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Telegraph: Paros among the world's 25 best islands for holidays
Tornos News
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August 9, 2025
Paros has emerged as one of the 25 best holiday islands for 2025, according to the British newspaper Telegraph. The 25 islands were chosen by the newspaper's travel editors because they offer unique holiday experiences and at the same time...
Holiday hotspots report cases of organ destroying virus sparking global outbreak fears in China
The Scottish Sun
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August 8, 2025
SOME favourite holiday destinations for Brits are now hotspots for a crippling mosquito-borne virus, new figures reveal. Chikungunya, which is rarely deadly but capable of wreaking havoc on organs and causing agonising, months-long pain and...
Travellers urged to be on alert for dengue, with soaring cases in the Pacific
New Zealand Doctor
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With dengue cases in the Pacific at their highest level in almost a decade, travellers are being urged to protect themselves from being bitten by mosquitoes that spread the sometimes deadly disease. There has also been a significant spike in...
I went on a Paul Gauguin cruise around French Polynesia. I didn't want to leave
The Points Guy
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August 6, 2025
I was five days into a seven-day voyage on the French Polynesia-based Paul Gauguin when the wild thoughts began. Do I really have to go back? Couldn't I just stay here forever? Lounging by the pool on the 330-passenger Paul Gauguin Cruises vessel...
New travel-related dengue case is 11th in Hawaiʻi this year
Hawaii Public Radio
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August 7, 2025
A new travel-related case of dengue virus was confirmed on Oʻahu by the Hawai‘i Department of Health on Wednesday. DOH teams have been deployed in the affected area to conduct inspections and implement mosquito control measures. The state has seen...
Spanish Low-Cost Airline Volotea To Offer Flights To 4 Cities In The United States
Simple Flying
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August 10, 2025
Spanish carrier Volotea has announced a new interline agreement with Air Caraïbes and French bee, connecting its passengers to a host of new airports in North America, the Caribbean and other long-haul destinations. This will include four popular...
Massive cocaine and meth haul seized on yacht in French Polynesia worth $383M
Marianas Variety
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Seized drugs include 232kg of methamphetamine and 1,646kg of cocaine. Comgend Polynésie française OFAST via RNZ Pacific PAPE'ETE (RNZ Pacific/Pacnews) — Authorities in French Polynesia are claiming another "historic" drug haul for a total 331...
Volotea, Air Caraïbes, and French Bee launch interline agreement to streamline travel between Europe and long-haul destinations
Aviation24.be
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August 7, 2025
On August 6, 2025, Volotea, Air Caraïbes, and French Bee announced an interline agreement that simplifies travel between regional European cities and long-haul destinations in the Caribbean, French overseas territories, North America, and Réunion...
Massive cocaine and meth haul seized on yacht in French Polynesia…
Pacific News Service
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Authorities in French Polynesia are claiming another “historic” drug haul for a total €331 million(US$383 million) street value. The catch initially took place on 14 July in Nuku Hiva (Marquesas Islands, about 1,400km North of Tahiti), aboard a...
Massive cocaine and meth haul seized on yacht in French Polynesia worth €331 million
RNZ
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August 3, 2025
Seized drugs onboard include 232kg of methamphetamine and 1,646kg of cocaine. Photo: Comgend Polynésie française OFAST Authorities in French Polynesia are claiming another "historic" drug haul for a total €331 million street value. The catch...
Wedding bells ring for Rob Bresnahan and congressional staffers over August recess
Washington Examiner
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August 10, 2025
Capitol Hill lawmakers and staffers are enjoying August recess, with some even planning their weddings around the annual reprieve. Congress‘s monthlong summer break has become an ideal time to tend to personal lives and travel after a grueling...
Hawaii reports 11th case of travel-related dengue this year
Honolulu Star-Advertiser - Hawaii
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August 7, 2025
COURTESY PHOTO This 2006 photograph depicted a female Aedes aegypti mosquito while she was in the process of acquiring a blood meal from her human host, who in this instance, was actually the biomedical photographer, James Gathany, here at the...
Organ-destroying virus that has sparked global pandemic fears is rife in holiday hotspots, warn experts
Daily Mail
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August 6, 2025
Experts have warned that some holiday destinations popular with Britons are hotspots for a virus that can cause pain that lasts for months. The chikungunya virus, which although rarely deadly, can severely damage organs and lead to chronic...
The Internet’s Biggest Travel Nerd Shares Pointers on Points
Wired
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August 6, 2025
In an ever-expanding internet kingdom of travel-reward nerds, Gary Leff reigns supreme. He has penned the blog View from the Wing for 23 years while maintaining a full-time career as a chief financial officer at a university research center. But...
Pandemic fears skyrocket after China imposes Covid-style quarantines on thousands - travel warning issued
GB News
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August 6, 2025
China has brought in isolation rules for patients infected with chikungunya virus as a major outbreak spreads across the country's Guangdong province. Some 10,000 people have been infected by the mosquito-borne virus - with infected people now...
Destination unknown: the exciting ins and outs of mystery travel
The Week Magazine
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August 4, 2025
For every traveler that relishes spending months plotting their perfect vacation, there is another wanderer who would rather show up at the airport after having let someone else do the planning. Book yourself a mystery trip if you fall in the...
TOURISM TALANOA | Going beyond the postcard
The Fiji Times
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July 31, 2025
THERE’S no doubt that Fiji has long mastered the art of postcard perfection. Our aquamarine waters, swaying palms and warm, friendly smiles have graced countless brochures and screens, captivating the hearts of visitors from around the world. But...
Tourist Films Moment of Final Warning Siren Before Tsunami Hits Hawaii
Newsweek
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July 30, 2025
A video of a woman who captured the moment the final warning siren went off in Honolulu before the tsunami hit has gone viral on TikTok. The video was posted on Wednesday by Caleen (@everythingcaleen), who is on vacation in Honolulu, staying at a...
After 865 days, Samoa reopens to tourists
Pacific News Service
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Samoa reopen to international tourists again on Monday, 865 days after closing borders due to COVID-19. For Western Australian Tuitaga Nathan Bucknall, the manager of the Taumeasina Island Resort near Apia, it’s day that’s been a long time coming....
Travel alert issued for travellers to 17 countries following 'one of biggest ever' earthquakes
Glasgow Live
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July 30, 2025
The Foreign Office has today issued a warning for 17 countries, advising travellers to 'follow the advice of local authorities'. One of the most powerful earthquakes ever recorded has hit Russia's far east, an 8.8-magnitude tremor that triggered...