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Seven competitors at the recent Counter-Strike BLAST Paris Major were named on May 26 in the Ukrainian Sports Ministry’s list of 236 athletes who broke the country’s travel laws by failing to return to Ukraine after the competition. Following the onset of Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine, the country’s declaration of martial law banned all …

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9 min reading time Published on 26/05/23, Updated on 21 hours ago Empty airports and empty planes – these were the surreal yet everyday scenes during the health crisis. Now that international tourism is back on its feet, travellers in search of far-flung destinations are eagerly making their way back to boarding rooms. The International …

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4 min reading time Published on 22/05/23 – Updated on 23/05/23 Since the beginning of the year, hotel performance in Europe has continued to improve. While prices mostly explain this dynamic, more tourists are also returning to their travel habits. In Europe as a whole, the hotel industry posted a 15.8% increase in RevPAR compared …

April 2023: a flourishing start to spring for the European hotel industry Read More »

Source: skift Inc. April 2023 marked an important milestone: The full recovery of travel since the pandemic – as measured by the Skift Travel Health Index. And it’s a record, with our index passing the level last reached in 2019. The Travel Health Index is a proprietary tool produced by Skift Research to track the …

Tourism Triumphs: Skift Travel Health Index Reaches Record High Read More »

Memorial Day in the United States is supposed to be about mourning the nation’s fallen service members, but it’s come to anchor the unofficial start of summer and a long weekend of discounts on everything from mattresses to lawn mowers. Auto club AAA said in a travel forecast that this holiday weekend could be “one …

From the Civil War to Mattress Sales, Memorial Day Is Full of Contradictions Read More »

Rainn Wilson went looking for happiness in Bulgaria. For his new Peacock series, “The Geography of Bliss,” the former “Office” star went to the four corners of the earth, including one ranked among the most unhappy in the world, searching for the secrets of well-being. “As a matter of fact, there are a lot of …

Rainn Wilson doesn’t hold back: “Here’s the guy from ‘The Office’ talking about suffering and death” Read More »

New York, Paris and Tokyo may be on your travel bucket list, but there are plenty of cities that don’t get enough credit and are well worth a visit. Underrated cities have their benefits — they can often be less crowded, more affordable, and just as interesting. As a travel journalist for over 20 years, I …

The No. 1 ‘underrated’ city in the world, according to 175 travel experts: It’s the ‘new hot city’ Read More »

The unofficial start of the summer travel season is here, with airlines hoping to avoid the chaos of last year and travelers scrounging for ways to save a few bucks on pricey airfares and hotel rooms. Some travelers say they will settle for fewer trips than they hoped to take, or they will drive instead …

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Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune 3 days ago Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s administration will be sending a newly created team of street outreach workers to Chicago neighborhoods during the Memorial Day weekend to help with the city’s violence prevention efforts. © Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune/TNS Gov. J.B. Pritzker talks with Chicago police Cmdr. Andre Parham, 15th District, before …

Chicago Readies ‘Peacekeepers’ to Prevent Memorial Day Crime Wave… Read More »

Two United Airlines passengers are being compensated after a woman said that her fiancé was “bumped” to an economy seat so “a part of the crew could sit in first class instead.” The incident was the focus of a viral TikTok video shared by Danielle Schwab (@watergirl8296). In the clip, the woman, “who just got …

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