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16 April 2021

Harmonized travel protocols to bolster tourism’s survival

The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has again convened its Global Tourism Crisis Committee to lead the sector in harmonizing travel and health protocols and securing vital […]
16 April 2021

Pandemics and other key challenges: wake-up call to go beyond multilateralism – 10 thesis for Omnilateralism

This 21st century is confronting us with the need to restructure our way of international relations and cooperation. 1. Never in our history, humans have been […]
16 April 2021

Netflix pledges net zero emissions by end of 2022

Last month streaming giant Netflix announced in its “Environmental Social Governance” (ESG) Report 2020 that it pledges to wipe out its carbon footprint in under two […]
14 April 2021

NASA contest reveals best pictures of Earth from space

To honor the 50th anniversary of Earth Day and 20th anniversary of NASA’s Earth Observatory, the agency asked people to choose the best image of Earth […]
13 April 2021

These are the most honest cities in the world

When travelling, there’s nothing more reassuring than honest people. Whether you are hiking through No Man’s Land or buying oranges at the local grocery store, honesty […]
13 April 2021

Meet Jessica Nabongo, the first black woman to visit every country in the world

In October 2019, Jessica Nabongo from Detroit, USA became the first documented black woman to have visited every country in the world. Today, she uses her […]
13 April 2021

Tommy Hilfiger: the designer who created a billion-dollar empire with $150

Since its launch in 1985, the US brand Tommy Hilfiger has grown internationally, becoming a worldwide symbol of the American cool lifestyle. But who is Tommy […]
12 April 2021

What can we learn from Starbucks?

Back in the late 1990s a Masters student at the Durrell Insitute of Conservation and Ecology, where I was teaching, analysed the images in UK travel […]
12 April 2021

Today is National Liquorice Day

Liquorice. Lakrits. Lakrids. Something I hated as a child and the type of candy I love now. The black gold of the Nordics, and this time […]
12 April 2021

Gloria Guevara: “We believe we are finally coming to the light at the end of the tunnel”

A year has gone by and the world has not recovered from the effects of the pandemic. Vaccination campaigns across the globe are underway and it […]
9 April 2021

Rapid testing on departure aimed to revive international travel

Rapid testing on departure at airports is the key to unlocking international travel, says the World Travel & Tourism Council in its submission to the UK […]
9 April 2021

5 Most famous Chinatowns in the world

The Chinese have been migrating elsewhere for a long time. There are more than 50 million Chinese currently living outside their country, and many countries have […]
8 April 2021

10 Most beautiful metro stations in the world

Most cities in the world have their own public transport network, from buses to trains, trams to the underground. Also known as MRT, subway, tube and […]
8 April 2021

This stunning hiking route crosses all three Baltic States

When looking for a place to travel in Europe, the Baltics are all too often overlooked. As they’re located somewhere in between Western Europe, Scandinavia, Southern […]
8 April 2021

Negative passenger demand trend continues in February, confirms IATA

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that passenger traffic fell in February 2021, both compared to pre-COVID levels (February 2019) and compared to the immediate […]
7 April 2021

Forbes annual list hits new record of 2,755 billionaires

Forbes has released its 2021 list of the world’s wealthiest people with a record of 2,755 billionaires, the biggest group in the annual list’s 35 years. […]