LEBANON: A growing number of travelers are using artificial intelligence for trip planning, according to the Global Rescue Fall 2024 Traveler Sentiment and Safety Survey. One out of 10 (11%) of the world’s most experienced travelers have started to incorporate AI tools into their travel preparation, with most finding it beneficial for research and itinerary suggestions, according to the survey. “AI for travel is no longer a futuristic concept; it’s becoming a practical tool for travelers looking to streamline their trip planning,” said Dan Richards, CEO of the Global Rescue Companies and a member of the U.S. Travel and Tourism Advisory Board at the Department of Commerce, in a press release.
MANCHESTER: Avelo Airlines launched nonstop service Nov. 7 between Manchester-Boston Regional Airport (MHT) and Charlotte’s Concord-Padgett Regional Airport (USA). Avelo is the first airline to offer nonstop service between MHT and USA. Avelo plans to operate the route twice weekly on Thursdays and Sundays using Boeing Next-Generation 737 aircraft.
CONCORD: The New Hampshire-Ireland Trade Council, established by the Legislature and signed into law by Gov. Chris Sununu earlier this year to increase economic, academic and cultural bonds with one of the state’s leading travel partners, met for the first time Oct. 23. The initial meeting of the council took place on the heels of the governor’s trade mission to Ireland in September, which included Commissioner Taylor Caswell of the Department of Business and Economic Affairs and Director of Economic Development Chase Hagaman.
BEDFORD: Sperry, a commercial real estate firm specializing in the investment sales brokerage, leasing brokerage, business brokerage, property management and investment of commercial real estate, announced that veteran commercial real estate professional Chris Pascucci joined the firm as an affiliate under the name Sperry-Commercial Realty Associates. Pascucci will be based in Bedford, NH.
LONDONDERRY: The Aviation Museum of New Hampshire has acquired a fragment of an historic B-17 bomber piloted in World War II by Capt. Harl Pease of the U.S. Army Air Corps. Pease, a native of Plymouth, NH, received the Medal of Honor posthumously after his aircraft was shot down on Aug. 7, 1942, by enemy fire during a bombing mission over the Japanese-occupied island of Rabaul, New Britain. The Medal of Honor, the U.S. military’s highest award for valor, was presented to the Pease family by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Pease is the only aviator from New Hampshire to date to receive the Medal of Honor, according to the museum.
