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by Lacey Pfalz Last updated: 10:25 AM ET, Mon July 7, 2025 Kristian C. Anderson, the new EVP of Global Sales for Atlas Ocean Voyages. (Photo Credit: Atlas Ocean Voyages)WHY IT RATES: Anderson brings decades of experience from other luxury brands to enhance Atlas’s trade-first sales strategy. — Lacey Pfalz, Associate Editor, TravelPulse Atlas Ocean Voyages has appointed Kristian C. Anderson as Executive Vice President of Global Sales. In this role, the seasoned luxury cruise executive will lead all sales initiatives as the brand deepens its trade-first strategy to expand in the luxury expedition cruise market. Anderson will report directly to President…
Waymo kicked off two “road trips” to Philadelphia and New York City on Monday, signaling the Alphabet-owned company’s interest in expanding into Northeastern cities. Waymo’s branded “road trips” don’t necessarily signal a commercial launch anytime soon. Waymo has announced several other road trips this year, including to Houston, Orlando, Las Vegas, San Diego, and San Antonio. Typically, the trips involve sending a small fleet of human-driven vehicles equipped with Waymo’s autonomous driving system to map out the new city. Then Waymo tests the vehicles autonomously, though still with a human behind the wheel, before taking any data and learnings back…
by Lacey Pfalz Last updated: 11:15 AM ET, Mon July 7, 2025 All tourists are safe following a large wildfire in the city of Ierapetra in Crete, Greece, according to Andreas Fiorentinos, the Secretary General from the Greek National Tourism Organization. The GNTO reports that the wildfire is now under control following several days of the blaze, and “all vacationers, hotels, and surrounding areas are safe.” According to the GNTO, “Precautionary measures were taken immediately, and tourists in the affected areas were temporarily relocated and hosted in other parts of Crete.” Some residents in unaffected areas generously offered to host travelers…
Some tennis players are not happy with Wimbledon’s new AI line judges, as reported by The Telegraph. This is the first year the prestigious tennis tournament, which is still ongoing, replaced human line judges, who determine if a ball is in or out, with an electronic line calling system (ELC). Numerous players criticized the AI technology, mostly for making incorrect calls, leading to them losing points. Notably, British tennis star Emma Raducanu called out the technology for missing a ball that her opponent hit out, but instead had to be played as if it were in. On a television replay,…
Death and destruction at a venerable Texas summer camp might have parents wondering about the risks of sending their kids away to any camp, even if it’s in a much different setting and less vulnerable to a natural disaster.The stunning flood that killed more than two dozen campers and counselors along a river at Camp Mystic in the Texas Hill Country was the result of extraordinary rain and walls of water. Nonetheless, experts agree that information about how a camp plans for emergencies is just as important as the lunch menu and the times to go swimming.Many summer camps, of…
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Cierra Ortega, a contestant of this summer’s “Love Island USA” left the villa just a week before the finale of the hit reality series is set to air on Peacock.Her departure, announced Sunday, followed weeks of uproar from viewers after old posts from Ortega resurfaced that contained a racial slur against Asian people. The show’s narrator, Iain Stirling, announced Ortega had departed “due to a personal situation” early in Sunday’s episode.Ortega becomes the second contestant this season to depart the show amid controversy due to past social media posts. Yulissa Escobar abruptly exited last month in…
Block CEO and Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey wrote in an X post on Sunday night that he spent his weekend creating an app called Bitchat (presumably a combination of the words “bit” and “chat,” and not the other combination of words that it looks like). Bitchat is a messaging app that operates through Bluetooth mesh networks, allowing users to send messages without Wi-Fi or cell reception. Because of Bluetooth’s technical limitations, this kind of app generally only works at a range of around 100 meters, making it useful for situations like finding friends at a busy music festival where cell…
For travelers seeking something new—beyond the familiar beach resorts and over-touristed capitals—Taipei, Taiwan where just recently named the Happiest Country in Asia (World Happiness Report 2025), Taipei is gaining global attention as a must-visit destination. As a creative center and a high-tech powerhouse, Taipei is emerging as a destination that seamlessly blends modern urban life with natural landscapes and deep cultural heritage. To help more travelers experience this distinctive charm, Taipei City Government’s Department of Information and Tourism in collaboration with EVA Air, has launched a dedicated promotional campaign this June tailored specifically for U.S. travelers.The campaign offers exclusive EVA…
The iPhone’s new glassy look has been toned down with Monday’s release of the third developer beta of iOS 26. This follows user complaints that the update made parts of the user interface more difficult to read. At WWDC 2025 in June, the tech giant introduced its new design language, known as Liquid Glass, which is inspired by the optical qualities of glass in the real world, including how it refracts light and its translucent nature. But the early version in the first developer beta of iOS 26 and the accompanying updates for Apple’s other devices still left room for…
With summer travel heating up, travelers booking vacation rental accommodations abroad are being urged to proceed with caution. According to an advisory from travel insurance comparison platform Squaremouth, a wave of new regulations targeting short-term rentals is sweeping across Europe and Asia, potentially affecting thousands of listings and the travelers who rely on them. In June, Spanish authorities ordered Airbnb to remove more than 65,000 listings that didn’t comply with local laws. Meanwhile, Thailand has issued warnings to foreigners using condo units as illegal short-term rentals, and countries like Italy and Greece have followed suit with their own restrictions aimed at…