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Ella Paradis of the Black Explorer

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I was around seven or eight years old, sitting in my plane seat as a giddy, unaccompanied minor. My brother and I were on an eight-hour flight to Kingston, Jamaica. I didn’t cry when we waved goodbye to our mum at the departure gate and walked off with the airline staff.

All I could think about was six weeks of sea and sun with my grandma. This was the beginning of my love for travel – something I didn’t realise until speaking to Ella Paradis, founder and editor of a new magazine, the Black Explorer. Like many second- and third-generation kids in the UK who travel across the globe to see family, she had had a similar experience to mine.

With 80% of the UK’s journalists having attended private school and only 0.2% of journalists being Black, it’s easy to see how travel journalism isn’t always a reflection of people

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Best Travel Gifts On Amazon

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Multiple reviewers praise the many organizational options this travel bag offers with its multiple pockets, zipper compartments, and such, while also enjoying how adjustable it is. “This is the most user-friendly bag I have ever owned. Being a messenger style, it slips on and off very easily and is extremely lightweight, unlike my heavy leather bags. The main compartment is plenty big enough for my big wallet and personal items, with room to spare. I love the see-through netted zipper compartment in the bag-I can actually see what is in there! I have yet to rummage through to find something, and that is highly unusual for unorganized me! The multiple outer pockets are so accessible, and I love the side pockets, which are expandable via zippers,

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California’s new COVID order: Leisure travelers must stay home

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Stop traveling, the governor says.

With the “regional stay-at-home” order issued Thursday, Gov. Gavin Newsom is imploring Californians to stay home for the next three weeks and cinching already tight restrictions in areas where the COVID-19 pandemic has hospitals under the heaviest pressure.

Outlining the new restrictions, which include new capacity limits for retailers and other changes, state officials said hotels and other lodgings will be allowed “to open for critical infrastructure support only.” But in the immediate aftermath of the governor’s announcement Thursday afternoon, details of the new travel restrictions remained unclear.

Dr. Mark Ghaly, the state’s secretary of Health and Human Service, said the state is effectively telling, not asking, Californians to stop all nonessential travel. That includes canceling holiday travel plans, he added.

“The message of the day is, as much as you can, be at home,” Ghaly said.

However, he and Newsom also stressed that

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A guide to the new Aeroplan’s award routing and stopover rules

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Air Canada recently relaunched its loyalty program — Aeroplan — with a new award chart, earning structure and stopover rules. These changes have been largely positive too. The airline kept a standard award chart with very reasonable redemption rates, too, giving us a break from the many devaluations we’ve seen this year.

That said, the most intriguing part of the new Aeroplan is — at least for me — its routing and stopover rules. The new program allows members to create extremely flexible itineraries that can be maximized to see multiple destinations on one trip. On paper, this seems easy enough to do with the program’s new stopover rules: you can add a stopover on one-way tickets for

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Punta de Mita Travel Guide

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Editor’s note: As we continue to practice social distancing, we encourage our readers to check the Center for Disease Control website for up-to-date information on how to safely travel during the COVID-19 pandemic. For now, bookmark this Instagram travel guide for inspo—you’re going to love it.

Move over, Cabo: Punta de Mita is Mexico’s hottest under-the-radar destination. Fly into Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, then drive about 45 minutes up the Pacific coast to the scenic (and not yet crowded!) spot. Since Punta de Mita is at roughly the same latitude as the Hawaiian islands, expect warm, balmy weather year-round and about 345 days of sunshine annually. After washing the journey away in the warm ocean waters, soak in the vibrant culture of the region, discover a hidden island offshore, or simply relax poolside at one of the high-end resorts.

Since Mexico is a vast country, social distancing and COVID-19 protocols will

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Your guide to Croatia’s main airports

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Once it’s safe to travel, wanderers will flock to airports worldwide, eager to embark on their next journey. If you’d like yours to be Croatia (and you prefer a bird’s eye view on your way over), we’re bringing you a guide to the country’s airports.

