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Pheasant Island, the world's smallest territory with joint custody, will swap its nationality from Spanish to French on 31 July in a bi-annual handover. Irun, Spain and Hendaye, France are responsible for looking after it for six months of the year as a series of protective measures have been taken to stabilise its surface area. From 1 February until 31 July, Spain holds stewardship of the condominium - a term used to refer to a political territory in which multiple sovereign powers formally agree to share equally. The other six months onward, this small island becomes an official part of Fran...
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After 12 years of heartbreak, Italy's famous 'Path of Love' has reopened. Known as the most romantic walk in the world, the idyllic one-kilometre walking trail traversing the Cinque Terre coastline can now be enjoyed by locals from 8 am to 7 pm. In August, tourists will be able to pay 15 euros to book one-hour time slots, capped at 30 travellers per session. The path, massively popular with visitors, closed in 2012 after a landslide damaged the walkway and injured four foreigners. What followed was a decade of extensive repairs, costing an estimated 22 million euros. Now, hopeless romantics wi...
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Some people prefer the train, including for transporting their car. The car-carrying train, which involves loading your vehicle onto a train while you travel comfortably in a passenger car, still exists in Austria. The journey to Croatia from Vienna through Slovenia takes 14 hours and guarantees a much smaller carbon footprint. "We are from Austria, not far from Vienna, and we are heading to Spilt in Croatia by train," says Brigit Rose, travelling with her husband in a family-size motorcycle. “It’s not eco-friendly to ride a motorcycle but if you’re riding by train, it’s way better. And I feel...
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Delta Airlines has recently revealed that it is expecting a $100 million (€91.85 million) loss in revenue due to the Paris Olympics, as most tourists and travellers choose to give the French capital a miss due to the excessive crowds and high prices that the event is likely to witness. Delta, which also has a joint venture with France’s national carrier Air France, is currently one of the major US airlines providing a regular service between the US and Paris. Apart from tourists and spectators actually going to Paris for the Olympics, most other travellers who are looking for a summer getaway ...
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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has made an unexpected visit to China, following his trips to both Ukraine and Russia to discuss a peace settlement for Ukraine. Stepping off the plane, Orbán was greeted by Chinese Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Hua Chunying and other officials. He later posted a picture with Chinese President Xi Jinping, with which he wrote: “[Besides Russia and Ukraine, the end of the war] depends on the decision of three world powers, the United States, the European Union and China.” Orbán also visited Moscow and Kyiv last week, where he proposed that Ukraine conside...
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Did you take more leisure trips in 2023 than in any other year you can remember? I know I did. Industry insiders have named this phenomenon "revenge travel," and it truly made some waves. As the European hospitality industry navigated the summer of 2023, a renewed energy pulsed through vacation spots and undiscovered destinations alike all across Europe. With the busy travel season about to commence, a survey of over a thousand hoteliers reveals that the accommodation industry is brimming with newfound confidence and optimism. We are a data-driven company, always hungry for knowledge. To get a...
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Consumers today are increasingly spending their money on experiences such as music events and travel, rather than on physical products. This trend, highlighted by research from the Mastercard Economics Institute, signals a significant shift in consumer behaviour. Beatrice Cornacchia, EVP of marketing and communications for Europe, explains that marketers need to rethink their go-to-market strategies in response to this ‘memory-making’ trend. “25 years ago Mastercard made a bold move. We said to people, ‘There's some things that money can't buy, for everything else there is Mastercard,” Cornacc...
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Shares of Airbus tumbled 9.5% on Tuesday after Europe's biggest plane maker made an unscheduled announcement to cut its outlook for 2024. The group expects to deliver 770 commercial aircraft this year, compared with the previously projected 880. Airbus has moved the target of producing 75 A320 family aircraft per month from 2026 to 2027. Additionally, it has decided to record a charge of around €0.9 billion for the first half of 2024 due to risks associated with certain telecommunications, navigation, and observation programmes. It has also reduced the forecast of free cash flow to €3.5 billio...
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FTI Group, one of Europe's biggest tour companies, has filed for insolvency. The Munich-based business, which has recently been hit by a number of problems including poor bookings said in a press release: "After a lengthy and complex investor process, the entry of a consortium of investors was announced in April 2024. Since then, however, booking figures have fallen well short of expectations despite the positive news. Inflation, jet fuel costs and decarbonisation: Here’s why airfares are going to continue going upFed up with hoards of cruise passengers, Alaska residents are calling for ‘ship-...
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Several airline executives have spoken out against a growing European movement wanting to cap travel and flights abroad in order to support the green transition. Movements such as flight shaming, pioneered by environmental activist Greta Thunberg have been enthusiastically adopted by some members of the public, leaving consumers who can do so, choosing greener ways to travel to avoid the "shame" of taking flights. Airlines, however, are not impressed. The industry has already been struggling since the pandemic, when lockdown prevented most flights and, post the pandemic, soaring energy costs b...
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