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Antoni Porowski is speaking out about his friend Taylor Swift‘s new romance with Travis Kelce!

Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk has admitted it would have been an honour to have played alongside former Manchester United star Jaap Stam.

William Earl “The White Lotus,” “Wednesday” and “Gladiator 2” are among the TV shows and movies expected to fuel travel and tourism trends in the coming year, according to the annual forecast from travel giant Expedia Group. Another emerging trend in travel is dubbed “Tour Tourism,” in which fans of top artists trek far from home to snag deals on concert tickets and hotel accomodations. Coldplay, Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, Madonna, Metallica, Olivia Rodrigo, the Jonas Brothers and the Foo Fighters are among the superstars who inspire fans to head for the airport.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Susan Rice has rejoined Netflix’s board of directors, after leaving the Biden administration this spring, Netflix said in an SEC filing Friday that Rice’s appointment to the board occurred on Sept. 6, effective immediately.

It’s only been two days since tickets for Taylor Swift’s “Eras Tour” in Toronto have been released and it seems hotels in and around the city are already nearly sold out for November 2024 stays.

Hallmark Channel announced their first ever cruise earlier this month and it sold out just as fast.

So many stars are stepping out for the launch of Expedia Group’s new One Key Loyalty program.

“Face the Nation,” issuing a bleak warning to Hollywood that the entertainment industry faces an “absolute collapse” if the double strike by the Writers Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA is not resolved soon. “What will happen is, if in fact, it doesn’t get settled until Christmas or so, then next year, there’s not going to be many programs for anybody to watch.

Barry Diller, the former head of ABC, Fox Broadcasting Company, and Paramount and current Chairman and Senior Executive, IAC and Expedia Group, stirred the pot during an appearance Sunday on CBS talk show “Face the Nation.”

EXCLUSIVE: Jeff Tobler, Array’s Chief Marketing Officer, is joining Expedia Group as Head of Global Media Relations. He will be responsible for leading communications strategy for the Expedia Brands, including Expedia, VRBO and Hotels.com. 

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Cynthia Littleton Business EditorLongtime CBS communications executive Lauri Metrose has been named head of global PR and social media for travel giant Expedia.Metrose will serve as senior VP for Expedia Brands, overseeing public relations and social media for the well-trafficked digital travel service that is owned by Barry Diller’s IAC.“Lauri is one of the most respected PR and social media executives in the media industry, well known as a world-class storyteller,” said Jon Gieselman, president of Expedia Brands.Metrose had been with CBS and Paramount Television since 1998. Most recently she served as executive VP of communications for CBS Studios.

Lauri Metrose, who is leaving her post as head of communications for CBS Studios later this month after more than two decades at CBS, will be joining Expedia Group as SVP of Global PR for the travel web site. She will lead the Expedia Brands global consumer PR and social media teams.

Manori Ravindran International EditorUTA has appointed former venture capitalist James Gartshore Boulter as its endorsements and voiceover agent, based out of the agency’s London office. Boulter is the division’s first agent from the division to be based out of the U.K.In his new role, Boulter is responsible for securing commercial and endorsement opportunities and partnering top-tier talent with brands at the intersection of entertainment, culture, fashion and technology.Prior to joining UTA, Boulter worked in management consultancy for more than a decade.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorNational Geographic Media, majority owned by Disney, has hired a new editor in chief: Nathan Lump, a journalism veteran most recently with Expedia, who will oversee NatGeo’s editorial operations worldwide.Lump joins NatGeo from Expedia Group, where he was VP and global head of editorial and entertainment. He has more than 25 years of experience, including serving in senior roles at publications including Travel + Leisure, Condé Nast Traveler, and the New York Times, where he led the style magazine’s quarterly travel edition.In the role, Lump will manage the content strategy of the National Geographic editorial team of more than 130 staffers.

With the pandemic finally seeming to start to ease, travel restrictions lifting and holidaymakers getting to travel more freely again, more of us are starting to look at booking holidays abroad.

Ewan McGregor is taking fans around the world in Expedia’s new Super Bowl commercial.

Ewan McGregor might have a commercial airing during the 2022 Super Bowl, but it doesn’t look like he’s going to be there.

Miley Cyrus and Dolly Parton are the latest in a long line of celebs teasing a Super Bowl ad ahead of this Sunday’s big game.

There’s some really great “stuff” out there but none of it compares to seeing the world, according to Ewan McGregor in his new Expedia ad.

The Scottish Government is investigating whether public money has been handed to companies with links to “illegal” Israeli ­settlements in Palestine.