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Make Green Policies Great Again: Biden’s $2.25 trillion plan

US President Joe Biden announced a $2.25 trillion package that is meant to address important issues linked to fossil fuels and climate change. The package is […]

5 April 2021

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The Gambia: Africa’s smallest mainland Nation

A slim finger of a nation on Africa’s sunset coast, enveloped on all sides bar the ocean by Senegal, The Gambia wraps itself around the lower […]

5 April 2021

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Willie Walsh becomes IATA’s new boss

Willie Walsh has officially taken on the role of Director General of IATA. He succeeds Alexandre de Juniac. I am passionate about our industry and about […]

5 April 2021

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Air Belgium bets on the Dutch Caribbean

Since the sanitary crisis outbreak, Belgian and international governments have implemented measures and restrictions that are constantly evolving. A clear and long-term outlook is difficult to […]

5 April 2021

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Building a sustainable future for European travel

This past year has upended the entire travel industry. With ever-changing regulations and lockdowns, dwindling budgets, and fluctuating traveler comfort levels, it feels impossible to deploy […]

5 April 2021

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IATA to launch Travel Pass app on Apple platform this month

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced that its digital Travel Pass will launch this month, according to Reuters. 1. IATA Travel Pass Reuters reported that […]

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Tourist arrivals down 87% in January 2021

The devastating impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on global tourism has carried on into 2021, with new data showing an 87% fall in international tourist arrivals […]

2 April 2021

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Roger Federer becomes official ambassador for Switzerland Tourism

Roger Federer has become an official brand ambassador for Switzerland. On Monday March 29th, Switzerland’s national tourism office (Suisse Tourisme) announced a strategic alliance with Switzerland’s […]

2 April 2021

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Scotland to have its first hydrogen-powered train in 2021

Scotland will have its first train running on hydrogen power by the end of 2021. A new project from the Scottish government and a group of […]

2 April 2021

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24 hours in Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro is an impressive city. From beautiful expansive beaches (after all Brazil is renowned from them) to vibrant neighbourhoods, tasty traditional food, modern architecture […]

2 April 2021

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Klankenbos, a different kind of forest

When talking about life, many people will agree that nature is the greatest artist of all with all the lifeforms, shapes, sounds and scents it created. […]

2 April 2021

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The Belgian bunkers in Bertem’s fields and the forgotten battle of May 1940

The rolling land around Leuven is peppered with Second World War bunkers. Unlike the monsters of the Atlantic Wall, designed to deter as well as to […]

2 April 2021

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Egypt to build first high-speed train connecting the Red Sea with the Mediterranean

Plans have been announced for the first high-speed train line in Egypt from the Red Sea to the Mediterranean. With a length 621 miles, the route […]

1 April 2021

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Brussels introduces its first architecture prize

The Brussels Architecture Prize is an initiative of the Brussels-Capital Region that is implemented by Urban in collaboration with A+ Architecture in Belgium. Every two years, […]

1 April 2021

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Belgium: Place Lux in Covid times

Place du Luxembourg, or Place Lux, is an iconic square in Brussels. It may not boast the impressive architecture of the Grand Place, but it is […]

1 April 2021

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What do you eat on Easter Sunday?

When I was younger, we would always go to Poland for Easter. Same traditions, same procedures, same food every year. Over the last years, Easter traditions […]

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