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Marta studied Political Science and Media & Journalism at the Catholic University of Portugal (UCP) and has developed her journalistic career working for the Portuguese newspapers Diário de Notícias, Correio da Manhā and media outlets in Brussels. She is a reporter for Travel Tomorrow, and is also engaged in delivering communications services and EU policy research for different consultancies in Brussels. A former Blue Book trainee of the European Commission, Marta has a keen interest in EU and global affairs, and experience in reporting and interpreting information. Whenever she can, Marta loves traveling, exploring nature and learning about regenerative agriculture. She is also quite enthusiastic about space ventures and the cosmos.

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24 May 2022

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Ghent to host the world cycling summit

Ghent has won the bid to host Velo-city 2024, becoming the first Belgian city to host the conference since Brussels in 2009. 1. Ghent The European […]

24 May 2022

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European Parliament wants airlines paying more for their carbon emissions

Curbing aviation emissions is part of the EU’s ‘Fit for 55’, which is the bloc’s plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHG). In view of reaching […]

24 May 2022

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A church in Brussels to be transformed into a climbing hall

From 2023, a church in Brussels will be transformed into a climbing hall. Located in the municipality of Forest, in the Brussels Region, the Church of […]

24 May 2022

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Heatwave in Spain breaks record temperatures for May

Spain is experiencing a heat wave in the middle of May, 30 days before the start of summer. On Thursday May 19th, the Generalitat of Catalonia […]

23 May 2022

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UK travelers grow wary as British Airways workers announce a potential summer holiday strike

With the European summer holiday season around the corner, the Unite and GMB unions have called a meeting of British Airways check-in and ground staff to […]

23 May 2022

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War in Ukraine hampers Latvia’s plans for tourism recovery

Once a vibrant destination for northern European cruises and for the youth to enjoy a cheap nigh out, Riga is today struggling to attract tourists, with […]

23 May 2022

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Belgium scraps face masks and testing for travelling

Travelling to and from Belgium will become a lot easier. Since yesterday, the country lifted the mandatory use of face masks and a series of travelling […]

23 May 2022

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Saudi Arabia to invest $1 trillion in its tourism industry

Saudi Arabia will spend 1 trillion dollars over a decade to promote itself as a leisure tourist destination and achieve the ambitious goal of attracting 100 […]

23 May 2022

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Ryanair summer flights at threat as unions in Europe plan strikes

Trade unions are threatening to carry out European-wide cabin crew strike actions at Ryanair in the next weeks if the low-cost airline does not open to […]

23 May 2022

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Belgian teenage pilot lands in Nairobi amid record-setting flight attempt

On Wednesday May 18, Belgian-British pilot Mack Rutherford landed his plane in Kenya. Mack—a 16-year-old boy who is on a quest to become the youngest pilot […]

23 May 2022

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Schengen visa application to soon go digital for millions of visitors

The European Commission has announced plans to digitize the Schengen visa application process, making it faster and easier for non-EU citizens to apply for visas to […]

23 May 2022

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Portugal has the EU’s highest 2022 growth projection and tourism is playing a key role

The European Commissioner for the Economy, Paolo Gentiloni, has announced that the reopening of international tourism is contributing to the projection of a 5.8% growth in […]

23 May 2022

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Mayor of Lisbon calls on new airport to be built to speed up tourism recovery

The Mayor of Lisbon, Carlos Moedas, wants a new airport on the Portuguese capital to help cope with the recovery of tourism. 1. Airport queues Moedas’ […]

20 May 2022

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A new French app uses AI to identify different cheeses from a single photo

If there’s one thing the French are famous for, aside from their impeccable fashion sense, it has to be their cuisine. It might not be the […]

20 May 2022

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Why this month is the best time to buy your outdoor equipment

Spring is almost over, the summer holidays are just a stone’s throw away and temperatures are rapidly raising. Does this mean barbecue season has arrived? Yes! […]

20 May 2022

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Digitalisation of restaurants a step forward for the sector to thrive post-Covid

The future of restaurants must take into account the changes in behaviours with consumers getting more immersed in the digital realm. Even before Covid-19, the sector […]