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Air Seychelles Launches Flights to Réunion
Air Seychelles, in collaboration with Tourism Seychelles, is excited to announce the launch of seasonal flights between Seychelles and Réunion, scheduled to commence on December 30, 2024. This initiative aims to bolster connectivity and promote...

Air Seychelles Launches Direct Flights to Reunion
Air Seychelles and Tourism Seychelles are excited to announce the launch of seasonal flights between Seychelles and Réunion, scheduled to commence on December 30, 2024. This initiative aims to bolster connectivity and promote tourism exchange...

Happenings — what’s coming up in Northeast Ohio starting July 18
Here is a brief rundown of some coming entertainment options in Northeast Ohio. Make submissions for consideration via email to entertainment@morningjournal.com or entertainment@news-herald.com. You must include a phone number and/or web address...

Four W’s of Cherokee National Holiday: When, What, Where, Why
TAHLEQUAH – The Cherokee National Holiday is in its 72nd year of celebrating what it means to be Cherokee by sharing stories, traditions and news of the future in the tribe's capital city of Tahlequah during Labor Day weekend. While normally...

Olympic Games Paris 2024 – a tourism success
Paris je t’aime – tourist office, shares its preliminary tourism assessment of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. VISITORS NUMBERS The global number of visitors in the Greater Paris metropolitan area during the Olympic Games (23 July – 11 August)...
How much time do you need left on your UK passport to travel to Spain?
However, if the validity of your passport is coming to an end, you may be wondering how long you actually need to enter the country. If you're travelling to Spain anytime soon and would like to know if your passport is valid for entry, here is...
These are the countries that do not require 3 months on UK passport for travel
The amount of time required on passports varies from country to country with a great many asking that travellers have six months of validity left on their document. Some countries require at least three months with a select few needing less than...

UFC 318’s Best Betting Props, Parlays & Picks
UFC 318 happens this weekend (Sat., July 19, 2025) inside Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana. The pay-per-view (PPV) main event is a trilogy, retirement and a BMF fight all rolled into one violent spliff with Max Holloway vs. Dustin...
U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, May 2025
Explanatory Notes Goods (Census basis) Data for goods on a Census basis are compiled from the documents collected by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and reflect the movement of goods between foreign countries and the 50 states, the...
Royal ties unite Nova Gorica and Saint-Denis
Paris, 9 August - Nova Gorica, whose Franciscan monastery holds the remains of the last French king, and the municipality of Saint-Denis, whose basilica served as the burial site for most French monarchs, have signed an agreement on cooperation in...

Botswana announces half-day holiday after Letsile Tebogo stuns Noah Lyles for first Olympic gold
The president of Botswana, Mokgweetsi Masisi, announced a public holiday on Friday afternoon to commemorate their first ever Olympic gold medal. On Thursday, sprinter Letsile Tebogo stunned American ace Noah Lyles in the men's 200m final to bag...
Jamaica Tourism Minister Represents at Paris Olympics
Jamaica Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, departed the island for Paris, France, today (August 7) to attend the Olympic Games. While in Paris Minister Bartlett will be instrumental in promoting Jamaica as a premier tourist destination...

Louvre Abu Dhabi hosts 'Travelling through Fables' show
The show explores the genealogy of fables and their cultural and societal relevance alongside their simultaneous emergence in the eastern and western hemispheres through Greco-Roman literature such as via the works of Greek fabulist Aesop (620–564...

Water polo star Maggie Steffens’ sister-in-law dies after traveling to Paris
SAINT-DENIS, France — U.S. water polo captain Maggie Steffens is playing with a heavy heart at the Paris Olympics after her sister-in-law died a couple of days before the Games began. Lulu Conner, 26, died Tuesday after traveling to Paris to cheer...

St. Lucia makes plans to declare holiday after Julien Alfred’s gold medal win
Paris 2024 Olympics – Athletics – Women’s 100m Final – Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France – August 03, 2024. Julien Alfred of Saint Lucia celebrates after winning gold. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez Sign up for our Caribbean Life email newsletter to...

Viral: Indian street dog that travelled to Australia
Jalebi, the four-year-old Indie dog Image Credit: itsjalebibaby/Instagram Being quarantined for around ten months, travelling to two different countries and three international flights can be very tiring for most people, but it was completely...

‘Everybody's just so confused': Olympian explains how pole vaulters travel with their poles
Most track and field athletes could easily fit their uniforms and gear in a suitcase to travel to a competition like the 2024 Paris Olympics. But some have massive poles to worry about. Reigning Olympic pole vault champion Mondo Duplantis detailed...

‘Everybody's just so confused': Olympian explains how pole vaulters travel with their poles
Most track and field athletes could easily fit their uniforms and gear in a suitcase to travel to a competition like the 2024 Paris Olympics. But some have massive poles to worry about. Reigning Olympic pole vault champion Mondo Duplantis detailed...

Manchester bar launches at Piccadilly Gardens ahead of Oasis gigs - drinks prices and what's the story
A huge Manchester music-themed bar has now opened on Piccadilly Gardens - opening just in time for the huge run of Oasis' reunion shows that will bring thousands of fans into the city centre. The MCR Live Hub bar is being billed as the "go-to city...

French rail network restored after Olympic travel sabotage
France's high-speed train network resumed normal operations on Monday, three days after sabotage acts significantly disrupted travel ahead of the Olympics opening ceremony, according to the transport minister, the press reports said on Monday....