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Opinion | China expects 9 billion domestic trips over Lunar New Year holiday. Indonesia could use some of those travelling Chinese, with its underused roads and airports

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Nine billion! Tourists take part in a rabbit dance at the 40th Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival in Harbin, Heilongjiang province, China. Harbin is a popular destination for domestic tourists this year. Photo: Getty Images “That would be nearly double the 4.7 billion trips made during the so-called Spring Festival travel rush in 2023 … Read more

World’s new biggest cruise ship that’s so huge it has its own theme park on the roof | World | News

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The world’s largest cruise ship is so big that it has a theme park on its roof. Earlier this week, the Icon of the Seas set off from Miami, Florida for the first time on a seven-day voyage. Owned by the Royal Caribbean group, the ship is longer than the Eiffel Tower is tall at … Read more

Cruising towards climate disaster? A cruise holiday’s greenhouse emissions are found to outstrip those of a return flight and hotel stay

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In 2022, Bryan Comer, director of the marine programme at the International Council on Clean Transportation, examined the carbon footprint of cruising compared to a hotel stay plus air travel – since cruises are effectively floating hotels. Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas, the world’s largest cruise ship, heads to the dock in Port Miami. … Read more

Inside the world’s biggest ever cruise ship as it prepares for first journey | Cruise | Travel

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Dreaming of travelling the world on a cruise ship? Dreams don’t get bigger than Royal Caribbean’s latest cruise ship, Icon of the Seas. The mammoth ship is a whopping 365m long, that’s longer than the Shard on its side, and 20 decks high. Icon of the Seas can carry over 5,000 guests with more than … Read more