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World Travel Market London 2016 to mark key responsible tourism anniversaries
World Travel Market London 2016, to be held from November 7-9, will commemorate two key responsible tourism anniversaries this year; 20 years of responsible tourism and 10 years of World Responsible Tourism Days. This year’s…
Our2Cents Ep. 88: Having the time of our lives in Mauritius!
This was truly a magical trip! Not only did Sharon Mundia and Susan Wong get to experience new things for the very first time (swinging trapeze and archery being a couple of them) but they also…
Chanel gives young pretenders a lesson in haute couture
Chanel pulled the curtain back on its Paris haute couture show Tuesday to reveal the secret life of its studios, where a small army of tailors, embroiderers and plumers turn out some of the world’s…
Christo’s hugely popular floating orange walkway closes
Artist Christo’s orange floating walkway on a northern Italian lake will close Sunday after attracting over more than 1.3 million visitors, nearly three times as many as expected. The three-kilometre (1.9-mile) undulating path made of…
#Travel: Is this the World’s most camouflaged hotel room?
The Mirrorcube is an exciting hide-out among the trees, camouflaged by mirrored walls that reflect their surroundings. The dimensions are 4x4x4 metres. The base consists of an aluminum frame around the tree trunk and the…
Masaku 7s is coming up, here are all the places you can visit
By Lillian Gaitho Machakos People’s park The rugby season is arguably one of the major sport tourism high seasons on the Kenyan calendar; with fans traversing the country’s pitches in search of adrenaline-laden action from…
#Travel: Rio ‘safest city in world during Games’ – organisers
Rio de Janeiro will be “the safest city in the world” during the Olympics Games in six weeks time, organising committee spokesman Mario Andrada has insisted. The buildup to the August 5-21 Games have been…
#Conservation: Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific bans shark fin
Hong Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific said Wednesday it will ban the carriage of shark fin on all its flights, a victory for conservationists concerned for endangered species of the predator. The southern Chinese city…
#Travel: Hong Kong becomes world’s costliest city for expats
Hong Kong has overtaken Angola’s capital to become the costliest city in the world for expats, Mercer’s annual survey said Wednesday. After topping the Cost of Living report for three consecutive years, Luanda was pipped…