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Record high for cruise visitors to British ports

[ad_1] Figures released by CruiseBritain show that the number of cruise passengers visiting Britain continues to rise for the tenth consecutive year. In the last decade, passenger day calls have quadrupled to reach 1.415million including an increase of 17% over 2016. Cruise passengers arrived through 68 cruise ports in 2018 …

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Intrepid Launches New Women’s-Only Expeditions

[ad_1] On International Women’s Day, Intrepid Travel is launching new women-only expeditions in the Middle East. In places such as the Middle East, where mixed-gender experiences may be limited, new limited-edition itineraries will give women an opportunity for unique, immersive local experiences. The new journeys in Morocco, Jordan, and Iran …

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More Destinations Ban Plastic Straws

[ad_1] Research shows that a staggering amount of plastic straws—a half billion to be exact—are thrown away every day in the United States. Many of these straws end up as debris on beaches around the country. Even more disturbingly, a study by Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences found …

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UK visitors drive tourism growth in the Maldives

The Maldives has announced an 18.7 per cent increase in UK visitor arrivals during November 2017, when compared with the same month in 2016. In total, 9,579 UK visitors travelled to the Maldives during November 2017, compared with 8,073 in November 2016. Furthermore, UK visitors represented 7.9 per cent of …

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