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Turkey and China are dropping visa requirements for tourists, including from the USA and Canada, in 2024, to visit for as long as 90 days Making travel easier is likely to boost tourism, along with political and economic ties with the countries whose passport holders no longer need to apply for a visa to visit.
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Happy New Year, and wishes for peace, health and prosperity for everybody everywhere. As we look back on 2023, the top viewed stories on ecoXplorer once again were warnings about scams and frauds including travel and cyber security, freebies and deals, and news about my hometown New York City. So we’ll try to bring you
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For more than 100 years, Times Square has been the center of worldwide attention on New Year’s Eve, ever since the owners of One Times Square began in 1904 to conduct rooftop celebrations to greet the New Year. The first Ball Lowering celebration occurred in 1907, and this tradition is now a universal symbol of
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The fall-out from the Hamas-Israel war in Gaza extends to the West Bank, where Christmas in Bethlehem normally would be packed with visitors. It is all but empty this year, so soon after the Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist attack on Israeli citizens. Bethlehem is just five miles south of Jerusalem. In the past it has
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AAA projects 115.2 million travelers will head 50 miles or more from home over the ten-day year-end holiday travel period, with airports the busiest they’ve ever been between Christmas and New Year’s. So plan now to maximize time and minimize frustration.AAA projects 7.5 million air travelers this holiday season, surpassing 2019’s record of 7.3 million
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From the enchanting It’s a Wonderful Life Festival in Seneca Falls to a decadent Gilded Age Christmas tour at the Staatsburgh State Historic Site and the fabulous bounty of trees and vintage trains in New York City, there is an array of remarkable experiences to uncover during this holiday season. You’ll find festivals, charming holiday
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New York City lights up for the holidays like nowhere else on earth. Here’s your complete calendar and guide to the best NYC holiday tree and Hanukkah menorah lighting ceremonies, vintage subway rides, Kwanzaa celebrations and more. Enjoy NYC on the cheap with these FREE and family-friendly 2023 holiday events. If you want to spend
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The ski and snowboard season gets underway officially on Thanksgiving Weekend, with downhill destinations from Alta in Utah to Windham in New York either already open or opening, and several are celebrating important anniversaries or introducing important new trams and lifts. Here’s a round-up of the most important news for those with snow brains. Season
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The 2023 Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree is getting ready to be the centerpiece of New York City’s holiday celebrations. The 2023 Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree arrives on November 11. The 12-ton, 80 foot tall tree will be wrapped in more than 50,000 multi-colored, energy-saving LED lights and crowned with a 9-foot, 900-pound Swarovski star covered
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Beer is an integral part Germany’s culture and history. It is estimated that Germans drink an average of over 100 liters per person yearly, much of it consumed at annual Oktoberfest celebrations each fall, including Munich and Stuttgart, where the two largest Oktoberfests are held. Oktoberfest in Munich (my mother’s hometown – she was born
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