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Breaking Travel News explores: Matka Nordic Travel Fair

Breaking Travel News explores: Matka Nordic Travel Fair

Matka Nordic Travel Fair, considered by many to the preeminent travel trade show in northern Europe, made its long-awaited return to Helsinki earlier this month following a three-year hiatus following disruption caused by Covid-19. Breaking Travel News here calls in

Rwanda Slashes Gorilla Permit Fees to Boost Tourism

Rwanda Slashes Gorilla Permit Fees to Boost Tourism

In an effort to boost tourism in Rwanda, Rwanda Development Board RDB) has announced a dramatic reduction in the cost of gorilla trekking permits. The permit fees for gorilla trekking are now reduced from $1500 to $500 for foreign residents.

Three Tips For Travelling When Sober

Three Tips For Travelling When Sober

For many of us, having adventures around the world is what we work for. We thrive on discovery, whether it be a weekend in a new city or three months exploring a continent. But whenever you’re travelling, there are always challenges too, from language barriers to understanding the way each culture lives.

A Brief History of Luxury Transatlantic Travel

A Brief History of Luxury Transatlantic Travel

In an episode of the popular British television drama series, Downton Abbey, one of the main characters, Robert, Earl of Grantham is summoned to America by his demanding mother-in-law.  His brother-in-law, millionaire playboy Harold Levinson, has become embroiled in hot political scandal and needs the English peer’s moral support.  The scandal is the Teapot Dome Scandal, which is considered by many commentators to be the most serious and damaging scandal in American Politics prior to Watergate.

Driving down the Pacific Coast Highway

Driving down the Pacific Coast Highway

For Lawrence of Arabia, it was camels.  For Roald Amundsen the choice was dogs and sleds.  Thor Heyerdahl decided to make his own out of balsa wood.  Neil Armstrong went in a tin box strapped on to the top of a giant firework, taller than the Statue of Liberty.

How do we view Auschwitz in modern times?

How do we view Auschwitz in modern times?

Auschwitz’s tours are very pleasant or common everyday experience for the average student on their educational journey. The purpose of this visit is deeper, because it is about evoking emotions and creating some sort of bond with those people, with what they experienced, with something that no longer exists.

Top Global Travel Destinations of 2023

Top Global Travel Destinations of 2023

If you have a taste for travel and adventure, this piece is for you, so read on! The thrill of jetting from one country to another is near-unrivaled. Aside from enjoying the fine sights and immersing oneself in different cultures, tourism is a highly educative activity. Nevertheless, without adequate preparation, it can become quite a messy affair.

If you buy one book this year, buy this one, it will lift and inspire you!

If you buy one book this year, buy this one, it will lift and inspire you!

A Bridge Not Too Far: Where Creativity Meets Innovation explores how Ohri’s humble beginnings have fueled his innovative entrepreneurial spirit and have informed his deeply human-centered approach to business and to life. In an industry where profit is often placed over people, Ohri is committed to compassion, care, and creating powerful emotional connections that can last a lifetime.

WHAT’S NEW IN THE BAHAMAS IN JANUARY 2023

WHAT’S NEW IN THE BAHAMAS IN JANUARY 2023

There’s no better time to visit The Bahamas than during the winter. As temperatures drop in much of the world, the sun keeps shining brightly on the archipelago. And throughout 2023, travellers can join in on celebrations marking 50 years of Independence, complete with larger-than-life Junkanoo festivities, special hotel deals and endless opportunities to explore the sun, sand and sea.

Tignes on top form

Tignes on top form

The high-altitude resort of Tignes enjoys some of the most snowsure slopes in the Alps, and is linked seamlessly by a world-class lift system.