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Albania’s tourism story is unlike any other. Closed off to the world for decades under the rule of dictator Enver Hoxha, foreign tourists began to slowly trickle in after his death and the fall of communism. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Today, the number of visitors has soared – in 2025, arrivals hit…

Tourist traffic in Greece continued its upward trend in July 2026. According to provisional data from the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT), arrivals at hotels, campsites and short-stay accommodation reached 6.61 million, while overnight stays rose to 31.70 million. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Compared with July 2025, arrivals increased by 2.5%, and overnight…

Published on 22/09/2026 – 10:02 GMT+2 An unusual travel trend is attracting attention on platforms such as TikTok and Reddit as well as in travel forums: holidaymakers are wrapping their passports in aluminium foil in an effort to protect themselves from digital data theft. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The idea is driven…

Choosing your next holiday destination can be a complicated decision, given the sheer number of options available. If happiness is your main criterion, then Lisbon is the place to be. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT According to the Holiday Happiness Index ranking from BookRetreats, the Portuguese capital is the happiest destination in the…

If you want to show some appreciation, flowers or chocolates are a good place to start. But for someone really, really special, you’re going to want to go all out. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT And as far as going all out goes, we think naming a plane after someone is right up…

Some neighborhoods never go out of style. LA’s Chinatown district is the coolest neighborhood in the United States — and the fourth-coolest in the world, according to a new list from TimeOut. The outlet praised the neighborhood’s ever-growing food and nightlife scene. Over the past year and change, several notable…

The fat bears have landed. Fat Bear Week — a bracket-style, single-elimination tournament where 16 brown bears in Alaska’s Brooks River will compete to be this year’s fattest bear  — kicks off tomorrow, with voting open to the public on September 22 and concluding on September 29, when the chubby…