’s Q3 report.
www.traveldailynews.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Europe’s tourism sector delivered a strong summer season in 2025, with rising arrivals, robust traveller spending and growing use of AI tools, despite higher costs, heatwaves and shifting consumer habits. www.traveldailynews.com/statistics-t...
Finally good news in travel for the holidays www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/vi...
Several major airlines expect smooth Thanksgiving travel
Many Americans are gearing up to travel for the holidays, and there are plenty of questions on how long shutdown impacts will be felt in the skies.
www.cbsnews.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Finally good news in travel for the holidays www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/vi...
The drop has been reflected in air and car travel, according to Canadian statistics. Tensions over tariffs placed by the Trump administration spurred calls for Canadians to spend their money at home.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
Canadian Travel to the U.S. Declines for 10th Straight Month
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:28 PM
The drop has been reflected in air and car travel, according to Canadian statistics. Tensions over tariffs placed by the Trump administration spurred calls for Canadians to spend their money at home.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
5 Habits Ryan Leak Says Will Separate Good Travel Advisors From Great Ones www.luxurytravelreport.com/compass/arti...
5 Habits Ryan Leak Says Will Separate Good Travel Advisors From Great Ones
<p>From intentional service to real mentorship, Leak’s strongest ideas translate directly to agency leadership.</p>
www.luxurytravelreport.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:24 PM
5 Habits Ryan Leak Says Will Separate Good Travel Advisors From Great Ones www.luxurytravelreport.com/compass/arti...
Next trends in tourism according to Chris Sanderson of The Future Laboratory www.traveldailynews.com/meetings-eve...
The tech watch: 10 technologies reshaping tourism by 2040
The tech watch: 10 technologies reshaping tourism reveals how innovation will redefine global travel by 2040, from AI assistants to sustainable aviation.
www.traveldailynews.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Next trends in tourism according to Chris Sanderson of The Future Laboratory www.traveldailynews.com/meetings-eve...
Travel industry nonprofits are becoming more essential as operators respond to foreign aid cuts, climate pressures and the demand for meaningful, responsible travel. www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/...
Tourism-funded philanthropy is more important than ever
Tour operators' nonprofits are stepping up during a time when foreign aid has been cut.
www.travelweekly.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Travel industry nonprofits are becoming more essential as operators respond to foreign aid cuts, climate pressures and the demand for meaningful, responsible travel. www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/...
UN Tourism concluded its largest-ever General Assembly in Riyadh, confirming new leadership and unveiling a bold roadmap that places Artificial Intelligence and digital innovation at the heart of the sector’s transformation. www.traveldailynews.com/meetings-eve...
UN Tourism sets AI agenda for global tourism as General Assembly concludes in Riyadh
UN Tourism in Riyadh sets Artificial Intelligence and innovation agenda, confirms new leadership, and adopts the Riyadh Declaration on the Future of Tourism.
www.traveldailynews.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:27 PM
UN Tourism concluded its largest-ever General Assembly in Riyadh, confirming new leadership and unveiling a bold roadmap that places Artificial Intelligence and digital innovation at the heart of the sector’s transformation. www.traveldailynews.com/meetings-eve...