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New Digital Border Forms and Airport Hall Transform Travel to St. Maarten

10/10/2024

New digital border processing and hall at SXM airport mean arriving for your next trip to the Caribbean’s famous twin-nation island will be faster, easier, and better than ever before. But you do have to get online and fill out the new forms before you check in to your flight to St. Maarten.

Mandatory Digital Forms for Travel to St. Maarten

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New Experiences in Australia that Connect You to Indigenous Culture

08/22/2024 in Australia

A new selection of activities for visitors to Australia allow you to experience the country’s history and nature, with the added richness of Aboriginal culture.

Australia’s Aboriginal people are the island continent's original inhabitants, with a history that dates back over 65,000 years. That makes them one of the world’s oldest continuous cultures. A revival of Australian indigenous cultural practices, oral...

First LEGO Parade at Sea, Only Over-Water Swing and More on MSC World America

07/10/2024 in Caribbean

Building family fun on a cruise vacation couldn’t be easier. When the new MSC World America launches in April, 2025, it will have an over 10,0000 square foot kids’ area, complete with an enhanced partnership with LEGO that will offer first-at-sea experiences. Plus the only over-water swing ride – the ‘Cliffhanger’ - towering over 160 feet above the ocean -...

Panda-monium! New Pandas Debut This Year in Two American Cities

08/08/2024

There will soon be two new places in the U.S. to visit China’s iconic and endearing national animal. The giant panda, with its unmistakeable black and white markings and adorable fuzzy features, is a keystone species and symbol of global conservations efforts – and it’s one of the ‘bucket list’ animals many people want to experience in person.

A pair of...

Bye-bye Bunnies: Different Spring Traditions Around the World

03/28/2024

Spring has sprung and cultures the world over celebrate the season of fresh color and new life. It’s not all about bunnies, lambs, chicks, eggs, chocolate and spring flowers. Here are just a few different traditions that inspire us to travel in the springtime:

Climb a Mayan Pyramid on the Spring Equinox in Mexico

Spring officially begins on the Spring Equinox, usually...

CERN in Switzerland Opens New Gateway for Visitors to Get Their Science On

10/26/2023

If you thought CERN, the renowned particle physics research facility in Geneva, was just for Nobel laureates and PhD’s, think again. The facility has inaugurated Science Gateway, a new, visionary hub with free admission for anyone from 5 to 95 to get involved in the next generation of human understanding of the universe at what may be the world’s most...

6 Resorts Where You Can Celebrate Mexico's "Day of the Dead"

10/12/2023

Til death do you party! Dia de los Muertos is a cherished Mexican holiday honoring the memories of loved ones who have passed away. Coming just a day after Halloween, and symbolized by an elegantly-dressed skeleton, Day of the Dead is often thought of as a similar celebration of the supernatural, but it is a uniquely Mexican holiday that’s more...

These Resorts have been Named Top in the Caribbean for the 30th Time at the 30th World Travel Awards

09/14/2023 in Caribbean

30 times in 30 years. That’s an incredible vote of confidence in the resort chain named “The Caribbean’s Leading Hotel Brand” for the 30^th time at the 30^th annual World Travel Awards. It wasn’t the only win for Sandals Resorts International, either. It scored 13 more prestigious awards.

Sandals Resorts International is the parent company of two luxury, all-inclusive resort chains: couples-only Sandals...

The Best Reasons to Visit Both of New Zealand’s Main Islands

08/24/2023 in New Zealand

New Zealand consists of two main islands, the North Island and the South Island, and whether you call yourself a nature lover, adrenaline junkie, foodie, wine or culture aficionado, you’ll find reasons to visit both.

North Island

While New Zealand’s North Island is the smaller of the two islands, it has more people and the country’s major cosmopolitan cities, including the...

You Can Join the Biggest Search for Scotland's Loch Ness Monster in Half a Century

08/24/2023 in Scotland

Scotland’s most famous legend… may not remain a mystery for much longer. A new Loch Ness Centre at the famous lake in the Scottish Highlands is promising to unleash the biggest search for “Nessie” in over half a century. And visitors can join in the quest!

Nessie may be the biggest attraction in the Scottish Highlands that no one can prove they’ve...

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