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The Budget lands 28 October. ABTA wants APD frozen and children exempted, and a percentage-based visitor levy is coming. Both could change what premium clients pay.
Jeff Cameron · Oct 5, 2026CAA has doubled its emergency medical limit to $10 million and added an automatic flight-delay benefit, while IMG has closed its purchase of adventure insurer World Nomads.
Jeff Cameron · Oct 2, 2026Amex's top Aeroplan cards rise from $599 to $799 next year, adding credits, worldwide Maple Leaf Lounge access and priority security. Points-heavy clients will ask if it pays.
Jeff Cameron · Oct 2, 2026Discover Puerto Rico is making its own data the source AI assistants cite. Suppliers who aren't in a DMO's verified dataset may soon stop showing up in AI-led trip planning.
Mira Okonkwo · Oct 1, 2026Canadian drive trips to the US are recovering but still about a quarter below 2024, and New York State is offering incentives to win clients back this fall.
Jessie Isberg · Oct 1, 2026AI agents can now book a hotel room but still struggle with the full transaction. Access, judgement and accountability are where advisors keep their edge.
Mira Okonkwo · Oct 1, 2026U.S. readers named Victoria the world's best small city for a fourth straight year. Four local hotels placed…
Ottawa and the Northwest Territories have accepted the Mackenzie River’s nomination as a Canadian Heritage River. Each of…
Nine Marriott hotels in Mexico and the Caribbean have new rooms, restaurants or beach clubs, from an US$11…
Paradiso, the El Born bar behind a pastrami shop's fridge door, has won the Rémy Martin Legend of…
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