﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Travel Weekly Tour Operator  News</title><link>https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Tour-Operators</link><description>Get the latest Tour Operator News</description><copyright>(c) 2026, NORTHSTAR Travel Media, LLC. 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-0500</pubDate><author>Robert Silk</author><image>https://ik.imgkit.net/3vlqs5axxjf/TW/ik-seo/uploadedImages/Art/Shutterstock_Art/2025/T0324CBP_SS/U.S.-considers-revised-approach-to-social-media-sc.jpg?n=3800&amp;tr=w-300%2Cfo-auto</image><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.travelweekly.com/rssitem.aspx?id=379734</guid></item><item><title>Sellers, hoteliers: Mexico demand is on the mend</title><description><![CDATA[Major hotel companies say their Mexico business is rebounding after cartel-related violence in late February dampened demand.]]></description><link>https://www.travelweekly.com/Mexico-Travel/Mexico-travel-demand-on-the-mend</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 06:50:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Christina Jelski</author><image>https://ik.imgkit.net/3vlqs5axxjf/TW/ik-seo/uploadedImages/Art/Shutterstock_Art/2026/T0302PUERTOVALLARTA_SS/Sellers-hoteliers-Mexico-demand-is-on-the-mend.jpg?n=5677&amp;tr=w-300%2Cfo-auto</image><status>A</status><guid 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