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What if Cancún resorts gave discounts to tourists who donated blood? Mexico’s quiet healthcare crisis might have an unlikely solution
What if Cancún resorts gave discounts to tourists who donated blood? Mexico’s quiet healthcare crisis might have an unlikely solution Cancún is famous for its turquoise water, all-inclusive resorts, and endless margaritas—but beneath the surface...

INSETE: Greece Ranks Among Top 5 Travel Picks Across All Key Markets for Summer 2025
Greece continues to rank among the top five summer destinations for 2025 across nearly all key international tourism markets, according to a new study by INSETE, the research body of the Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE). The ranking, based on...
What it's like to celebrate midsummer in Sweden: A smorgasbord, maypole and partying into the night
“You don’t normally have hot food at Midsummer: it’s about potatoes and herring,” says Malin, co-host of the Midsummer celebration. Photograph by Alamy, Johner ImagesThis article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). As my Swedish...

Thailand Privilege Card wins quality award in Stockholm
Thailand Privilege Card Co., Ltd. (TPC), the operator of the Thailand Privilege Card membership program under the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), has received the ESQR’s Quality Choice Prize 2025. The award was presented at a ceremony held at...
The 'Scheffler we know' back in Travelers Round 1
FRISCO, Texas – No LPGA player has been involved more in the making of the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship than Stacy Lewis. In fact, when this championship first came together a decade ago, former KPMG chair John Veihmeyer said the firm’s...

How to use a shore line to secure a boat at anchor
Genevieve Leaper explains why, in some circumstances, using a shore line to keep the boat secure makes perfect sense Sailing in Patagonia was one of the most memorable experiences of my life, for wilderness, wildlife and extreme weather, not to...

Volvo XC90 T8 – The Speedy, Safe, Swedish SUV!
Andy Harris Motoring and Property Editor @ytimesmotoring 12:00 AM 21st June 2025 cars Many of us reach the stage in life when a growing family dictates the choice of car. For some that means a conventional five-seat family car does not suffice,...

Watch: Swedish tourist’s ride takes a shocking turn– Here's what happened on the Delhi highway
A Swedish tourist, Jonas, faced a harrowing experience in India when an Uber Intercity driver allegedly abandoned him on a Delhi highway after demanding extra cash. Jonas shared a video on Instagram, recounting how the driver left him stranded...
An idea for countries in Asia?
Many young people would be happy to have a meaningful job during their school holidays. ShareSharePin ItShare What is a “KULTURSOMMARJOBB”? Kultursommarjobb (litterally: “Culture Summer Job”)is a summer job within the cultural sector, mainly aimed...

This new Primus camping stove is lighter than your Garmin watch and boils water in under 4 minutes, so you can "move quickly and explore further"
If your idea of cooking up a hot meal at camp involves effortless stove set up, boiling water in two shakes of a lamb's tail and a delicious freeze-dried meal in front of you in under 10 minutes, there's a new minimalist camping stove in town and...

What it's like to celebrate midsummer in Sweden
This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). As my Swedish army bike rattles down the last hill, I place a hand on the basket to secure my Midsummer contributions: two king-size sausage rolls and a green bean and orange salad....

Letter from Barcelona: Rebalancing tourism in the age of protest
On the weekend after Phocuswright Europe, thousands of protestors across southern Europe took to the streets to demonstrate their unhappiness over overtourism. “Your holidays, my misery,” they chanted in Barcelona, as they held up slogans such as...

COLUMN: ‘Beach Girls’ remember man behind ‘Boys’ after Brian Wilson’s death
Elizabeth Causey, left, and mother Miki Fluker (Photo courtesy of Miki Fluker) Miki Fluker first heard the song “Surf City” when she was 11 years old in the summer of 1963. No, she wasn’t hanging 10 catching a wave on a surfboard in landlocked...

Holland teacher awarded grant to travel abroad, create new lessons
HOLLAND — A teacher from a local elementary school will travel abroad this summer to visit the setting of a book used in her classroom and create new learning experiences for students. Joy Kooyer, a third grade teacher at Holland’s West...

Driver Hits Intoxicated Swedish Man Lying on Pattaya Nightlife Ground
PATTAYA — A 54-year-old Swedish tourist was critically injured early Friday morning after being run over by a car while lying intoxicated on the ground in a nightclub parking lot in Pattaya. The incident occurred at 3.20 a.m. on June 20 in the...

Qatari volleyball duo Cherif Younousse and Ahmed Tijan win Gstaad Elite16 Championship
Qatar's beach volleyball team, featuring the world-class duo of Cherif Younousse and Ahmed Tijan, clinched the title at the Gstaad Elite16 tournament in Switzerland after a straight-sets victory over Sweden's Jacob Holting Nilsson and David Ahman...

Ewan McGregor And Charley Boorman On ‘The Long Way Home’, Friendship And Unexpected Detours
Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman in ‘The Long Way Home’Apple TV+ The final episode of The Long Way Home is now streaming on Apple TV+. Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman spent the entire summer traveling across Europe on their bikes and they...

Label players showcase their strengths at LMAI conference
The seventh edition of LMAI conference 2025 took place from 3 to 6 July, with the committee members inaugurating the three-day event at the Fairmont in Udaipur by lighting a lamp. This year’s LMAI conference also marked the launch of an anthem...

Speaking French, Swedish, German… the migrants booted out of EU in asylum crackdown & on small boats to ‘soft touch’ UK
MORE than 2,000 migrants are massing in the Jungle camp outside Dunkirk in northern France. And their aim — to cross the Channel and take advantage of “soft touch” Britain after they were turfed out by the EU countries where they previously lived....

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