Five of the best adventure travel companies around have just released a fresh crop of adventure trips for 2024. Some of them are staking out a claim to fairly untrammeled places—Cape Verde, for example. Others are rethinking wilderness trips in North America. As popular destinations continue seeing more visitors to the point of overcrowding, these trips promise a respite far from the madding crowd.
The Cape Verde Islands lie off the West Coast of Africa, and this trip island-hops between Santo Antão, São Vicente, Fogo and Santiago. It’s focused on hiking pristine trails in an Edenic volcanic landscape, exploring sleepy seaside villages and engaging with the folk music culture, such as morna, sung in Cape Verdean Creole. The organizers promise encounters with local storytelling, culture and artists.
Wilderness Travel is one of the most respected companies in the world and forges new itineraries when the opportunity arises. This 10-day trip is so new that dates and prices have yet to be released. Visit Wilderness Travel for more information.
There are fewer and fewer remote places around the globe, but Greenland still seems to qualify as one of them. Adventure Life has organized an eight-day cruise on the MV Vikingfjord in East Greenland's Scoresby Sund that promises a small-scale adventure.
It starts with a private charter flight to Constable Point, where you’re transported to the ship via Zodiac. The MV Vikingfjord takes just 12 passengers and was rebuilt in 2022 as a modern expedition vessel with cruise ship comfort. She offers grand amenities on a small vessel with nine ensuite cabins, featuring an open-concept living area.
The MV Vikingfjord sails the wilderness coastline of Greenland, past icebergs and along the glacier-covered Volquart Boons Coast. There is a chance to explore the ancient Inuit settlement at Danmark, with its well-preserved archaeological sites, and hike to the glacier. From $10,885 per person: visit Adventure Life.
One of Geographic Expeditions’ Women of the World Collection trips, Namibia’s Wild Wonders provides a chance to go behind the scenes with veterinary staff at the female-founded AfriCat Foundation. It’s an opportunity to track endangered black rhino with a female ranger from Save the Rhino Trust, discover UNESCO-listed Twyfelfontein petroglyphs and the Great Namib Sand Sea, go on safari in Namibia’s wildlife-rich Etosha National Park and take a scenic flight over the Skeleton Coast. There’s also a visit with the women at Penduka Development Trust, who create illustrative embroidery, and the opportunity to learn about education initiatives near the Sossusvlei Dunes. From $14,325 per person: visit GeoEx for details.
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Booking.com and Warner Bros. Pictures have this week announced a new collaboration to celebrate the holidays and the debut of Wonka (in theatres December 15). The limited-time collaboration comes in the form of two sugar-coated stays at Wonka’s Sweet Suites in both New York and Los Angeles.
ITE has over 2,600 members located in 90 countries, working in corporations, agencies, airlines, cruise companies, and across the entire destination supply chain.
The airline plans to increase its capacity at the airport by 23% compared to 2023 and 142% compared to its base opening in 2018, reaching over 835,000 available seats.
From the snowy tundras of Antarctica and the rocky coastline of Greenland to the winding waterways of the Chilean fjords, James Popsys' assignments have taken him to some of the world’s most remote locations. Over the last decade, his career has gone from strength to strength, but like everyone, he started out with just a camera and a passion for photography. He discusses how to improve your own skills behind the lens, delving into everything from angles to equipment.
From lobster mac and cheese to beef bourguignon, first-class Amtrak passengers traveling on the Acela along the Northeast Corridor will be treated to new menu offerings.
Summer is over and travel is seasonally slow. Meanwhile, some Americans are reluctant to travel overseas because of the ongoing war in the Middle East. But travel vendors are tempting the hesitant with Black Friday deals to extraordinary destinations.
New Hotels in the Cayman Islands for 2024 Scheduled to open in Q2 2024 is Hotel Indigo Grand Cayman. The 282-room 10-storey beachfront property will provide an upper midscale experience featuring multiple restaurants, a 6,700 square foot ballroom, a pool deck and a rooftop bar. Indigo’s restaurants and bars around the world are known as a favourite destination for visitors and locals alike. With sustainability in mind, the hotel is being built to LEED standards, which ensures high-performance buildings that have less of an impact on the environment. Hotel Indigo will use a geothermal/ice storage combination and will feature insulated glazing throughout to reduce energy consumption. The latest in Cayman real estate developer, Dart’s, hospitality portfolio, Hotel Indigo is expected to generate several hundred jobs when it opens. In 2022, Dart launched its Hospitality Training Programme, which provides Caymanians with the opportunity to obtain first-hand industry experience via a three-month work experience within the Dart hospitality portfolio.
Universal Orlando Resort announced that next year’s edition of the theme park’s Universal Mardi Gras: International Flavors of Carnaval will return from February 3 through April 7, 2024.
If a cruise is on your bucket list, now is the time to book one at a bargain.Princess Cruises has just announced deep discounts as part of its Black Friday/Cyber Monday special. Between now and Thursday November 20, prices will be 50 percent off. The special offer includes all fare types even packages such as Princess Plus and Princess Premiere, which come with amenities like WiFi, beverages, desserts, fitness classes, crew gratuities, and more.In addition to the Black Friday/Cyber Monday deals, the cruise line is also offering a limited-time offer that will last until December 12 through which travelers get 50 percent off cruise fares and 50 percent off deposits on voyages of 45 days or less.Princess Cruises sails to a long list of popular destinations including the Mediterranean, Alaska, Japan, Australia and New Zealand, the Caribbean, Panama Canal, Mexico, Hawaiian Islands, Tahiti, California Coast, Northern Europe, British Isles, Greenland, South America. Princess also offers World Cruises.Here are the key details to know if you hope to score a Princess Cruise at a discount:
Safety is a top concern for many when choosing where to travel — a consideration that carries even more importance given the current landscape in the Middle East with the Israel-Hamas war and the U.S. State Department’s worldwide caution travel advisory. To help pinpoint safe countries for travel in 2024, Berkshire Hathaway Travel Protection has published its “Safest Destinations” report for the ninth year in a row. The report ranks both the top safety countries and the top safest cities globally.