The world’s largest salt flat is also its most unlikely film set — and now it has a festival to prove it
There is no other place on earth quite like Bolivia’s Salar de Uyuni. At 10,582 sq km, it is the […]
Nepal opens Mustang to solo trekkers as visitor numbers climb 18%
Nepal’s Upper Mustang, a restricted Himalayan kingdom bordering Tibet that has been largely off-limits to independent travellers for decades, opened
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Moldova joins the European Ceramics Route with a new national itinerary spanning nine districts
Moldova has become a member of the Association of the European Ceramics Route, placing its clay-working traditions on the international
Sphere to build $1.7bn Abu Dhabi venue on Yas Island
The world’s first Sphere venue opened in Las Vegas in September 2023.
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Benin is the Gulf of Guinea’s most compelling cultural frontier
Benin sits on the Gulf of Guinea between Nigeria and Togo, compact in size but extraordinary in depth. Long overlooked
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Punjab, India: where Sikh heritage, rural culture and growing infrastructure are drawing international travel attention
Punjab, the north-western Indian state that stretches from the foothills of the Himalayas to the plains bordering Pakistan, is drawing
Canada’s Indigenous tourism body faces cash crisis as UK donor funds fail to arrive
The Indigenous Tourism Association of Canada (ITAC) is operating with a skeleton crew after federal funding dropped sharply and a
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Ezulwini Valley, Eswatini: Africa’s royal heartland in one small, perfectly formed kingdom
Eswatini — the landlocked kingdom sandwiched between South Africa and Mozambique — packs more into its modest borders than most
Nagaland, India: where tribal culture and mountain wilderness meet on the subcontinent’s wild eastern edge
Few destinations in Asia offer what Nagaland does — 16 distinct tribes, mountains sharp enough to deserve it, and a
Arequipa Peru sees rising profile among cultural and experiential travel planners
Arequipa in Peru is drawing increased attention from international tour operators as demand grows for culturally rich secondary cities beyond
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