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Avanti Destinations has introduced an Italy print reference guide for travel advisors, which includes information on 15 customizable vacation packages, 240 hotels, villas, and resorts, as well as 255 tours and experiences, of which 90 percent are privately operated.“Of the 58 countries we sell, Italy has always been our most popular destination, and it’s where we have our deepest product offering,” said Avanti Destinations Product Manager Tami Cortez. “All these packages are complete F.I.T. vacations with some of our favorite properties, activities, tours and transfers to provide a starting point for clients who aren’t sure what they might like to…
StrictlyVC is back at TechCrunch Disrupt in October, bringing together the insiders who shape the venture capital landscape, this time with a sharper focus on the market’s biggest challenge: liquidity. In an era of extended exit timelines, slowed distributions, and increasingly selective LPs, the conversations behind closed doors matter more than ever. Working with Cendana Capital, which has backed 80+ funds in its 15-year history, we are launching a new off-the-record LP track that offers an unfiltered look at where capital is flowing, how LP priorities are changing, and what GPs need to know to survive and thrive in this…
GOYANG, South Korea (AP) — As a popular tattoo artist in South Korea, Song Jaemin is fully booked weeks in advance and highly respected by his clients, some of whom come from abroad to see him. But each time Song inks someone, he commits a crime since it is illegal to give tattoos without a medical license in South Korea.“I began this even though I knew it was illegal, but I was confident that legal restrictions would be eased and things would change,” Song, 28, said in a recent interview at his studio in Goyang near Seoul. “Many tattoo artists…
For Julien Emery, the problem has always been personal. He’s the CEO and co-founder of Superpanel, a platform that helps law firms seamlessly onboard new clients. He listed emotional encounters with the law: As a Canadian, he found access to legal help hard and expensive; he also recalls his mother in a car accident, and how the legal payout helped keep his family afloat for years. He found the legal intake — the process of a firm evaluating a new client or request — tedious. “For consumers, it’s a maze of forms, phone calls, and dropped leads that cause most…
Royal Caribbean Group has reached a long-term framework agreement with Finland’s Meyer Turku that secures rights to build ships at the yard through 2036, the cruise giant announced Tuesday.Royal Caribbean Group also confirmed an order for Icon 5 to be delivered in 2028, subject to financing, and added an option to build Icon 7. An option to build Icon 6 was previously announced. The multi-year agreement strengthens Royal Caribbean Group’s relationship with one of the world’s largest and most modern shipyards specializing in cruise ships.”As we continue to reimagine the future of vacations, we are excited to continue collaborating with…
Meta has raised the stakes in Big Tech’s fight against AI regulation. The Facebook-maker is investing “tens of millions” of dollars into a new super PAC to fight state-level tech policy proposals that could stifle AI advancement, reports Axios. Meta’s pro-AI PAC, called the American Technology Excellence Project, is the company’s latest effort to combat policies it sees as harmful to the development of AI. Last month, Meta launched a California-focused PAC to back tech-friendly candidates in state races. Axios reports that Meta’s new super PAC will be run by Republican veteran Brian Baker and Democratic consulting firm Hilltop Public…
MILAN (AP) — Diesel brought the runway to the streets this season, hiding its collection in plain sight at locations throughout Italy’s fashion capital on the first day of Milan Fashion Week on Tuesday.Creative director Glenn Martens created a literal Easter egg hunt, with models standing in big transparent plastic eggs to show off the edgy, youthful brand’s denim-centric distressed and treated looks.“We decided to give the front row to the city of Milan. Instead of having a show with guests, anybody could go and see the collection at the same time,’’ Martens said.The 55 co-ed looks for next spring…
by Sarah Kuta Last updated: 9:15 AM ET, Tue September 23, 2025 American Cruise Lines is launching three new itineraries on the Mississippi River and its tributaries.The new cruises include a nine-day Arkansas River cruise between Tulsa, Oklahoma, and Memphis, Tennessee; an 11-day Great Smoky Mountains cruise between Knoxville and Huntsville, Tennessee; and an eight-day Gulf Coast cruise between Pensacola, Florida, and New Orleans, Louisiana. Each itinerary also includes a pre-cruise hotel stay.In total, American Cruise Lines now offers 14 itineraries, plus additional themed and holiday cruises, on the Mississippi River. The nine-day Arkansas River cruise will be offered in…
Robotics companies often have to deal with a simple but confounding problem: Robots produce a lot of data. Even a simple robot can easily produce up to a terabyte of data per day, since they continuously capture data from cameras and sensors. Sydney, Australia-based Alloy thinks it can help with that issue: The startup is building data infrastructure for robotics companies to help them process and organize all the data their robots collect from various sources, including sensors and cameras. At its core, Alloy encodes and labels the data it collects, and allows users to search through their data using natural language to find bugs and errors. Users can also set up rules to catch and flag issues in the future,…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A former Omega Psi Phi pledge who alleges he was so severely beaten during the Nu Eta chapter’s “Hell Night” that he had to relearn how to walk is now suing the fraternity, the University of Mississippi, multiple other people and organizations. According to the federal lawsuit, Rafeal Joseph and other pledges were struck repeatedly with a wooden paddle made from a two-by-four plank on April 16, 2023. Afterwards, Joseph went to the hospital where he underwent a blood transfusion and emergency surgery while being treated for bruised ribs, a hematoma, posterior compartment syndrome and rhabdomyolysis,…