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22 May 2024

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Almost half of Europeans speak English as a second language

More and more Europeans appreciate the importance of speaking at least one foreign language, with a noticeable increase in EU’s population of people capable of having […]

22 May 2024

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Three UK seaside towns vote to introduce tourist tax

When you think of overcrowded beaches, the first place that comes to mind might not be the coastline of the UK, but three seaside resort towns […]

22 May 2024

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5 impressive Brutalist buildings in Europe

Concrete. That is probably the first thing most of us think about when we hear the term ‘Brutalism’. Not without reason, as a lot of Brutalist […]

22 May 2024

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Tennis superstars Federer and Nadal pose for Louis Vuitton Core Values campaign

Fashion house Louis Vuitton has launched a new advertising campaign featuring tennis superstars Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. On a staged hike together in Italy’s snowy […]

21 May 2024

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Consequences of overtourism in the Canaries

I wrote last week about the protests against overtourism in the Canaries. Protests which involved eleven people going on a twenty-day hunger strike. The Canary Islands are exhausted. […]

21 May 2024

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One dead and over 30 injured on turbulence hit London to Singapore flight

At least one person has been confirmed dead and some 30 injured after a Singapore Airlines flight headed to the city nation suddenly lost altitude after […]

21 May 2024

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Thousands of tourists trapped as New Caledonia airport remains closed

New Caldonia, a French overseas territory in the Pacific Ocean, has been overtaken by riots for about a week, causing the airport to close and trapping […]

21 May 2024

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Haiti’s main airport reopens after months of gang violence

Since a gang uprising began on 29 February, Haiti, especially capital Port-au-Prince, has been on lockdown, with tourists and locals alike trapped inside the rioting city. […]

21 May 2024

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New London-Manchester train services could be in place by 2027

A new low-fare train service could be coming to tracks between London Euston and Rochdale in Greater Manchester if a recent route application by FirstGroup is […]

21 May 2024

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Overtourism in Mallorca at critical level, says hotelier federation

In signs of more unrest in the hospitality and tourism sector in the Spanish Balearic Islands, a hoteliers’ organisation has demanded “a strategic plan” to address […]

21 May 2024

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Jazzing in Dinant, the birthplace of the saxophone

Imagine a world without the music of John Coltrane or Charlie “Bird” Parker. Imagine Tom Jobim’s “The Girl from Ipanema” without the lush sounds of Stan […]

21 May 2024

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Spain’s Zaragoza set to impose insurance on cyclists and scooters

Officials in Zaragoza, northern Spain, have proposed measures to make cycling insurance obligatory in the city. Under the new regulations, put forward by far-right group Vox […]

21 May 2024

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Paris Olympics no-fly zone will see thousands of flyers affected

A huge area of French air space is set to be closed on one of the year’s peak travel days, due to Olympic security measures. Hundreds […]

20 May 2024

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New walking brochure guides you through Flemish Brabant on 12 routes

Spring in Belgium looks a lot more like an autumn in any other country, still gray and rather rainy. But once the sun finally remembers this […]

20 May 2024

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Why Bhutan is a beacon of sustainable tourism

“When Bhutan opened to foreign tourists in the 1970s, our leadership resisted the temptations to harness a quick fortune from mass tourism and instead, was prescient […]

20 May 2024

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Blue Origin successfully completes 7th space tourism mission after safety probe

Blue Origin has successfully completed its 7th space tourism mission, after needing to take almost two years to re-evaluate the safety of launching equipment following a […]

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