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easyJet carries out first flight to winter sun destination dubbed 'new Canary Island'
Bristol Post
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April 1, 2025
The first easyJet flight to a new island route took off yesterday (March 31), marking the longest route yet offered by the budget airline. The journey from London Gatwick to Sal, an island that's part of Cape Verde takes just over six hours, and...
Going Places: Travel Industry Responds to Demand for Wellness Tourism
Long Island Press - New York
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June 3, 2025
By Karen Rubin, Travel Features Syndicate, goingplacesfarandnear.com Travel has so many benefits – on a macro level, travel is the greatest invention humanity has devised for promoting peace, prosperity, progress and understanding by bringing...
Africa’s tourism: A continent awaiting Its spotlight
The Cable
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June 5, 2025
Africa’s tourism potential has long been obscured by a narrative that paints the continent as a cauldron of poverty, disease, and unrest. This tired caricature, steeped in tales of hunger, terrorism, and “uncultured” practices, has dimmed the...
State's double-speak as it blocks licence for top EU tour operator
The Standard
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Tourists arrive at the Moi International Airport, Mombasa, after disembarking from a Tui Brussels chartered flight in 2028. [File, Standard] Europe’s largest tour operator, TUI, has suspended its planned expansion in Kenya, including the...
Bonga among artists on the Portuguese festival bill
Ver Angola
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The organization announced this Thursday in a statement sent to the Lusa news agency that Anthony B, Bonga, Dino d'Santiago & Os Tubarões, Adrian Sherwood & Omar Perry, Santrofi, Mario Lucio & The Pan African Band, Fattú Djakité, Rhodalia & Mario...
Best travel destinations of 2025 with year-round sun - see full list of 12 places
Irish Star
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June 6, 2025
13:00 ET, 06 Jun 2025 As 2025 kicks off, it's prime time for folks to start mapping out their holiday plans for the year. Whether you're in the mood for a cozy couple's retreat or an action-packed family adventure, there's a world of choices...
“Captain Kidd” navigates shifting allegiances on the high seas
The Colorado Sun
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June 8, 2025
On July 29, 1689, beneath a sweltering Caribbean sun, William Kidd scanned the deck of the wooden frigate Sainte Rose, taking in the swarthy faces of the dozen French privateers guarding the gunship. The tide was going out and it was time to make...
EBID and ATIDI partner up to support economic activity in the West African sub-region
Sierra Leone Telegraph
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June 1, 2025
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 01 June 2025: The ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID), the African Trade & Investment Development Insurance (ATIDI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at strengthening support for the...
ECOWAS Commission President Reports on Activities of Community Institutions
Foroyaa Newspaper
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June 3, 2025
By Kebba AF Touray The President of the ECOWAS Commission, Dr. Omar Alieu Touray, has reported extensively on the activities and contributions of the ECOWAS institutions towards the improvement and enhancement of the welfare of the citizens. Dr....
Hurricane Season 2025—Storm Scientist Breaks Down New Predictions
Innovation & Tech Today
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June 5, 2025
U.S. forecasters with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are expecting an above-normal 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, with 13 to 19 named storms, and 6 to 10 of those becoming hurricanes. But, how do they know what’s likely to...
Showers, thunderstorms over Florida associated with system NOAA watching
Naples Daily News - Florida
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Chances for tropical development from a system off the coast of Florida dropped to zero June 4. Forecasters said it's likely a non-tropical low pressure area will develop over South and North Carolina. Showers and thunderstorms associated with the...
ECOWAS Bank, ATIDI sign MoU for economic activity in West Africa
Business Day
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June 3, 2025
The ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID), the African Trade & Investment Development Insurance (ATIDI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at strengthening support for the private sector in the West African...
9 African countries driving tourism growth with reforms, investments
Business Insider Africa
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June 4, 2025
These African countries are revitalizing tourism across their respective regions through sweeping reforms, ranging from strategic airline expansions and upgraded airport infrastructure to rising hotel occupancy and progressive visa policies....
New MPs of the AR get to know the ins and outs of the house with “enthusiasm”
Portugal Pulse
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June 4, 2025
In the antechamber of the Passos Manuel Library at the Assembleia da República, a sign reads: “Honorable members, us and the future.” This quote from Francisco da Costa Gomes, a former President of the Republic, was delivered at the inaugural...
National Hurricane Center monitoring system with potential impact for NC this week
Star News - North Carolina
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Hurricane season officially began June 1 and experts predict an above-normal season. Historically, June storms tend to develop near the U.S. coast, while later storms originate from African tropical waves. At 8 a.m. Monday, June 2, all was quiet...
Transavia adds three sunny destinations to Winter 2025/2026 schedule from Bordeaux
Aviation24.be
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April 17, 2025
Transavia France A320neo © Clément AlloingTransavia France has launched ticket sales for its winter 2025/2026 season, unveiling three new international routes from Bordeaux Airport. The low-cost airline is targeting sun-seeking travellers with...
NHC tracking first Atlantic tropical system of 2025. Where is it now?
Austin American-Statesman - Texas
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Just three days into the official start of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, the National Hurricane Center is monitoring the first tropical system with potential for development. Although in close proximity to the southeastern United States, the...
Non-tropical area of low pressure expected to form off US coast
The News Press - Florida
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The National Hurricane Center is monitoring an area off Florida and the southeastern coast for potential development. A non-tropical area of low pressure is forecast to form near or offshore of the southeastern U.S. coast during the next couple of...
National Hurricane Center tracking new tropical wave. Wet week ahead for Florida
Yahoo News
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The Atlantic hurricane season officially began Sunday, June 1, and meteorologists from NOAA to AccuWeather are predicting an above-normal season. For the present, all is quiet in the tropics, although repeated showers and thunderstorms are...
No tropical activity expected next 7 days, but Florida faces wet week
Northwest Florida Daily News
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No tropical activity is expected over the next 7 days, although the National Hurricane Center is tracking a tropical wave. Repeated showers and thunderstorms are expected across much of Florida this week, with flooding possible in some locations....