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From the porthole of a budget airline it’s easy to look down on the shrunken continent of Europe and marvel. With flights from Ryanair and EasyJet going for a little as a couple of Euros, travellers are free to skip countries and indulge their wanderlust with little consequence. But you ...

When Mark Zeman lost his father to a sudden heart attack last year he took it as a sign putting off his travels was no longer an option. Zeman, 34, from Melbourne is mid-way through an 18-month trip touring the US and Canada. He decided he wanted to take a ...

When Mark Zeman lost his father to a sudden heart attack last year he took it as a sign putting off his travels was no longer an option. Zeman, 34, from Melbourne is mid-way through an 18-month trip touring the US and Canada. He decided he wanted to take a ...

Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection has announced plans to introduce four new ships to its fleet over the next three years. The newbuild ships will launch on the Nile in Egypt, the Douro in Portugal and the Mekong in Vietnam in 2020, followed by a new ship on the Volga ...

Caribbean destinations continue to expand flight schedules and re-launch signature attractions more than one year after crippling hurricanes impacted several of the region’s islands. For example, while the nation was spared the worst of last September’s storm, several major airlines serving St. Kitts and Nevis are increasing their flight schedules, ...

HYPERLOOP, autonomous vehicles and ultra long-haul flights are heralded as the future of travel, but rail is quietly undergoing something of a renaissance in Asia-Pacific too. Rail is now the region’s third-largest travel segment and was the fastest growing online travel segment in 2017 (up 23 per cent year-on-year). Population ...

“Fearless Girl” is bullish on travel. The Lower Manhattan statue of a young girl — with her fists on her hips in a defiant display of resilience — will cross the pond to visit Dublin and London. The statue, which was created by sculptor Kristen Visbal, will first make a ...

BUTUAN CITY — Tourist arrivals on Siargao Island in Surigao del Norte province is expected to increase after it was named the best island in Asia by a luxury travel publication. Condé Nast (CN) Traveler said Siargao emerged the top choice of its readers in Asia in the 2018 Readers’ ...

“This house would say YES to Europe”. That was the wording of a motion before this house, 43 years ago, in 1975. That debate is still considered one of the most famous ever held in this beautiful debating chamber. It was live on BBC1. And the nation watched as the ...

MOSCOW (AP) Egypt’s president urged Russia on Tuesday to resume direct flights to Egyptian resorts as he discussed ways to bolster ties with Russian officials and lawmakers. Moscow suspended the flights after a bomb planted by the Islamic State group brought a Russian passenger plane down over Sinai in October ...