In Switzerland, the mountains call. One look at this ravishing land of skyscraping peaks, glaciers, forests and lakes of piercing blue will have you itching to sling on a backpack, zip up to the heights and hit the trail. You certainly won’t be alone. The Swiss seem to be born with one leg up a…
Starting next year, many passengers who travel on long-distance coaches in Spain will be able to do so for free, the government confirmed on Tuesday. Earlier this year, free train tickets were introduced for short and medium-distance journeys in Spain. The measure started on September 1 and was only meant to last for three months…
Nowhere is perfect, but, let’s face it, Switzerland gets pretty darned close. The Alps ripple across 60% of the country, and the landscapes and towns look like they have been dreamed up by a particularly imaginative child. We’re talking glacier-capped peaks, crash-bang waterfalls, turreted castles of the fairy-tale kind and lakes in the most surreal shade of…
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Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporation (MMPRC/Visit Maldives) has announced RFPs seeking a host property for next year’s largest destination marketing event, ‘The Visit Maldives Storytellers’ Conference 2023’ to be…
Many may see marketing as simply communicating the value of a product. However, conceiving a product, ensuring its evolution to suit generations of customers, while maintaining its unique character, and…
With its turquoise waters, pillowy sand beaches and laid-back island attitude, everything really does seem better in The Bahamas. With 16 major islands and 259,000 sq km (100,000 sq miles) of some of the world’s clearest water, there’s no shortage of island adventuring to be had — whether it’s hitting the waves for a snorkeling…
The best travel advice comes from the people who have done it all before. In this series, we ask well-traveled experts for their tips and advice. Sir Ranulph Fiennes, age 78, might be the world’s greatest living explorer. He holds the world record as the first person to reach both the North and South Poles…
For a little tiny frontier town that cropped up the year after Texas separated from Mexico, Austin sure has grown up. First the railroad came in 1871, then the University of Texas in 1883. Then Austin City Limits, featuring local icon Willie Nelson, was filmed here in 1974. Shortly after, in 1987, the South by…