As popular destinations get crowded and their residents protest over poorly behaved visitors and “overtourism”, holidaymakers increasingly look to veer off the beaten track. According to travel website Expedia, internet searches suggest next year’s tourists are looking at “detour destinations” such as Reims in France, Brescia in Italy and Waikato in New Zealand. Another travel … Read more
Pune: Akash Deep, Washington Sundar and Shubman Gill have been included in India’s playing eleven as New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat first in the second Test at the Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA) Stadium in Pune on Thursday. India are looking to bounce back and square the series after New Zealand won … Read more
A sign at Dunedin Airport in New Zealand is going viral for setting a limit on how long people can hug in the passenger drop-off zone. “Max hug time 3 minutes. For fonder farewells please use the car park,” the recently installed sign warns passengers and their loved ones. The prohibition on extended embraces has … Read more
A New Zealand airport has placed a three minute cap on hugs as people leave their families before flights. Dunedin airport in New Zealand introduced the measure which will apply to the departure drop-off zone. Airport CEO Daniel De Bono explained the new idea during an interview with Radio New Zealand, he said: “There’s only … Read more
The biggest travel trend of 2022 was to go big, spend big — with people eagerly booking bucket list-style trips to places like Bali, Rome, London and Paris. But two new reports show travelers are now in a very different headspace. Trend reports from Expedia and Booking.com show vacationers are forgoing splashy trips to global … Read more
A SNEAKY little-known hack letting you save hundreds on your next long haul fight has been revealed. Stats reveal that British airfares in 2024 were a staggering 66 per cent higher than nine years earlier, according to the Office for National Statistics. 2 If you fancy a bargain flight, look for Chinese airlines’ offersCredit: Getty … Read more
That follows three consecutive annual summits where the Indo-Pacific leaders attended as guests. “It’s extremely positive that these four countries are participating more and more with NATO allies,” NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte told reporters Thursday, “because of the simple fact that security threats in the Indo-Pacific, of course, have a link to what is happening … Read more
New Zealand’s Defense Minister on Thursday publicly criticized online trolling of the female captain of a naval vessel that sunk at the weekend, saying while the cause of the incident was unknown, it had nothing to do with the captain’s gender. The Manawanui, the navy’s specialist dive and hydrographic vessel, sank on Sunday on a … Read more
wellington, new zealand — A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck near New Zealand’s capital city of Wellington, government seismic monitor GeoNet said on Sunday, but initial reports indicated there were no injuries or significant damage. The quake hit at 5:08 a.m. on Sunday (1608 GMT on Saturday) striking 25 kilometers (15.5 miles) west of Wellington at … Read more
On Wednesday, naval vessels from New Zealand and Australia sailed through the Taiwan Strait, part of the South China Sea, a move Australia’s Department of Defence said showed the country’s commitment to an open, stable and prosperous Indo-Pacific. China, which claims democratically governed Taiwan as its own, says it alone exercises sovereignty and jurisdiction over … Read more
