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Destinations / Africa
Jan 12, 2024This New Eco-Conscious Trip in Tanzania Takes You to Some Pretty Neat Places
You’ve had a trip to Africa, more specifically, an East African trip sitting on your travel list for ages, but you’ve yet to actually commit. Reservations over securing a good stay and experience while also remaining eco-conscious might have delayed your decision. Now, Brilliant Africa, a travel company specializing in bespoke trips to the East African region, curated a brand-new, eco-conscious itinerary combining sustainability with adventure.
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Feel at Home in Madrid
Feel at Home Five-star hotels that are havens of luxury and sophistication, urban hotels with swimming pools (The Madrid EDITION), hotels in palaces (Palacio de los Duques Gran Meliá), boutique hotels, hotels that have rooftop bars with 360-degree views of the city (Hotel Montera Madrid, Curio Collection by Hilton), hotels with music (UMusic Hotel Madrid), hotels with private gardens (Rosewood Villa Magna) … these are just a few examples of the unique services hotels in Madrid offer. Wherever you choose to stay, you’ll feel at home right from the start and you’ll receive the warmest possible welcome.
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Nov 27, 2023Hotels Giving Back Through Inspiring Initiatives
More and more travelers want to feel good about the hotel they stay in and the trips they take. They want to know their vacation isn’t harming the environment and local community they are visiting. These hotels go above and beyond when it comes to giving back to local communities, employees, the environment and more.
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Oct 24, 2023Study Finds Travelers Willing to Pay More for Sustainable Options
A new report from Euromonitor has found travelers are willing to pay more for sustainable travel options. The report discovered nearly 80 percent of travelers surveyed will shell out at least 10 percent more when booking sustainable travel. More than 40 percent of travelers additionally reported they would pay more than 30 percent more specifically for sustainable adventure and eco-tourism experiences.
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United Continues Its Global Expansion
United Airlines keeps soaring to new heights, recently announcing another expansion of its leading global route network. The airline added new non-stop flights between Newark (EWR) and Marrakesh (RAK), Morocco; Tokyo (NRT) and Cebu (CEB), Philippines; and Houston (IAH) and Medellin (MDE), Colombia. That’s not all: United also plans to increase flights to popular worldwide destinations including Hong Kong (HKG); Seoul (INC), South Korea; and Porto (OPO), Portugal. Following the recent agreement to increase flights between the U.S. and Chinese governments, the airline now adds four weekly flights from Los Angeles (LAX) to Shanghai (PVG).
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Feb 17, 2023Accor Hotels Now Offers “Truly Sustainable” Water Sourced from the Air
Many hotel brands continue to take steps to make travel experiences more sustainable — removing individual toiletries from guestrooms, swapping bottled water for carafes and replacing plastic keycards with alternatives. However, Accor Hotels takes things to the next level, bringing guests what it calls “the first truly sustainable bottled drinking water.”