29 March 2024, 00:45 | Updated: 29 March 2024, 01:10 More than 2 million drivers are set to hit the road on Good Friday. Picture: Alamy Around 2.6 million car journeys are expected to be made on Good Friday as Brits take to the road for the bank holiday weekend. Brits have been warned journeys […]
Beginning the year with massive inbound numbers from last year and encouraging growth projections, Saudi tourism is racing ahead on its remarkable journey. Saudi aims to make India its top source market targeting 7.5 million visitors within the next seven years. Committed to the Indian market, Saudi Tourism Authority (STA) hosted a series of power-packed […]
Heilongjiang Province’s tourism industry has witnessed a surge since September 2023, following the introduction of visa-free travel for tour groups between China and Russia. The new policy has spurred cross-border travel, with frequent intercity bus routes established between the Russian city of Nizhneleninsk and the Heilongjiang city of Tongjiang. These routes cater to tourists with […]
Elite Voyages has announced that it is now an official member of the United States Tour Operators Association (USTOA), effective March 26, 2024. Terry Dale, president and CEO of USTOA, welcomed Elite Voyages and expressed enthusiasm for the company’s inclusion, citing its reputation for excellence in personalized luxury travel. He also emphasized the increasing demand for […]
Sleep and travel inside autonomous overnight ‘swift’ pod Designer Peter Stulz and his 3D illustration studio Xoio conceived the autonomous overnight travel concept vehicle named Swift Pod, which can drive passengers on its own while they’re sleeping inside the hotel-like cabin. For the design team, Swift Pod can be booked like a normal taxi […]
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North America’s longest-running tour operator, Collette, has just launched its new ‘Collette Connection’ feature for its valued travel advisor partners. This print-on-demand service will allow advisors to more readily grow their business through custom-tailored correspondence with their clients. Now, travel advisors can seamlessly send Collette’s Explorations brochure, complete with a personalized letter, to prospective clients. […]
Posted inSponsored The Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts fuses global residencies with a non-studio PhD in philosophy and art. IDSVA at the Montresso Foundation, 2023 (photo by Christopher Andrew) As a true nomadic institution, the Institute for Doctoral Arts in the Visual Arts (IDSVA) does not have a campus. We exist everywhere […]
By Katy Austin, transport correspondent, & Andre Rhoden-Paul BBC News 20 minutes ago Image caption, Motoring company RAC has warned journeys could take twice as long due to the bank holiday weekend coinciding with the beginning of the Easter holidays Britons embarking on their Easter getaways are experiencing travel disruption, with high winds and heavy […]
Constellations and comets. Solar eclipses and the aurora borealis. The cosmos are alive with wonders. Eclipses were mentioned in Assyrian cuneiform tablets as early as 763 B.C. and Han Dynasty documents since 90 B.C. Similarly, the aurora borealis was observed by Assyrian astronomers around 679-655 B.C. and documented by Aristotle between 384 and 322 B.C. […]
