Bangkok Post – Tourism tax to start with air travel

Scheme sent to cabinet in January PUBLISHED : 24 Oct 2024 at 05:03   Small   Medium   Large Arriving passengers queue for immigration counters at Suvarnabhumi airport. (Photo: Somchai Poomlard) Collection of the 300-baht travel tax may start with air passengers in the first phase, with the system needing at least six months before starting, […]

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National Geographic names South Australian travel experiences among the world’s best

Share Tweet Share Share Email National Geographic has officially recognised the Murray River, along with the newly launched luxury overnight paddlesteamer, PS Australian Star, as one of the best travel experiences in the world for 2025. The highly prestigious inclusion in the ‘Best of the World’ list was announced this week, spotlighting this quintessentially Australian […]

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Edmonton top destination to travel to in the world

Edmonton has been named one of the top cities in Lonely Planet’s “Best in Travel” for 2025. The travel guide features 30 “must-visit” destinations from around the world. Edmonton is the only Canadian city named in the guide. Lonely Planet says Edmonton’s “recent efforts to revitalize its downtown with sleek skyscrapers and […]

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Review: Touring Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands With Exoticca

Floating just below the ocean’s surface and face-to-face with a Galapagos sea lion, my first thought was: “Holy cow, she makes this look easy.”   The sleek, dark brown sea lion was blowing bubbles only a few feet from me, pausing for a moment to consider my mask and snorkel. The two of us were swimming […]

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The UK region among the best places to travel in 2025 – and where else to go

Where would you go for “a true taste of old England”? Maybe to the honey-toned cottages of the Cotswolds, the medieval streets of York or Canterbury’s fabled corners. East Anglia, however, within the nation’s crooked right elbow, may be overlooked. Britons forget, or perhaps don’t know of, Norwich’s two cathedrals and rainbow-painted cobbled streets, Colchester’s […]

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Kansas City To Open World’s 1st BBQ Museum In 2025

Located in Kansas City, the world’s first barbecue museum is preparing to open its doors in Spring 2025. The Museum of BBQ promises to be “a feast of the senses,” featuring historical storytelling elements and exhibits. The museum will also have a BBQ beans ball pit and a gift shop filled with culinary delights, merchandise, […]

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Railbookers’ Epic Round-The-World Train Trip Is Returning for 2025

Remember last year when we reported on that jaw-droppingly expensive, bougie AF luxury train trip which zig-zagged across the planet and interlinked a whole host of super high-end services? Well, for the frivolous travellers among us, we’ve got some exciting news: it’ll be back in 2025.  That’s right – Railbookers’ ‘Around the World By Luxury […]

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