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Opinion | Why the ‘destination dupes’ travel trend is getting silly: swap New York for Seoul? Barcelona for Panama? Come on

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“The travel trend for 2024: Destination Dupes” – The Hindu. “These 9 destination dupes feel like the real deal” – National Geographic. “‘Dupe destination’ boom hits social media” – Nikkei Asia. “Why ‘destination dupes’ are the latest travel-twinning trend” – BBC. Post Magazine recommended the market town of Fuli (pictured), in China’s Guangxi autonomous region, … Read more

From Barcelona to Hanoi, travel hotspots levy tourist taxes and take other steps to curb crowds, pollution, bad behaviour

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Then, in a bid to attract culturally sensitive sightseers, the “Renew Your View” campaign was launched to encourage the appreciation of the city through the eyes of locals rather than as part of the mass-tourism phenomenon. These initiatives come on the heels of a ban on cruise ships entering the city centre, a decision that … Read more

World’s best restaurant Noma to stay open until 2025 as it eyes return to Kyoto for ‘unfinished business’

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In January 2023, Rene Redzepi announced the closing of his world-famous Copenhagen dining room Noma – the five-time winner of the World’s 50 Best restaurant list and one of the hardest tables to book on earth – at the end of 2024. Now, Noma’s chef and co-owner is giving diners a reprieve. And a new … Read more

Bleak, beautiful Oppenheimer tells us about our apocalyptic future

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There are few figures in American history as mythologized as J. Robert Oppenheimer — in no small part due to the man himself.  So building a cohesive story about him — the physicist who helped define an entire scientific field so new and arcane it was called “boys’ physics”; the precocious child-genius who delivered a … Read more

How much does ‘shoulder season’ travel save? We crunched the numbers

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Nearly one in five Americans said they plan to travel less in 2024, with most citing costs as the reason , according to Intrepid Travel’s 2024 Outlook Survey. But many travelers are pressing forward, seeking ways to save without compromising their trips. And for some 70% of respondents of Intrepid’s survey, that means avoiding peak … Read more