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Tourism in the Peloponnese Grows Amid Strong Demand and Air Arrivals
Greek Travel Pages
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July 30, 2025
Photo source: Mythical Peloponnese Tourism in the Peloponnese is showing strong early momentum in 2025, according to new data released by the regional authority. Key indicators including international arrivals, overnight stays, and travel receipts...
What China’s economic trends mean for Thailand’s tourism (2025–2028)
TravelDailyNews Asia-Pacific
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July 31, 2025
China’s economic shifts are reshaping outbound travel patterns, delaying Thailand’s tourism rebound and forcing adaptation in strategy and expectations. BANGKOK, THAILAND – It’s becoming increasingly clear that China is undergoing a form of...
Germany says Israel ‘increasingly in the minority’ on Palestinian issue
Business Recorder
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July 31, 2025
BERLIN: Germany’s foreign minister said Thursday that Israel was increasingly isolated diplomatically over the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and the push by some countries to recognise a Palestinian state. Johann Wadephul said in a statement before...
German foreign minister jetting to Jerusalem for talks on Gaza amid Palestine recognition wave
APA
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German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul will travel to Israel today and meet with Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar at 5:45 p.m. in Jerusalem, according to the Foreign Ministry and a German embassy spokesperson, APA reports citing The Times of Israel....
Germany warns Israel of diplomatic isolation over Gaza situation
Sabah
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July 31, 2025
Germany’s foreign minister warned Thursday that Israel faces growing diplomatic isolation amid the worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza and mounting international moves to recognize a Palestinian state. Johann Wadephul said in a statement before...
Germany, France, and UK may send foreign ministers to Israel...
Modern Ghana
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The leaders of Germany, France and Britian are weighing up whether to dispatch their foreign secretaries to Israel next week, the German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Tuesday. Merz's announcement came a few hours after a collective of United...
Destination X’s biggest flaw? It takes all the joy out of travelling
Evening Standard
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July 31, 2025
They do occasionally leave the ‘X Bus’, which is nice, but often they’re plonked in a random bit of nature, or given the barest glimpses of the market town they’ve been placed into (via the aforementioned big box, which has the bonus effect of...
Germany: striking the balance between compliance and investigation in cross-border data processing
Global Investigations Review
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July 31, 2025
Scope of data protection laws relevant to cross-border investigations What laws and regulations in your jurisdiction regulate the collection and processing of personal data? Are there any aspects of those laws that have specific relevance to...
German athlete dies climbing Karakoram mountain
News Today Net
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July 31, 2025
Peshawar, July 31: German biathlon champion Laura Dahlmeier has died on a mountain peak in the Karakoram mountain range following a climbing accident, and efforts are underway to retrieve her body, a local government spokesman said Wednesday....
After traveling the world, Marin native returns for concert
Marin Independent Journal - California
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July 31, 2025
Alejandro Labandera and Marin native Sheridan Hindley met in Uruguay in 2012. (Courtesy of Sheridan Hindley) Marin native Sheridan Hindley will perform with her husband, guitarist Alejandro Labandera, at West Marin's Smiley's Saloon and HopMonk...
Fed-up farmers get their revenge on 'travel influencers'
9News
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July 31, 2025
If Carlo Zanella, president of the Alto Adige Alpine Club, had his way, travel influencers would be banned from the Dolomites. He blames them for the latest Italian social media trend, which has lured hundreds of thousands of tourists to the...
Humanitarian situation in Gaza 'beyond imagination': German FM
Sabah
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July 31, 2025
The humanitarian situation in Gaza is "beyond imagination," German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said Thursday, ramping up the pressure on Israel to act quickly as criticism mounts over its attrocities in the Palestinian enclave. "The...
Destination X — this Traitors wannabe is as iffy as Rob Brydon’s blazers
The Times
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The first puzzling thing about BBC1’s new game show Destination X (and there are quite a few) is why the host, Rob Brydon, has chosen to dress like Alan Partridge in his Knowing Me, Knowing You era. I can see now why they needed those two buses:...
What Americans need to know about studying in Germany
The Local - Germany
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July 31, 2025
With soaring tuition fees, mounting debt, and political uncertainty at home, more Americans are turning to Europe for higher education opportunities. We look at what those from the US should know about applying to study in Germany. Germany is a...
Just ahead of Israel visit, German foreign minister signals willingness to recognize a 'Palestinian state'
All Israel News
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July 31, 2025
Israeli Minister of Foreign Affairs Gideon Sa'ar and German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul meet in Jerusalem (Photo: Shlomi Amsalem/GPO) German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul announced on Thursday that Berlin remains committed to the...
Exact date new passport rules come into force for Brits holidaying abroad
The Mirror
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July 31, 2025
The Foreign Office has refreshed its travel guidance concerning new passport rules being implemented across all Schengen nations, including popular holiday destinations such as Italy, Spain, France and Greece. The EU is introducing a new entry and...
German biathlete champion Laura Dahlmeier killed in climbing accident in Pakistan
Anchorage Daily News - Alaska
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Laura Dahlmeier of Germany warms up prior to the women's 7.5 km sprint competition at the biathlon World Cup in Ruhpolding, Germany, Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, File) PESHAWAR, Pakistan — German biathlon champion Laura...
I’ve answered your travel questions for 15 years. Times have changed
Brisbane Times
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July 31, 2025
What I said then Kyoto is a highlight of any trip to Japan, and it deserves more time than the one-day visit that your cruise will allow. Three nights would give you time to explore the temples and gardens and the old Gion district of the city....
German tourist questions Pattaya road safety—who are police really looking at?
Pattaya Mail
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July 31, 2025
“‘Fairness Not Included’ — Foreigners Warn: wear your helmet in Thailand or risk being an easy target for fines” (Photo by Jetsada Homklin) PATTAYA, Thailand – As Pattaya promotes itself as a world-class tourist destination, questions persist...
Hays Travel acquires major cruise holiday specialist
BusinessLive
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July 30, 2025
North East holiday company Hays Travel has made what it says is its most significant acquisition since its rescue of Thomas Cook. The Sunderland-based independent travel agency – the UK’s largest – has bought cruise travel specialist Victoria...