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Learn how to cook Sicilian food from Nicoletta Polo Lanza Tomasi. Courtesy Butera 28

Eat your way around the world: 10 of the best cooking holidays

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New video reveals that 'Titanic' is being destroyed by bacteria

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This new hotel in Dubai has 269 swimming pools

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Qantas is testing three, 20-hour non-stop flights on the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner. Courtesy Flickr / Merite

Would you fly on a 20-hour non-stop flight?

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Vistara has successfully inaugurated its first flight from Mumbai to Dubai. Courtesy Vistara

What to expect on Vistara's premium economy class

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Etihad's first flights to Manama began in 2004. Getty

Etihad first flew to Bahrain 15 years ago today

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24 hours in Sapporo, Japan

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The glass-covered atrium acts as a 'living room' for guests and blends the outdoors with the hotel lobby. Courtesy Set Hotels. 

Former music institute turned hotel hits all the right notes in Amsterdam

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Secondary cities like Porto often offer travellers a better chance to get under a destination's skin. Pixabay.

Why visits to secondary cities don’t mean second-rate trips

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Scientists say that even in remote regions such as the Arctic and the Alps the snow is polluted with microplastics. EPA/KAJETAN DEJA/ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUT

Snow falling in the Arctic is now contaminated with microplastic

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The sprawling facade of the Figuerado mansion, with balconies running along either side. Courtesy Charukesi Ramadurai 

Historic houses: the tales that Goan-Portuguese mansions tell

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Czech nationals Sabina Dolezalova, second left, and her boyfriend Zdenek Slouka, right, at the Beji Temple, located inside a monkey sanctuary in Ubud. AFP

Influencer couple face backlash over trip in Bali

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Michael Alcock, 24, flying over the Berkeley River on his flight to Mitchell Falls. Courtesy Aviair

From Dubai to the Outback: how one young pilot spread his wings

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Secondary cities like Porto often offer travellers a better chance to get under a destination's skin. Pixabay.

Why visits to secondary cities don’t mean second-rate trips

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Scientists say that even in remote regions such as the Arctic and the Alps the snow is polluted with microplastics. EPA/KAJETAN DEJA/ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUT

Snow falling in the Arctic is now contaminated with microplastic

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The sprawling facade of the Figuerado mansion, with balconies running along either side. Courtesy Charukesi Ramadurai 

Historic houses: the tales that Goan-Portuguese mansions tell

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Czech nationals Sabina Dolezalova, second left, and her boyfriend Zdenek Slouka, right, at the Beji Temple, located inside a monkey sanctuary in Ubud. AFP

Influencer couple face backlash over trip in Bali

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Michael Alcock, 24, flying over the Berkeley River on his flight to Mitchell Falls. Courtesy Aviair

From Dubai to the Outback: how one young pilot spread his wings

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Emirates is predicting that a record number of passengers will pass through Dubai International Airport until the end of the month. Reuters

Record-breaking numbers: 500,000 people will fly into Dubai airport in the next 11 days

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Beirut's Rafic Hariri International Airport has opened its revamped departure terminal on Tuesday. Photo: AFP 

Endless queues a thing of the past? Beirut airport opens upgraded departure terminal

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Sir Elton John arrives for the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in May 2018. AP

Elton John defends Prince Harry and Meghan for using private jets

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Tour guide Jurgita Norvaisiene points at a measurement device during a guided tour inside the monitoring room of the inoperative Ignalina nuclear power plant in Visaginas, Lithuania, on July 31, 2019. Fans of HBO's hit series "Chernobyl", detailing the world's worst nuclear disaster, can get a behind-the-scenes glimpse at the Emmy-nominated TV drama by taking a new tour of its set at a Soviet-era reactor in Lithuania. / AFP / Petras Malukas

'Chernobyl' fans flock to decommissioned nuclear reactor in Lithuania

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Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex have been criticised for their usage of flying private planes. Getty 

Britain's eco-friendly royals face carbon emission criticism

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Flydubai will not add Boeing 737 Max flights to its schedules until clearance has been issued. Courtesy Flydubai

Flydubai has no immediate plans to put passengers back on Boeing 737 Max

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Greenland's capital city Nuuk is surrounded by nature.

Nature, views and adventure: 5 reasons why Greenland should never be sold

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An Emirates Airbus A380 at Dubai International.  EPA

Emirates' London Heathrow to Dubai flight is the world's third most lucrative airline route

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Economy fares to Munich with Emirates start from Dh2,445. Flickr / John Morgan

Last chance to book cheaper flights with the Emirates summer sale

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Parents shouldn't worry about crying babies on flights. Getty Images

Baby's first flight: What you need to know

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Soneva Fushi in the Maldives is seeking a barefoot bookseller to spend six months on the island. Courtesy Ultimate Library / Soneva Fushi Resort 

Dream job alert: luxury Maldives resort seeks a bookseller

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Hong Kong tourist numbers have dropped since protests began, but is it safe to visit? 

Travelling to Hong Kong amid protests: what you need to know

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AJ Ratani and Natasha Sandhir with son Aarav on a rickshaw ride in Tokyo. Courtesy 2idiotstravel.com

How to travel across the world with a child in tow

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Al Ain is ranked in the world's top 100 Instagrammable Unesco sites.

Al Ain ranked in world's top 100 Instagram-worthy Unesco sites

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A delayed Etihad flight to Abu Dhabi from Hong Kong departed just before a second shutdown at Hong Kong airport.  Courtesy Etihad Airways

Hong Kong second day airport shutdown: flight check-ins cancelled

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Emirates and Etihad flights in to and out of Hong Kong airport have been cancelled. Courtesy Emirates 

Emirates and Etihad flights cancelled as Hong Kong airport closes

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Calves are often removed from their families at a very young age so they can be conditioned to provide tours for travellers

Protesters call for an end to elephant rides at Jaipur's Amber Fort

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A touristic boat cruises in front of the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, on August 7, 2019. The yard has been stopped since analyses proving an excessive presence of lead and the risks taken by the workers three months after the Cathedral was badly damaged by a huge fire last April. EPA

Restart of Notre-Dame restoration pushed back to August 19

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Venice is one city that's struggling with overtourism. Courtesy Flickr / Tim McCune

The trouble with travel: what's being done to combat overtourism

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A large helter skelter has been installed inside Norwich Cathedral, England

Fun or folly? Another English cathedral installs a fairground attraction

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Every form of gold jewellery imaginable can be found at the Gold Souq in the Deira district of Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National

Dubai’s gold souq weighed down by fluctuating price

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Indian Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar has been named as one of the highest paid actors in the world - (Photo by Sujit Jaiswal / AFP)

Akshay Kumar named as one of the world's highest paid actors

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Paul Pogba was the victim of online racist abuse this week and Manchester United fans plan to show solidarity to the midfielder on Saturday by singing. Getty

Man United fans to sing in solidarity of Paul Pogba after racist abuse

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An rendering of an 'intelligent intersection' by German manufacturer, Continental.

Driving ambitions: what our roads will look like in 2050

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