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World of Wine to open in Porto this summer

This summer will see the opening of World of Wine (Wow) in Porto.Following five years of development and €105 million of investment, Wow is a collection of six immersive museum experiences, nine restaurants, bars, and cafes, event spaces, temporary exhibition…

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Celestyal Cruises abandons 2020 season

Celestyal Cruises has announced the suspension of sailings until the 2021 season starts in March.Celestyal was one of the first cruise lines to pause operations in mid-March this year in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.Leslie Peden, chief commercial officer,…

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Saudi Arabia begins work on Diriyah Gate Development

Development work has commenced on the first phase of US$20 billion Diriyah Gate Development Authority development pipeline.Officials hope the move marks the beginning of a bold new era of construction and transformation for Diriyah, a city within Riyadh province, Saudi…

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Massive budget cut a blow to tourism marketing

The potential growth and post-COVID recovery of the tourism sector has been dealt another blow with confirmation – by Tourism Business Council of South Africa CEO, Tshifhiwa Tshivhengwa – that the Department of Tourism’s budget has been cut by R1bn…

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St. Maarten shuts out U.S. flights

St. Maarten has postponed all U.S. commercial flights for two weeks.The destination was slated to resume full operations at Princess Juliana Airport on July 1. However, due to the surging number of Covid-19 cases in the U.S., all flights to…

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Tourism returns as Barbados declares Covid-19 victory

Amor Mottley, prime minister of Barbados, has declared the island destination free of Covid-19, with all curfews set to be lifted tomorrow.Calling the decision a milestone in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, she added there are currently no active…

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Ryanair set to return to flying in Europe from today

Ryanair will return to flying from today, offering over 1,000 daily flights across Europe.The decision marks the end of a 14-week shutdown of operations in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.The low-cost carrier will offer departures to 200 European airports,…

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W Dubai – the Palm to reopen in July

W Dubai – the Palm has announced it will begin welcoming back guests from July 30th.The decision follows a gradual reopening of the Dubai icon, with the Waldorf Astoria Dubai Palm Jumeirah set to open next week.Located on Palm Jumeirah,…

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