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• Feasts and holy days in the Kazakhstan desert

  27-11-2020 07:30 via theguardian.com
  
  Sometimes the most interesting cooking is found in the most unlikely places, as our writer discovers on a road trip in the country’s vast wild west
  I thought I knew Kazakhstan. I’d been to Pavlodar, in the north-east, for its Russian cafes and its theatre named after Anton Chekhov, and I’d explored Turkestan, in the far south, with its Timurid architecture to rival the turquoise-tiled mosques of neighbouring Uzbekistan. I’d spent time in industrial Karaganda, in the vast
  
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• The noodle dish with its own ‘king’

  18-01-2021 23:19 via bbc.com
  
  His roadside wok-cart is a fixture in Malaysia’s food scene
  
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• Havana: a virtual tour through food, music, films and books

  18-01-2021 07:30 via theguardian.com
  
  Travel vicariously through the arts, culture and cuisine that give the city its beauty and rhythmA 1950s highway, bleached to sepia by the Caribbean sun, leads from Cuba’s Santa María beaches through palm and hibiscus. It passes close to the fishing village of Cojímar, crests a small rise and there is Havana, sweeping frontage wounded but upright against the turbulent waters of the Florida Straits.During Havana’s first centuries, its vast natural harbour was filled with
  
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• The joy of steps: 20 ways to give purpose to your daily walk

  18-01-2021 07:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Has the novelty of a prescribed stroll long since worn off? From tracking animals to uncovering hidden history, here’s how to discover a new world in your neighbourhoodThe weather is rubbish, there is nowhere to go and, bereft of the joys of spring, the daily lockdown walk can feel pointless. But, of course, it is not: the mental and physical health perks of exercise are immune to seasonal changes. We need to gallivant around outside in daylight so that our circadian rhythms can regulate s
  
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• A billion-year-old living organism

  18-01-2021 05:09 via bbc.com
  
  They date three-quarters of the way back to the Solar System’s origins
  
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• Sonesta's Carlos Flores on the Red Lion Hotels deal and fast growth

  17-01-2021 23:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The company's CEO talks about its explosive growth through a series of acquisitions and rebrandings.
  
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• At Royal Lahaina, empty rooms meant full speed ahead with a refresh

  17-01-2021 23:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  During a seven-month shutdown from March to October, the resort improved its sustainability infrastructure and revamped the lobby, lounge, pool area, restaurant and guestrooms.
  
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• Polynesian Cultural Center prepares to reopen, cautiously

  17-01-2021 22:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The popular attraction on Oahu opens on Jan. 18 but will admit just 260 per day -- far from the crowds of up to 5,000 it sometimes attracts.
  
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• The Earth’s oldest living lifeforms

  17-01-2021 21:56 via bbc.com
  
  They date three-quarters of the way back to the Solar System’s origins
  
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• Arrivals in UK could be asked to stay in quarantine hotels, Raab says

  17-01-2021 11:57 via theguardian.com
  
  Foreign secretary says all options being considered, including measure inspired by New Zealand’s ‘directed isolation’ policyCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coveragePeople arriving in the UK could be asked to stay in quarantine hotels under plans being considered by ministers to try to deal with the spread of the pandemic, the foreign secretary, Dominic Raab, has said.Raab said the government had “considered all of the possibilities” when as
  
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• From dolphins to rewilding: 11 environment-aware holidays for 2021

  17-01-2021 08:00 via theguardian.com
  
  From rewilding to marine conservation, these breaks for later in the year have a restorative effect on nature – and holidaymakers, tooThe idea of rewilding – moving away from current forestry and agricultural techniques and allowing nature to thrive – is gaining ground. Continue reading...
  
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• Hawaii visitor arrivals off 77% in November

  16-01-2021 23:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The drop-off, however, was not nearly as severe as it had been the previous two months.
  
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• Hanauma Bay implements new ticketing system

  16-01-2021 15:50 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The hope is the new system will help solve some of the traffic issues created by the limited reopening of the popular snorkeling and swimming spot.
  
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• I got cabin fever in lockdown … so built my own beach hut

  16-01-2021 08:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Few things say escape like a beach hut. After checking out some classic coastal designs – and remembering boyhood dens – I’m making one in the gardenIt started with a chance comment from York hotelier Simon Cowton during an interview. “I was getting depressed in lockdown,” he said. “I realised I had to have a project.” Simon’s solution was to start a building project. He set about redesigning his hotel garden as a magical support bubble-friendly ou
  
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• AHLA says hotels are 'uniquely positioned' to give vaccinations

  16-01-2021 00:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The group has asked the Biden-Harris transition team to mobilize its members to administer the Covid vaccine.
  
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• Environmental groups challenge new aircraft emission standards

  15-01-2021 23:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Sierra Club, Friends of the Earth, Earthjustice and the Center for Biological Diversity contend that the rule set in December will have no substantive impact.
  
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• Here are the Caribbean and Mexico resorts offering Covid testing

  15-01-2021 22:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Updated: Properties respond to CDC's U.S. entry requirement with on-site testing and quarantine-stay coverage plans.
  
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• EU looks at vaccine certificates to help summer tourism

  15-01-2021 22:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The certificates for individuals who have been vaccinated could be combined with Covid-19 tests to allow as many people as possible to travel during the summer.
  
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• ASTA asks the CDC to delay its Covid-testing order

  15-01-2021 22:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Society wants the start of the entry requirement to be pushed back a month, and it asked for changes to the waiver policy.
  
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• Affirm, a buy-now-pay-later service, is valued at $24B after IPO

  15-01-2021 21:20 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The company works with the likes of Expedia, Delta Vacations, Priceline, CheapOAir, Suiteness and others.
  
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• Travel applauds Biden's $1.9T pandemic relief plan

  15-01-2021 20:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  It includes stimulus checks, the continuation of relief programs and funding for vaccinations and testing.
  
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• Embark Beyond launches in-room Covid testing

  15-01-2021 18:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The agency's program also includes guaranteed return via private medical transportation if a traveler tests positive.
  
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• Disneyland does away with Annual Passport program

  15-01-2021 17:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Officials said new membership options will be offered in the future.
  
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• Where travel was banned for 52 years

  15-01-2021 14:49 via bbc.com
  
  You needed governmental permission to leave the islands
  
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• How to travel the world from home

  15-01-2021 14:07 via bbc.com
  
  He's never left Cuba, but by talking to tourists, he's "travelled" the world
  
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• A new way to 'travel' the world

  15-01-2021 13:48 via bbc.com
  
  Unable to travel himself, this Cuban bus porter has brought the world to him
  
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• ‘I don’t know what I’d have done without it’: the hobbies helping people through lockdown

  15-01-2021 07:30 via theguardian.com
  
  From stiles to greetings cards, map-making to whittling, niche interests have become a lifeline for people struggling through successive lockdownsIt all started three years ago as an antidote to the angry, inflamed opinions on Twitter. I just thought, let’s make something nice here so I started posting photos of stiles that I’d taken on my daily fell runs in the Lake District. I chose stiles simply because I have to stop at them when I run. They make you pause and look around and I l
  
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• American Express Global Business Travel signs Concur deal

  15-01-2021 03:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  This agreement brings the full value of American Express Global Business Travel accommodations program to clients using the Concur Travel booking tool.
  
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• The world traveller who never left home

  15-01-2021 02:50 via bbc.com
  
  Unable to travel himself, this Cuban bus porter has brought the world to him
  
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• The world traveler who never left home

  15-01-2021 01:16 via bbc.com
  
  Unable to travel himself, this Cuban bus porter has brought the world to him
  
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