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NYC’s Famed Fifth Avenue to Get a Major Revamp — With Bigger Sidewalks and More Green Space
New York City’s popular stretch of Fifth Avenue between Bryant Park and Central Park will be redesigned into a “world-class public space,” as part of a vision plan the city's Mayor Eric Adams...
Disney World Reopening Vintage Train Ride After Four Years
Officials from the Walt Disney World Resort announced its classic 100-year-old vintage steam trains were returning to the Magic Kingdom Park for the holiday season. The Walt Disney World Railroad...
Travelling around SA this year hasn’t been easy or cheap – but it should get better in 2023
Travelling around South Africa in 2022 has been expensive and frustrating. That's thanks to a shortage of domestic airline seats, record-high petrol prices, and scarce rental cars. But 2023 should...
Passengers warned to expect delays during UK Border Force strike
Border Force official does not rule out possibility of airport closures when staff go on strike from Friday About 1,000 Border Force staff who are members of the PCS union are to go on strike from...
Nigeria suspends Covid-19 tests for travellers
The Nigerian Government has approved the immediate relaxation of the Covid-19 safety measures and travel advisory, including the suspension of all pre-departure, pre-boarding, and post-arrival PCR...
Home Affairs is trying to clear a backlog of 56,543 visas – which may be done by June 2024
South Africa's Department of Home Affairs (DHA) is battling its way through a vast backlog of visa applications, which it hopes to have cleared by June 2024. Home Affairs is drowning in outstanding...
Manchester to introduce tourist tax
Manchester has announced plans to introduce a tax on people visiting the city for overnight stays. Guests staying overnight will pay an extra £1 per room per night on their accommodation from April...
‘Tasting the stars’ at 40,000 feet, exclusively with Emirates
Emirates is currently the only commercial airline in the world officially serving Moët & Chandon, Veuve Clicquot and Dom Pérignon onboard. Global airline exclusive agreements are in place until...
SA’s first indoor sky park opens at Wild Coast Sun
The Wild Coast Sun Resort has always been one of KZN’s finest offerings. With its year-round temperate weather, unspoilt beaches, golf course, casino and water park, the Port Edward holiday...