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Scenic Luxury Cruises & Tours has elevated its all-inclusive ultra-luxury offerings to new heights, with the launch of its new 2028 and 2029 worldwide collection featuring Scenic Eclipse and Scenic Ikon. With more exclusive suite inclusions available only on Scenic Discovery Yachts, guests will enjoy an unparalleled experience, across 100 plus countries and all seven continents. Scenic Discovery Yachts are equipped with two Airbus H130 helicopters that carry guests far beyond the coastline inland into areas other luxury ships cannot reach other than by long bus rides or even not at all. Their exclusive range of unique helicopter landing experiences have been specifically designed and developed for Scenic Eclipse guests on board the ships and the launch of Scenic Ikon in 2028. Scenic’s all-inclusive philosophy will now…

TWICE dropped the announcement that K-pop fans had been waiting for. The group, signed to JYP Entertainment, officially unveiled the “THIS IS FOR” World Tour on Sunday. Seoul is already confirmed as one of the stops. The reveal came via the group’s official Instagram account, @twicetagram, with a short caption: “THIS IS FOR 끄-읕💙,” alongside the official hashtags for the tour and the Seoul leg. That stylized 끄-읕 is a phonetic riff on the Korean word 끝. In Korean, 끝 means “end.” Fans have been theorizing about what that choice signals for the tour’s overall concept. Seoul’s inclusion is confirmed…

Kensington has appointed Tara Powadiuk as its new SVP, Marketing. Powadiuk is a seasoned global marketing executive with more than 25 years of experience driving brand growth, digital transformation and customer engagement, and she will lead Kensington’s global marketing strategy as the company continues its rapid expansion across the luxury and ultra-luxury travel markets. Powadiuk joins Kensington during a period of significant momentum for the company. Over the past year, Kensington has expanded its portfolio of personalized travel experiences while introducing new offerings that reflect the evolving expectations of affluent travellers seeking deeper, more meaningful journeys and more options for…

NEW YORK — New York will block the construction of any new large data centers for up to a year so the state can create rules to protect the environment and energy grid from the power-hungry facilities that fuel artificial intelligence technology. Gov. Kathy Hochul is set to sign an executive order Tuesday morning imposing the country’s first statewide moratorium on hyperscale data centers, which house thousands of computer servers and require massive amounts of energy and a steady supply of water to keep cool. “As data center development threatens to hike up utility bills, deplete our natural resources, and…

ALISON BEARD: I’m Alison Beard. ADI IGNATIUS: I’m Adi Ignatius, and this is the HBR IdeaCast. ALISON BEARD: Adi, how do you think about the difference between being a great functional leader and a leader that’s ready to take on a larger, more enterprise wide role? What differentiates the two in your mind? ADI IGNATIUS: You could be a great team leader, right? You’re sort of in charge of your folks, you’re trying to maximize what they do. You go to an enterprise role, suddenly it’s far more complex. You have to make trade-offs, things that might not favor the…

By TravelPress Staff July 14, 2026 TICO has announced the appointment of new members to its Consumer Advisory Council (CAC) and Industry Advisory Council (IAC) following a recent recruitment and selection process. The councils bring together diverse voices from consumers and the travel industry to help inform TICO’s work in protecting consumers and supporting a strong, competitive travel marketplace in Ontario. TICO’s CEO Richard Smart said: “We are pleased to welcome our newest council members and look forward to the perspectives they will bring to our discussions. Smart continued: “The councils play an important role in helping us better understand…

I suspect many parents will read your letter and nod. Parents are hardwired to help. They may not be sending $5,000 a month, but they’re paying rent, covering groceries, financing vacations, babysitting full-time or co-signing loans. They want to be emotionally available, supportive and nonjudgmental, and that is wonderful.

The gastrointestinal disease that has reportedly sickened thousands in more than half of U.S. states could possibly be in Canada, but there hasn’t been an outbreak because we’re not detecting it, says a Canadian food safety expert. Though Canadian public health officials haven’t noted an increase in cases of cyclosporiasis, “it could be an ‘if you don’t look, you don’t find’ sort of thing,” says Keith Warriner, a professor at the University of Guelph’s department of food science . “To say that we’re protected in Canada, I’m not sure that’s quite true for the simple reason that when you get…

Photo: Calgary Stampeders. Photo edit: 3DownNation. The Calgary Stampeders have released American defensive back Morice Blackwell II, the team announced on Tuesday. The 23-year-old dressed for one regular-season game with the team this year, filling a depth role in a 40-37 loss to the Saskatchewan Roughriders in Week 3. He was subsequently moved to the practice roster. The six-foot-one, 214-pound defender played eight regular-season games in Calgary last year, recording six special teams tackles in a depth role. ↑ what lands at 3 p.m. daily 3DownNation Newsletter Latest news, exclusive analysis, and more daily at 3 p.m. Latest news, exclusive…

Air Canada has announced the launch of the Air Canada City Shuttle — an expansion of its multi-modal partnership with The Landline Company. The new service will provide a fast, frequent and direct motorcoach connection for Air Canada customers between the Palais des congrès de Montréal and Montréal-Trudeau International Airport (YUL) for $9 one way, plus applicable taxes. The Air Canada City Shuttle is designed to provide more predictable travel times between downtown Montréal and YUL. Using the highway’s dedicated high-occupancy vehicle lane and a private airport entrance helps ensure a faster ride, which could save customers up to 25…