Keine andere Region der Erde vermag so zu verzaubern wie die fernen Inseln der Südsee. Ob Fiji, Französisch-Polynesien oder die Cook Inseln – die Reiseziele am anderen Ende der Welt bieten neben weißen Traumstränden und Lagunen auch eine üppige Natur und weiterlesen...
CLIMATE ACTION: Transforming how we connect – the role of business in decarbonizing aviation
The global aviation sector is at a critical juncture this year, with updated state action plans for decarbonization due to be submitted to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). Industry stakeholders are increasingly looking to advance weiterlesen...
NATURE: Australia angered by clip of US influencer grabbing wombat
The video clip of the American tourist pestering the marsupial has outraged many in Australia. Her visa status is now being reviewed. An American influencer has sparked outrage in Australia after she published a video which appears to show her grabbing a weiterlesen...
GERMANY: Parties agree on historic debt deal
The CDU/CSU bloc and the SPD have reached an agreement with the Greens on a massive increase in government borrowing. The conservative CDU/CSU bloc of German election winner Friedrich Merz and the Social Democrats (SPD) have agreed in principle with the Greens on plans for a massive increase in state borrowing ahead of a parliamentary vote weiterlesen…
TOURISMUS: Geschichtsträchtige Orte in Westaustralien
Der Zauber der Vergangenheit und die Faszination des Alten ziehen Reisende magisch an, die auf der Suche nach unerwarteten und faszinierenden Geschichten sind. In Westaustralien begegnen ihnen jahrtausendealte Schluchten, Wälder, Küsten und Korallenriffe – sowie architektonische Meisterwerke, die von einer reichen Geschichte erzählen. Auch die Kultur der Aboriginal People Westaustraliens – eine der ältesten Kulturen weiterlesen…
TRAVEL: Do tourism taxes actually deter travelers?
From Venice to Barcelona, overcrowded travel destinations are taxing vacationers. But the question remains as to whether such strategies really help reduce overtourism — and where the money generated goes. High tourist taxes did not stop 39-year-old Susanne Meier from visiting the Himalayan country of Bhutan twice. In fact, Bhutan boasts the world’s highest tourist weiterlesen…
AUSTRALIA: Trail of destruction as Storm Alfred rages
Tropical cyclone Alfred, which weakened into a tropical low, brought heavy rain and strong winds, triggering severe flood warnings and widespread disruptions after making landfall. One person drowned and 13 soldiers were injured as downgraded tropical cyclone Alfred continued to batter Australia’s east coast, while leaving more than 300,000 people without power. The category 2 weiterlesen…
Australia orders evacuations as Cyclone Alfred approaches
The storm is forecast to cause heavy flooding and severely disrupt transport services. Officials are urging residents to take shelter or evacuate. Authorities in Australia have ordered thousands of people along the country’s eastern coast to evacuate due to Tropical Cyclone Alfred. The cyclone has also caused rivers to swell and left some 80,000 homes in weiterlesen…
