MERIDIAN, Miss. (WTOK) – One tourism agency is celebrating National Travel and Tourism Week in the Queen City. Visit Meridian kicked off the week by hosting ‘Popcorn in the Plaza’ at Dumont Plaza on Monday morning. The press conference was a way to recognize the hospitality industry and announce the winners of the Hospitality Hero…

Skift Take The new Google search results in an age of AI-powered search is a fascinating mix of usefulness, uselessness, and sheer overwhelm of formats. Rafat Ali This past week, Google made a significant leap in the AI-driven search domain with the launch of its latest search capabilities and a more advanced Gemini AI model.…

Bringing you one step closer to travelling on a Ghibli passport. Travelling can be a stressful experience so it’s always nice to have some familiar comforts to keep your spirits up along the way. When it comes to handing over your passport at immigration, you’ll now be able to put a smile on everyone’s face…

I spent much of last week in Salt Lake City, where I spoke at the ACES Conference for Apple consultants and managed services providers (many of whom are TidBITS Content Network subscribers). It was my first conference and solo business trip since the pandemic started in 2020, and it took some time to update my…

<!– Travel this Memorial Day Weekend is expected to increase this year – ABC 36 News

Cannabis and nature go together like THC and CBD, and the great outdoors are calling. It’s time of the year to get off our couches and out to the beach, to the woods, to the parks—wherever you like, as long as it’s not inside! That said, we understand you might be used to your whole…

The unofficial start to summer is inching closer, and travel is expected to boom past pre-pandemic levels for the first time, which could cause more headaches on the roads for the estimated 2.8 million New York residents looking to get away, according to a new forecast report by the AAA. About 2.5 million of those…

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Memorial Day is among the busiest travel holidays of the year and AAA is predicting a record number of Americans to hit the roads this weekend. This year’s total number of travelers is projected to reach about 43.8 million — a 4% increase from last Memorial Day weekend, according to…

Beer sloshed down the front of my shirt, which could was barely a shirt, as I jostled toward the bar. My new friends were ahead of me, and I hoped I wouldn’t lose them in the undulating crowd. It’s 2014, I’ve been in college for a week, and I’m standing in The Red Garter, a…

Aly Nicklas, Pedal Through (Travel Oregon) The Oregon Tourism Commission, dba Travel Oregon, is celebrating National Travel and Tourism Week (NTTW) by announcing that travel industry employment in Oregon recovered to pre-pandemic levels in 2023, employee earnings grew significantly and visitor spending reached an all-time high of $14 billion—powering communities, connections and industries across the…