Emirates, the world’s largest international airline, has further bolstered its presence across Africa, with the introduction of additional flights to Entebbe, Uganda; Addis Abba in Ethiopia; and Johannesburg, South Africa. Since the inaugural flight into Africa with Cairo as its first destination in 1986, Emirates has progressively grown its presence on the continent and now serves 20 passenger and cargo gateways, boosting Africa’s connectivity and air transport market development.

In the French region of Pays de la Loire – also known as the Atlantic Loire Valley – the year ahead is packed with anniversaries and events across multiple sectors, from cycling to culture to sailing, military history and food and wine. Home to the famous green cities of Nantes and Angers, a stunning stretch of the Atlantic coast and half of the Loire Valley itself, this is a beautifully diverse region – and accessible by train from London in under four hours as well as by direct flight. If you haven’t explored it yet, make 2025 the year!

Situated in Canada’s Northwest corner, up near the Arctic Circle, the Yukon is an untamed wilderness that turns into a picturesque, snow filled winter wonderland each year, under the glow of the greatest light show on Earth, the Northern Lights. One of North America’s most undiscovered destinations, close to 80 percent remains pristine wilderness making it a natural place for wellness and digital detoxing.

Emirates has announced the return of its popular My Emirates Pass, allowing passengers to enjoy exclusive offers at hundreds of locations in Dubai and the UAE. Starting from 1st November 2024 to 31st March 2025, My Emirates Pass enables customers to use their boarding pass to enjoy incredible discounts at restaurants, family days out, tranquil spa treatments, luxury shopping outlets, private pools and much more. Emirates customers flying to or through Dubai can simply show their boarding pass and a valid form of identification to unlock incredible offers to some of the world’s most iconic attractions including At The Top Burj Khalifa, IMG Worlds of Adventure and Aquaventure Waterpark. To see all My Emirates Pass offers, please visit: emirates.com/myemiratespass.

There are plenty of spooks and scares to be had over in France and Belgium, where ghosts stalk the cemeteries, dragons prowl along the beach, and evil lurks under even the deceptively pretty streets. If you’re brave enough to explore the supernatural horrors that lurk across the Channel then why not prove it? DFDS has some spine-tingling suggestions that will put your resolve to the test…

SwimTrek is thrilled to announce the launch of its 5th annual, virtual 60k swim event. The event runs throughout the month of November, with hundreds of participants from all over the world taking part.  What makes the event unique is that people can participate from anywhere in the world for free. Participants can swim as a team or in some cases individually, to collectively complete a distance of 60 kilometres, all while raising awareness and funds for ocean conservation.