A map of Croatia’s main airports

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The logistics lowdown

Zagreb is Croatia’s major airport.

Split, Dubrovnik, and Zadar follow Zagreb in size, with each featuring international flights to other major cities in Europe year-round. Next are Pula, Rijeka, and Osijek, followed by Brač – an island airport with domestic flights only.

Since Croatia’s biggest airport is located in Zagreb, chances are you’ll be flying to the capital, whether its your final destination or a stopover.

Pro tip: It’s tempting to travel straight to the sea, but any visitor to Croatia would be missing out without exploring Zagreb and the continental regions, too!

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A tier three guide to the UK’s Northern Powerhouse

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Lifelong Mancunian and Euronews Travel journalist Sarah Palmer shares her opinion on the UK’s new regional lockdowns, as well as sharing her insight into the best spots in her hometown.

As Ian Brown once said, Manchester, the UK’s second city, has got everything except a beach.

Ian Brown has clearly never been to the Costa del Irwell. If anyone can transform a muddy, litter-strewn embankment next to a river which was once _so_ polluted, it went down in history as ‘one of the biggest environmental recovery stories of the last 25 years’ – into a high-demand summer hotspot, it’s the Mancs. Especially this summer, the fourth hottest in British history, when we could only meet up with other humans if fresh air and six foot in distance were involved.

Then, the winter came. The whisperings began in mid-October: second lockdown. European counterparts were already rolling

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Amperity Achieves AWS Travel and Hospitality Competency Status

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SEATTLE, Dec. 3, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Amperity, a leading enterprise customer data platform (CDP), announced today that it has achieved Amazon Web Services (AWS) Travel and Hospitality Competency status. This designation recognizes that Amperity has demonstrated deep experience helping customers transform their business from behind-the-scenes operational efficiencies to guest-facing customer experiences. The launch of the AWS Travel and Hospitality Competency comes at a crucial time for the industry as it looks to innovate to address changing demands in the face of COVID-19.

AWS’s global travel and hospitality practice helps companies of every size and segment – including airlines, airports, ground transportation, travel services and sellers, restaurants, lodging, entertainment venues and casinos, cruise lines, and technology providers – to stay agile and accelerate innovation. Now more than ever, AWS wants to help customers succeed by connecting them to AWS Partners with deep AWS experience and a proven track record for

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Holiday Gift Guide for Boilermakers

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By Kolby Hagmaier

The holiday season is here, and now is the time for gift giving. It’s always hard to find the perfect niche gift for your family members or friends who just LOVE Purdue, but now we have made it easy.

Here is our curated list of festive Purdue University gifts sure to spark joy in all those special Boilermakers in your life.

No. 1

Purdueopoly

Gather friends and family to play this fun Purdue take on Monopoly! This gift is perfect for the student, graduate or Purdue fan in your life. Why be bored during the holiday season when you can play this popular board game?

No. 2

Purdue Nike #1 Basketball Jersey

Do you have any Boilermakers who love Purdue basketball? If they enjoy attending the basketball games, why not give them this jersey they can sport in the stands? This gift is sure to bring a

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Bantayan Island Travel Guide and Safety Reminders for Tourists

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Contributed by Deexplores

In case you missed it, the Cebu Provincial Government has placed Cebu Province under Modified General Community Quarantine (MGCQ) last 16 Oct 2020. With this, certain restrictions have been dissolved and protocols have been updated. Travel is slowly returning and tourists are now welcome to explore Cebu once again.

Bantayan Island is one of the most known tourist destinations in Cebu. Coined as the “Paradise of the North”, the island houses three municipalities, namely, Sta. Fe, Madridejos, and Bantayan. Sta. Fe is known for its vacation houses, resorts, and white-sand beaches. Madridejos is known for its seafood products while Bantayan boasts of its heritage and culture.

Before the implementation of the MGCQ, border controls in the province of Cebu have been stringent. Locals found it hard to travel from one municipality to another due to the multiple travel requirements they had to secure. But this issue has

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