Channel Islands National Park – Where The Wild Things Are

Channel Islands National Park – Where The Wild Things Are

They’ve been called the Galapagos of North America, but frankly, that’s selling them short. Five islands that are the loveliest step back in time; a wondrous world where housecat-size foxes scamper through fields of Seuss-like flowers, and moon and sun shine down on, well, nothing. Solitude? At night, from certain island campsites, you can see the pinprick lights of civilization flickering like the campfires

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Africa: Tapping the Tourism Potential of West Africa’s Hidden Gem

2022 has been a significant year that has marked the robust revival of Africa’s tourism industry which was almost gobbled up in the throes of the Covid-19 pandemic. According to the World Travel and Tourism Council latest Economic Impact Report (EIR), the African Travel and Tourism sector’s GDP is estimated to grow at an average rate of 6.8 percent annually between 2022 and 2032,

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Follow in the footsteps of samurai on Japan’s oldest trail

Follow in the footsteps of samurai on Japan’s oldest trail

ByRob Goss Published September 27, 2022 • 12 min read In the 1650s, a Buddhist priest and his companion set out from Tokyo, then called Edo, on a several hundred mile walk west along Japan’s Tokaido highway to Kyoto. Traveling like many under the auspices of a pilgrimage, the pair followed the era’s most important trail along rugged coastline, through wooded mountains, and over

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Argentine Airline Flybondi to Adopt NFT Technology for Ticket Issuance

Argentine Airline Flybondi to Adopt NFT Technology for Ticket Issuance

Flybondi, a low-cost Argentine airline, is introducing blockchain tech in its operations. The company announced recently it will start issuing tickets as non-fungible tokens (NFTs), broadening the possibilities of what customers can do with them. Users will be able to sell or transfer the tokens to other travelers up to three days before the applicable flight, for example. Flybondi to Issue NFT Tickets More

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Survey: Chinese tourists concerned about U.S. gun violence

Survey: Chinese tourists concerned about U.S. gun violence

Reproduced from Morning Consult; Chart: Axios Visuals Violent crime in the U.S. is a top concern for Chinese tourists considering travel there, according to new data from Morning Consult. Why it matters: When Chinese tourists begin to venture back out into the world after COVID, U.S. gun violence may still keep them away, sending tourism dollars elsewhere and cutting back on opportunities for cross-cultural

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These are the 5 best cities in the world for baby boomer travelers

These are the 5 best cities in the world for baby boomer travelers

Holidu, a Germany-based travel search engine, released its 2022 generational travel index. The brand analyzed cities worldwide based on factors important to baby boomers: people born from 1946 to 1964. Research showed that, when traveling, baby boomers spend more money on food than any other generation and value exploring nature more than anything else. Holidu’s index measured important factors for baby boomers, which included

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Why pilots are protesting at airports before Labor Day weekend

Why pilots are protesting at airports before Labor Day weekend

Pilots are picketing at more than a dozen airports across the country Thursday ahead of the upcoming Labor Day weekend. Why it matters: Pilots are calling for better work conditions and benefits amid a summer of “revenge travel” that has left airlines scrambling to cancel, delay and rebook flights. Details: Off-duty pilots are hosting “informational” picket events Thursday at airports nationwide before the holiday

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Climate Concerns and Air Travel Chaos Are Reviving Europe’s Overnight Trains. Here’s What It’s Like On Board

On a sweltering Sunday evening in late July, Klaydy Buchsbaum boarded a train bound for Vienna at Paris’s Gare de l’Est, slid open the door to compartment 412, tossed her hat onto the upper bunk for her overnight journey and got down to the serious work of maneuvering her oversized lavender suitcase into place. “Flights were so expensive, and with all the chaos in

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