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RIYADH, Saudi Arabia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Under the patronage of His Royal Highness Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, His Excellency Ahmed Al-Khateeb, Minister of Tourism and Chairman of TOURISE, today announced the TOURISE 2027 Summit, taking place in Riyadh from March 23-25, 2027. Building on the inaugural TOURISE Summit in November 2025 and a year of collaboration since, the 2027 edition will run under the theme “Alliances That Move the World.” Over thr...

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The global hospitality technology provider, Unifocus, has announced the launch of its newest AI platform, Unifocus Claira. Unifocus Claira is an industry first end-to-end workforce management and operations platform, purpose-built to give hoteliers and above-property hospitality organizations complete visibility across the workforce lifecycle through one cohesive system. By replacing the patchwork of disconnected tools, multiple technology stacks and siloed data systems...

ALPHARETTA, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Agilysys, Inc. (Nasdaq: AGYS), a leading global provider of hospitality software and services, today announced it will participate in the Piper Sandler 5th Annual Growth Frontiers Conference to be held in person, in Nashville, Tennessee, September 15th – 16th.Agilysys Chief Financial Officer Dave Wood will participate in one-on-one and group meetings with investors and analysts on September 15th and 16th. Participants who want to meet one-on-one with Agilysys mu...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Online Vacation Center Holdings Corp. (OTCQX: ONVC), announced today that the company has declared the regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.02 per share on its outstanding shares of Common Stock. This dividend will be payable on October 30, 2026 to stockholders of record at the close of business on September 30, 2026. Online Vacation Center Holdings Corp. is a Florida holding company, focused on internally growing and developing its group of diversified...

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Viking® (www.viking.com) (NYSE: VIK) today announced that the Viking Astrea®, the company’s second hydrogen-powered cruise ship capable of operating with zero emissions, was “floated out,” marking a major construction milestone and the first time the ship has touched water. Scheduled for delivery in May 2027, the Viking Astrea will spend her inaugural season sailing itineraries in the Mediterranean and Northern Europe. “The float out of the Viking Astrea represents...

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Viking Holdings Ltd (“Viking” or the “Company”) (NYSE: VIK) today announced that its board of directors authorized a share repurchase program of up to $1 billion of Viking’s outstanding ordinary shares. “The share repurchase authorization reflects confidence in Viking's long-term prospects, strong financial position and ability to continue generating substantial cash flow,” said Leah Talactac, President and Chief Executive Officer of Viking. “This authorization pro...

JUNEAU, Alaska--(BUSINESS WIRE)--UnCruise Adventures is more than doubling capacity on its popular Aleutian Islands Alaska cruise in 2028....

DANIA BEACH, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Paisly today announced the addition of Viking, including its River, Ocean and Expedition voyages, along with Scenic Group, the parent company of Scenic Luxury Cruises & Tours and Emerald Cruises & Tours, to its growing cruise portfolio. Beginning today, travelers can book cruises from all three brands through JetBlue Vacations, where they can “double dip” on loyalty by earning TrueBlue points on their cruise while still earning applicable loyalty rewa...

MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Starboard and Azamara Cruises today announced the launch of Azamara Shopping Rewards, a first-of-its-kind shopping rewards program....

NEW HARTFORD, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PAR Technology Corporation (NYSE: PAR) today announced the launch of Guest360, a new product designed to help restaurant brands understand and grow their entire guest base, not just the guests enrolled in loyalty. Built to work alongside PAR® Punchh®, Guest360 recognizes guests from the first transaction, connects their activity across channels, and creates unified profiles that enable more powerful guest engagement and experiences for brands. Guest360 is al...