Portugal ‘extremely disappointed’ to be omitted from UK air bridge deal

4th July 2020

Portugal has been left off the UK government's list of countries that are exempt from travel quarantines on arrival into England – this is what it says

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What is the future of travel to and from the United States?

2nd July 2020

While European travel advice is being relaxed, US holidays will remain off-limits, while 'essential' American arrivals to England will have to quarantine

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Cookson Adventures offers luxury escapes in ‘absolute privacy’

25th June 2020

Cookson Adventures has launched a series of private, 'door-to-door' escapes to remote locations that minimise the chance of travellers catching Covid-19

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Green sand beaches may help countries reach carbon neutrality

24th June 2020

In the future, environmentally responsible travellers might be sunbathing on green instead of white sand beaches, which help remove CO2 from the atmosphere

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Domestic Sanctity: UK hotels and campsites open for summer holidays

23rd June 2020

The British government today announced that its countrywide lockdown would be lifted on July 4, allowing for hotels and campsites to open again to tourists

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Could the pandemic spell the end of Saudi Arabia’s tourism ambitions?

12th June 2020

Before the coronavirus crisis, Saudi Arabia had bold plans to attract tourists from around the world with new-build cultural resorts and futuristic cities

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Parc de la Distance is green space designed for social distancing

20th May 2020

Vienna's Parc de la Distance is a public park that is designed for social distancing by channeling flaneurs around maze-like hedges

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‘Parkipelago’ of artificial islands to be created in Copenhagen harbour

13th May 2020

Accessible only to swimmers and kayakers, a collection of floating islands is to be built in Copenhagen harbour to create the world’s first ‘parkipelago’

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Why Quiet Parks International wants to preserve silence in natural spaces

30th April 2020

Noise pollution is a growing problem but Quiet Parks International is endeavouring to protect silence in natural environments, communities and even hotels

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Amaala Island: Saudi Arabia wants to create ‘Riviera of the Middle East’

26th April 2020

Saudi Arabia's visionary Amaala Island is a newly conceived ultra-luxury destination complete with galleries, artist studios and sculpture gardens

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New Zealand to focus on domestic tourism post Covid-19 lockdown

21st April 2020

With Covid-19 forcing countries to close borders, New Zealand hopes to rejuvenate its tourism economy by inspiring inhabitants to explore their own country

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Stefano Boeri designs visionary ‘smart forest city’ for Cancun

19th April 2020

An Italian architect has designed a green 'smart forest city' that will be planted with millions of trees and shrubs to help reduce its carbon footprint

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The Orbit will be a ‘next-gen community’ in Canada’s Ontario

17th April 2020

Toronto-based architectural studio Partisans has released plans to turn a rural Canadian town into a smart city of the future called the Orbit

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Lockdown sees air pollution drop in cities around the world

16th April 2020

The results of an unfathomable experiment are taking place – urban air pollution is going down and blue skies emerging, giving a vision of a healthier world

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Airbnb launches ‘Online Experiences’ platform for live virtual classes

13th April 2020

Airbnb's Online Experiences allow people to join live classes with hosts around the world, so they can learn anything from Irish dancing to fortune telling

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Henry Cookson shares his vision for the future of adventure travel

7th April 2020

Henry Cookson, a daring adventurer and founder of Cookson Adventures, reveals what elite travellers can look forward to in the new decade

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Antarctica’s White Desert camps are the ultimate escape from civilisation

3rd April 2020

White Desert is the only company on Earth to have two luxury camps in Antarctica, with profoundly life-changing stays available from the end of 2020

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Nature tourism: Yonder lets travellers book stays in the great outdoors

1st April 2020

Yonder offers travellers the chance to book stays in cabins and ranches in the US, as well as outdoor experiences such as horse bonding and mushroom hunting

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Lonely Planet partners with Intrepid Travel to offer curated group tours

31st March 2020

Travel guide book publisher Lonely Planet has partnered with Intrepid Travel to launch a range of 300 expert-designed, group tours across the world

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Denmark’s CopenHill power plant sports a rooftop ski slope

13th March 2020

A Danish waste-to-energy power plant called CopenHill features a series of unlikely attractions – a rooptop ski slope, hiking trails and a climbing wall

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Insta-tourism: the world’s most Instagrammed locations revealed

21st February 2020

From forests and lakes to villages and sites, these are the most Instagrammed places around the world. The problem? Photo-bombing is unavoidable

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Toyota to build prototype ‘city of the future’ beneath Mount Fuji

17th February 2020

Toyota, the Japanese car manufacturer, is to build a ‘city of the future’ at the foot of Mount Fuji, complete with self-driving cars and in-home robotics

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Nation of Palau sets precedent by banning reef-toxic sun cream

11th January 2020

Palau – an archipelago of over 500 islands in the western Pacific Ocean – has become the first country in the world to ban sun cream that poisons coral reef...

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Dark tourism: visitors being offered over-night stays in Delhi jail

29th December 2019

Illustrating the growing trend for dark tourism, Delhi’s Tihar Jail is opening cells for tourists to give them a first-hand taste of life behind bars in an Indian prison

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