America’s national parks are some of the most beautiful spots in the entire country, and next year travelers will be able to visit them all for free on six different days.
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Music lovers have never had it so good with world-class venues opening across the country and some big names gracing UK shores. Bristol Beacon will welcome its first visitors from 30 November 2023 following one of the most ambitious arts regeneration projects in the UK with sustainability, accessibility and a dedication to world-class acoustics at its core. Come April, Britain’s largest new music venue Co-op Live will add another string to Manchester’s entertainment bow with capacity for 23,500 fans, 32 bars, restaurants and VIP lounges and backing from a certain Harry Styles. In Bradford, ahead of its stint as UK City of Culture in 2025, the opening of Bradford Live will bring a vibrant cultural centre to the city, set to attract 300,000 visitors a year. Taylor Swift fans should expect an overwhelming Liverpudlian welcome when she brings her much-anticipated Eras show to the UNESCO City of Music from 14-15 June, hot on the heels of the city’s one-year anniversary celebrations as Eurovision hosts and in the 60th anniversary year of the Beatles Hard Day’s Night album release
Many of our heritage sites are getting a spruce up for 2024. In Durham, Raby Castle’s ‘The Rising’ project is due to complete this spring – enjoy fine dining at the Vinery Café Restaurant, stock up at farmers’ markets in the Dutch Barn, shop for fashion and homewares at the Coach House and Stables and explore The Rising’s magnificent Walled Garden – replete with English blooms, yew hedges and the iconic Raby fig trees. From summer, the East of England will welcome the much-anticipated reopening of the mighty Norwich Castle. For the first time in its history, visitors will be able to access the Keep for impressive vistas of the city and its other medieval buildings. There will also be a new gallery, showcasing national medieval treasures alongside objects from Norfolk’s own significant collection – the first of its kind in the UK
Culture lovers can look forward to new launches and renovations in England’s museums next year. Showtown – an all-singing all-dancing celebration of fun and entertainment – will open its doors in Blackpool in March. In Durham, there’s a new range of immersive experiences in an entire 1950s styled town at the Beamish Museum and a brand-new exhibition venue at Locomotion in spring, making it the largest undercover collection of historic rail vehicles in the world. In summer, Bradford’s National Science & Media Museum will reopen following a £6 million transformation and in Hull, the journey to become Yorkshire’s Maritime City will see the opening of the Spurn Lightship in its new-look berth in Hull Marina and the unveiling of the Arctic Corsair in autumn
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America’s national parks are some of the most beautiful spots in the entire country, and next year travelers will be able to visit them all for free on six different days.
New Year, new national park to check off your must-visit list? Mark your calendars: The park system just announced a half dozen “free days” for 2024 that are spread throughout the year, beginning with Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Jan. 15, 2024.
United Airlines has recently released details of its summer 2024 schedule—the most extensive transatlantic schedule in the major airline’s history. There will be 38 nonstop flights to Europe next year to major European destinations. Some of the flights will be new routes for the airline, which comes after news that the airline has ordered more planes and added benefits for travelers.
Peru's famous Machu Picchu is an iconic destination in South America. Dubbed «the lost city of the Incas,» the 15th-century citadel was discovered in 1911 by American explorer Hiram Bingham and was later designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1983. The ruins only allow a maximum of 3,800 visitors per day, but that's slated to change in the new year.
After rebounding following the pandemic disruption, the global cruise industry is set to expand further in 2024 with several notable cruise ship launches.
The global aviation industry is expected to experience a significant increase in passenger traffic in 2024, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA). This is good news for the airlines, though passengers may find that flights are even more full than they were this year.
Wait times for first-time visitor visas in Colombia, Mexico and India stretching to hundreds of days will continue to be a headache for the U.S. travel industry.
Winter sports involve all kinds of exhilarating sensations: a sharp breeze rushing past your face, bright snow stinging your eyes, the merriment of après-ski.
Planning a cruise trip doesn’t have to mean a labyrinth of web browser tabs and budgeting spreadsheets. Deciding on your perfect adventure is easier than ever, especially with our 2024 and 2025 cruises. Virgin Voyages has 27 new voyages on deck for the next two years, sailing to new destinations like Spain’s sunny coast and the Great Barrier Reef. But we’re making it easy, with some essential steps to help you plan:
Celestyal has announced the addition of three new countries—Croatia, Montenegro and Italy—as well as six new ports—Kefalonia, Katakolo and Corfu in Greece; Dubrovnik in Croatia; Kotor in Montenegro and Bari in Italy—for the 2024 and 2025 seasons.
2024 programme includes WTM Africa, ILTM Africa, and various bolt-on events, conferences, and awards ceremonies running concurrently
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.