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The small island of Saba might just be the last unspoiled Caribbean destination – and it feels a world away. Most holidays in the Caribbean follow a similar experience: busy, built-up beaches with oversized resorts offering every holiday experience you can imagine, from a feast of flavours to pampering wellness experiences. But one place in the Caribbean still provides a one-of-a-kind travel experience, and that’s Saba.Despite being just a stone’s throw from some of the Caribbean’s most popular destinations like Anguilla and Antigua, you’ve probably never heard of Saba – and that’s because at just five square miles in size,…
ATHENS — The European Union has banned the trademark “Turkaegean” for Turkish tourism campaigns following an appeal by Greece. The EU’s Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) has canceled the slogan that had been registered by the Turkish Tourism Organization for use within the EU, according to a judgment reported by Greek media. Despite both being NATO allies, Athens and Ankara have been at odds for decades over a number of topics such as Cyprus, maritime boundaries and overlapping claims regarding the continental shelf. Territorial sovereignty within the Aegean Sea has been a contentious issue between the two neighboring countries, whose summer…
Both countries exchanged drone attacks early on Saturday morning, injuring two in Zaporizhzhia in Ukraine and at least seven in Russia’s Tambov region. Two people were wounded in Russian drone attacks in Ukraine’s southern city of Zaporizhzhia, according to the head of the regional military administration there, Ivan Fedorov.The attacks damaged 20 houses and caused three fires and debris from the drones damaged a trade kiosk, private houses and a low-pressure gas pipe, the State Emergency Service of Zaporizhzhia region reported.”We were sitting in the room, watching TV, and then suddenly this explosion went off, and everyone went numb and…
The latest buzz on Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way is a holistic healing bee experience. As Paul O’Neil was tending to his new beehives one day, a family with three young children walked by. There was nothing unusual in this, except that this was a remote patch of Valentia Island in Ireland, that few people stumbled upon. The father spotted Paul dressed up in his bee suit and immediately started waving eagerly. This was Anton Tovarnitskyi, a Ukrainian man who had just escaped the war and relocated with his family to the island, which is tucked away in one of Ireland’s most westerly…
Zuckerberg complained that the EU had forced U.S. tech companies operating in Europe to pay “more than $30 billion” in penalties for legal violations over the past two decades. Last November, the tech chief’s Meta conglomerate, which operates Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and other social media and communications platforms, was fined €797 million for breaching EU antitrust rules by imposing unfair trading conditions on ads service providers. Zuckerberg argued that the European Commission’s application of competition rules is “almost like a tariff” on American tech companies and said that U.S. President Joe Biden’s outgoing administration had failed to deal with the…
The massacre of around 100,000 Polish civilians by a Ukrainian paramilitary force had long soured diplomatic relations between the otherwise close allies. A decision to exhume the bodies of the victims of the Volhynia Massacre has been made, according to Prime Minister of Poland Donald Tusk. “Finally, a breakthrough. A decision has been made on the first exhumations of Polish victims of the UPA. I would like to thank the ministers of culture of Poland and Ukraine for their good cooperation. We are waiting for further decisions,” Tusk wrote in a post on X. In 1943 the Ukrainian Insurgent Army…
Short-term rentals in Greece surged in 2024, with the number of available beds in the rental units overtaking the number of beds at the country’s hotels. A one-year ban on registering new apartments for short-term rentals came into effect on Wednesday in the Greek capital of Athens, as authorities seek to find solutions to a housing shortage for permanent residents. In 2024, the number of available beds in short-term rental units reached 1,022 million in the months up to August — overtaking the 887,740 beds in the country’s hotels for the first time according to local newspaper Ekathimerini. But the…
Make your accommodation not just a place to sleep but a fundamental part of your European holiday experience. Travellers are increasingly veering away from using Airbnb amid concerns over outpricing locals. But they’re also looking for something more memorable than an anonymous hotel room. Luckily, throughout Europe, you can find unique, traditional properties that will shape your holiday experience.In Italy, you can relax on countryside farms where your breakfast comes directly from the surrounding land, while in Germany, you can sip a local brew in a beer garden before turning in for the night in a gasthof. Here are six…
Digital nomads can now enjoy more time in Asia as the newly-launched Taiwan visa extends to one year validity. Taiwan’s digital nomad visa launched on 1 January 2025 as the country seeks to attract more professional talent from overseas. The areas of Hualien, Taitung, Tainan, and Pingtung are all keen to welcome digital nomads, National Development Council (NDC) Minister Paul Liu said. He highlighted that the Taiwanese government will be offering its new foreign residents help with support innovation and creativity.Why has Taiwan launched a digital nomad visa?EU visitors who wish to visit Taiwan can enter on a visa-free entry…
In recent years, there has been a growing trend for silent tourism, from beaches where talking is prohibited to guides to the quietest spots in a city. The festive season for many is a time of noisy family gatherings, raucous office parties and explosive New Year’s celebrations. It can leave you yearning for some peace and quiet – and luckily the travel industry has been listening. In recent years, there has been a growing trend for silent tourism, from beaches where talking is prohibited to guides to the quietest spots in a city. Here’s how to switch off the noise…