Travel in Cyprus

Northern Cyprus is a curious place for locals and travelers alike. It’s not quite Turkiye but the northern—or some might say some might day the Turkish—half of Cyprus offers visitors all the best parts of Turkiye with offers visitors some of the best parts of Turkish culture with the added bonus of great year-round weather and legal casinos.

Although we've made it past the most depressing day of the year, it's still grey and miserable across much of Europe.

Cyprus, Malta, Albania, and other underrated destinations had some of the highest tourism growth rates in Europe last year, according to Eurostat’s latest data. 

Last week Lufthansa made history. Weeks ahead of its major European rivals, the airline resumed scheduled services to Israel. As of last Monday, the German carrier is offering four weekly flights between Frankfurt and Tel Aviv and three from Munich. The routes mark the first time the company has operated to the country since the start of the Israel-Gaza war in early October.

Four European countries now have the world’s most powerful passports.

After more than a decade of negotiations, Romania and Bulgaria are on track to become part of the border-free Schengen Area — beginning with air and sea borders — by March.

Jet2.com and Jet2holidays are on the countdown until their first flights depart from Liverpool John Lennon Airport, with operations starting in exactly three months The UK’s largest tour operator and third largest airline will start operating flights and holidays from Liverpool John Lennon Airport in exactly three months, with a flight to Tenerife signalling the start of operations from the airport. To mark the special occasion, Jet2.com and Jet2holidays have promised exciting plans at the airport for their first day. 

Jet2.com and Jet2holidays announced they would launch their award-winning flights and holidays from Liverpool John Lennon Airport back in May this year, marking the latest stage in their continued growth and success story.

Deluxe Holiday Homes becomes first in UAE to accept Russian MIR Cards, offering seamless payments for Russia’s rising tourist numbers in Dubai.

Citizens of European Union members Romania and Bulgaria will no longer need a passport from March 31, 2024 to travel by air or sea to most other EU countries as well as Norway and Switzerland, the council of EU governments said on Saturday.

Go2Africa recently announced what purports to be the world’s most expensive wildlife safari. For $690,000, a family of four will visit six African countries (including Kenya, South Africa and the Seychelles) over 24 days. The luxurious accommodations range from tented safari camps to beachfront villas, and remote wellness retreats. The package also includes hot air balloon rides, gorilla trekking—even a personal film crew to document the journey.

The contest was open to all travelers who had already visited Jordan, and through their lenses, they could promote this diverse array of images.

Jamaica shared company with New Zealand, Costa Rica and Cyprus as it middled the 2023 Global Law and Order Report by respected Washington DC, United States based international analytics firm, Gallup, Inc.

High prices, a high mortgage rate, and dwindling supply... Prospective homebuyers in the United States face a near-impossible situation, and home sales are suffering as a result. They’re at their lowest levels in 13 years.

One of the best ways to get to know a country is through its food and beverage offerings. For the holiday season, check out these excellent wines from under-the-radar wine regions in different parts of the world (which we should be drinking more from!) for your wanderlust wine-loving friends who are eager to try something new. Note: All wines mentioned are available in the United States.

Looking to move abroad and give remote working a try? There are dozens of destinations now offering visas to digital nomads.

Before you book that dream safari trip to the Masai Mara, start planning beach time in Mombasa or working out which of Nairobi’s cool bars you want to enjoy a cold beer at, make sure you’ve got your visa to visit Kenya figured out. 

For many years now there’s been a misconception about Europe… that it’s expensive and that a comfortable retirement there is beyond the reach of the average American...

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Nikos Hadjos, Founder & Managing Director of Hotellect opens this week’s topic on why Greece is the new hotel investment heaven.

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