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La Romana among world’s leading tourism destinations in child protection
Dominican Today
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July 17, 2025
Ana García-Sotoca The La Romana Bayahibe Hotel Association (AHRB) and the La Romana Bayahibe Tourism Cluster (CTRB) have been recognized among the top 25 global members of 2025 by The Code, an international initiative focused on preventing the...
Germany’s Condor orders another four A330-900s
FlightGlobal
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German leisure carrier Condor has ordered another four Airbus A330-900s, taking its overall fleet of the type to 25 by 2031. It is also taking options on another four of the Rolls-Royce Trent 7000-powered twinjets. The airline has 18 A330-900s in...
Holiday win as Brits allowed to use e-gates again in another major EU country
The Mirror
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July 17, 2025
Milo Boyd Digital Travel Reporter and Neil Lancefield PA Transport Correspondent 13:30, 17 Jul 2025 Germany is set to open its passport e-gates to some UK airline passengers by the end of August, cutting holidaymakers' queue times. This move will...
Germany's Merz and UK's Starmer sign 'first of its kind' defence and migration treaty
Euronews
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July 17, 2025
Published on 17/07/2025 - 16:01 GMT+2 •Updated 16:21 British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz signed on Thursday a treaty targeting smuggling gangs, boosting defence exports, and reinforcing UK-Germany trade...
German passport e-gates won’t change the reality: Brexit has been a disaster for British travellers
The Independent (U.S.)
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July 17, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
I adored Jersey — it’s a crying shame that tourists aren’t visiting
Metro
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July 17, 2025
Bergerac gave Jersey TV hall of fame status in the 1980s (Picture: Getty Images) This year’s Bergerac reboot sparked hopes of a return to halcyon days for Jersey, the largest of the Channel Islands, just a 40-minute flight from London. It was...
UK tourists face new e-gate rules from August in major travel boost
Yorkshire Live
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July 17, 2025
UK holidaymakers are set for a smoother entry into Germany as the country agrees to let British tourists use e-gates at its airports from August, in what's being hailed as a significant improvement for travellers. The Cabinet Office, now under a...
Keir Starmer says deal with Germany on tackling Channel boat gangs is 'clear sign we mean business' as he hosts Chancellor Merz (but crackdown was already announced last year)
Daily Mail
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July 17, 2025
Keir Starmer hailed German help in smashing Channel boat gangs today as he hosted Friedrich Merz. The PM said the countries were sending a 'clear sign we mean business' as he and the Chancellor signed the first bilateral treaty since the Second...
UK will 'work ever more closely' with Germany - Starmer
RTE Ireland
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July 16, 2025
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has hailed the "closeness" of the UK and Germany, as the two nations signed a treaty that is set to free up school exchange visits and passport e-gates. Mr Starmer and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz signed the...
U.K. and Germany Sign Their Deepest Defense Pact Since WW2
teleSUR
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Friedrich Merz (L) and Keir Starmer (R), July 17, 2025. X/ @DavidPastorek2 July 17, 2025 Hour: 8:36 am On Thursday, the United Kingdom and Germany signed their most significant defense and cooperation treaty since World War II, committing to...
UK and Germany vow to protect each other from attack
Politico Europe
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July 17, 2025
Starmer's spokesman said recent visits by Merz and Emmanuel Macron reflected the efforts by the U.K. prime minister to reset relations across Europe, including closer ties with both France and Germany. As part of the accord, Britain and Germany...
Major change UK travellers to Germany could face next month after landmark deal
Liverpool Echo
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July 17, 2025
Germany has agreed to allow some arriving UK airline passengers to use passport e-gates at its airports by the end of August, the Cabinet Office has announced. This will initially be available for frequent travellers. Access for all UK nationals...
Airbus to team with Kratos Defense, deploying German mission system
Frag Out! Magazine
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July 16, 2025
Airbus Defence and Space and US based Kratos Defense and Security Solutions (NASDAQ: KTOS) have entered into a partnership based on the Kratos XQ-58A Valkyrie, a flight-proven UCCA (uncrewed collaborative combat aircraft), which will be equipped...
London-Berlin trains on the drawing board for UK-German rail taskforce
The Guardian
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July 17, 2025
Plans for possible direct trains from London to Berlin will be drawn up by a joint UK-German taskforce, reigniting hopes for better rail connections across Europe. The partnership, announced as part of the bilateral treaty to be signed by Keir...
Germany and Britain to sign a new 'friendship agreement'
The Journal
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July 17, 2025
GERMANY AND BRITAIN are due to sign a ‘friendship treaty’ in London today in a move to create closer ties between the UK and the EU. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will travel to London for the first time since taking his role earlier this year...
Prime Minister says UK will ‘work ever more closely’ with Germany
Evesham Journal
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The Prime Minister and German chancellor Friedrich Merz signed the deal – to be known as the Kensington Treaty – at the V&A Museum on London, as Sir Keir said they will look to “work ever more closely” on issues such as trade and security. The...
My seven-country campervan holiday with my adult daughter took us back to her childhood
The i paper
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July 17, 2025
A nostalgic, 1,350 mile trip featured 'wild camping', plenty of food stops and reminiscing about decades past The simulator jolts forward at an alarming angle as my daughter, Kate, “takes off” for a 100km per hour ski jump at Holmenkollen,...
TUI breaks silence over millions of UK tourists facing hostility in Majorca
Birmingham Live
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July 17, 2025
TUI has broken its silence over UK tourists facing hostility in Majorca and the Balearic Islands. TUI, which flies from Birmingham, has spoken out over the demonstrations and protests UK tourists and holidaymakers face in the European Union...
UK tourists in Majorca issued 10-word warning after 'horror' video emerges
Chronicle Live
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July 17, 2025
UK holidaymakers have been issued a 10-word warning in the wake of a distressing anti-tourism video emanating from Majorca. Hoteliers on the island are actively challenging the growing aversion to tourists and the broader issue of overtourism,...
How Jaishankar settles the Pahalgam attack as act of terror in Germany
The Economic Times
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July 17, 2025
The Pahalgam terror attack was an act of economic warfare meant to destroy tourism in Kashmir, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said, asserting that India has made it clear that it will not allow nuclear blackmail to prevent it from...