Category: News
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ReUnion’s Volcano Spits Fire Again
Visitors to the French Indian Ocean island of La Reunion are able to enjoy the spectacle of a third eruption, when the Piton de la Fournaise started to spit fire again on 31st July 2015 09.50 hrs local time. The previous eruptions took place in February and May and were widely publicized around the world,…
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Portugal Named World’s Best Destination for Golfing
Portugal was named the world’s best golf destination at the inaugural edition of the World Golf Awards over the weekend. The awards ceremony also voted St Andrews Links – Old Course as the World’s Best Golf Course, and the relatively newcomer The Els Club Teluk Datai was recognized as the World’s Best New Golf Course.…
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Air France Plane Diverted After False Alarm
An Air France flight was diverted to Kenya on Sunday after a suspect-looking item was discovered onboard. The plane was headed toward Paris, but landed in Mombasa, Kenya, around midnight Sunday after crew members found a package that they believed to be a bomb, the Wall Street Journal reports. When the plane landed in Kenya, local authorities…
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Egypt Targets 20% Growth in Tourism by end of 2015
Tourists have been flocking back to Egypt again with a huge growth in tourism income in 2014. This country that has been disturbed by political protests is now on recovery and more tourists have started traveling to the destination that has always been number one in Africa. Today the country’s tourism ministry is targeting even…
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Canada Ranked as No.1 Country to Visit
The international love affair with Canada shows no signs of cooling off. According to a new study from the Reputation Institute, Canada is the top country in the world to visit, live in, study and attend or organize events. A beautiful and enjoyable country, friendly and welcoming people, contributions to global culture and safe environment…
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Turkey Tourism Launches at World Travel Market 2014
The Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism is exhibiting in a prominent space again this year at the World Travel Market (WTM) on the stand EM1000-1050. A huge variety of partner stands are providing information on the diversity of experiences on offer in Turkey, one of the world’s most popular destinations. For this year’s WTM…
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World Travel Market claims $6.5bn in Sales as 2014 Event opens
World Travel Market claims $6.5bn in sales as 2014 event opens. The World Travel Market Portfolio facilitates more than $6.5 billion in travel and tourism industry deals, according to organisers Reed Travel Exhibitions. The WTM Portfolio consists of the four leading business-to-business travel trade events in the world: World Travel Market; Arabian Travel Market; WTM…
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Reunion Island Leaps Ahead of Paris on Facebook
The Facebook page of Reunion Island Tourism (IRT), which has passed the 300,000 fans on July 9, has once again reached a new stage. Since Thursday, July 31, 2014, Reunion Island moved to the second step of the podium in front of Paris (Île-de-France). Reunion Island continues its ascent with its digital progression destination on…
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Seagulls Terrorize Tourists at Welsh Seaside Resort
Sunny days and balmy nights by the seaside have turned into a nightmare for Llandudno visitors due to attacks from birds seeking their food. The level of aggression displayed by Llandudno’s many seagulls is causing concern for the seaside town. The large birds have become known for their attacks on locals and tourists, stealing their…
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Rare North Korean Pro-Wrestling Event
Japanese politician and pro-wrestler Kanji “Antonio” Inoki’s Pyongyang wrestling event is open to tourists who wish to travel to the isolated country to watch a once in-a-life-time martial arts and wrestling extravaganza. A limited number of foreign guests are able to visit the two-day event, due to be held in the North Korean capital late…