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Spain reels over alleged gang rape of 11-year-old by minors
CRIME Spain was rocked this week by news an 11-year-old girl had allegedly been gang-raped by minors near Barcelona, sparking…
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Luxury Vacation Rentals Market Is Flying High
Remember the Skift 2023 megatrend forecasting that luxury hospitality will go a step further? We’re barely a quarter into the…
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France wants to delay new EU border system until after Paris Olympics
Poetry, culture, art, music, food, wine and some lovely places to visit. There’s something for everyone as France wakes up…
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UK in €541 million new deal with France to stop small boat crossings
The summit, the first since 2018, will bring together the two former investment bankers for their first bilateral visit after…
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Former TAP Air Portugal Owner David Neeleman Denies Overpaying for Airbus Planes
Skift Take As CEO of Breeze Airways, David Neeleman would clearly like to get this TAP investigation behind him. Dennis…
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REVEALED: Danish banks’ policies on non-Danish speaking customers
Anyone with legal residence in Denmark or another EU country has the right to a bank account and banks are…
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The English-subtitled French film screenings for March you don’t want to miss
For the past seven years, Lost in Frenchlation, a company that regularly screens French films with English subtitles, has given…
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Italy’s coastguard races to rescue 1,300 migrants in the Mediterranean
As protestors accused her right-wing government of risking lives with its hard line on migration, Meloni shifted the focus from…
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How could Germany’s planned reforms to citizenship law change?
With the German economy sliding into recession this year, the sad truth is that periods of unemployment will be unavoidable…
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Austrian tax season: What deductions and claims can help you get your money back?
Austria notoriously has an excellent but expensive social system. Austrian cities rank high on quality of life due to their…
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Norwegian tax authority warns against fraud attempts
Norway’s government will work on formulating a new consent law to make consent a requirement before sexual acts. “We will…
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Travelport Buys Corp Booking Tool Deem Off Enterprise Holdings
Skift Take Ever since selling Locomote, its previous corporate booking tool, Travelport was left with a gap. Now with new…
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Seven French départements on weather alert for high winds
After several weeks without significant rainfall in France, much of the country received some rain on Wednesday, which forecasters expect…
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Ukraine’s Tourism Chief Reflects on the War’s Impact
Skift Take Today’s edition of Skift’s daily podcast looks at hotel industry recovery, resilience of Ukrainian tourism, and a hotel…
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Today in Sweden: a roundup of the news on Friday
Sweden’s government finalises bill to end ban on spontaneous dancing Sweden’s government is to submit a bill to end the…
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What This CEO Says About Leading a Company That’s Worked Remotely for 15 Years
“Scrappy” is how Ann Schlemmer, CEO of Percona, describes her company’s approach to booking team travel and retreats. If you…
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3 French islands to visit this summer
The largest island off the coast of mainland France – Corsica – is a very well-known tourist destination, but the…
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Aman Debuts Sister Hotel Brand Janu With a Wellness Theme
Here are some excerpts from Daily Lodging Report from the past week. If you’re not a subscriber, you should be.…
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Ukraine’s Tourism Chief Reflects on Resilience After a Year of War
It’s been over a year since Russia invaded Ukraine. The war has had ripple effects on the global tourism economy.…
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Five Danish rules foreign residents should try not to break
Enter public transport without a ticket Unlike the New York subway, the London Tube and the Paris Metro, there are…
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Middle East Heats Up in Luxury Hotel Pipeline Competition
Skift Take Saudi Arabia and the UAE are competing for what they hope is the top spot in international tourism…
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Where do all the native English speakers live in Italy?
There’s been talk on social media this week of a new Brexit rule that affects household furniture removals from the…
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What’s Your Dream Vacation? Road Trip? Hiking? Beach? | Cup of Jo
This morning, I walked to get coffee with my friend Izzy, and we were talking about books. “I just read…
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Four Seasons Reenacts Memorable Guest Experiences in Latest Campaign
Skift Take The Four Seasons is in a fierce competition to attract the increasingly lucrative number of young travelers. So…
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REVEALED: What are the most common crimes in Vienna?
Vienna frequently tops rankings of “most liveable city in the world” for many reasons, including how safe the city of…
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Multiresistant bacteria from recalled antibiotic found in two Danish patients
There is no longer cause to class Covid-19 as being “dangerous to public health” or an alment farlig sygdom, the…
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The Case for Luxury Hotels Coming Out on Top in 2023 Recession: New Skift Research
Skift Take A potential recession is on the horizon in the U.S., but we expect hotel performance to stay resilient…
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10 Swiss people who have changed the world
The world ‘pioneer’ is not used very often when talking about Switzerland or its population. But you may be surprised…
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Reader question: Can I still get German citizenship after claiming benefits?
With the German economy sliding into recession this year, the sad truth is that periods of unemployment will be unavoidable…
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French labour union cuts power to Paris 2024 Olympic building sites
Think pension reform in France, think massive street protests. The demonstrations and strikes that President Macron’s attempts to change the…
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Swiss MPs urge allowing arms transfers to Ukraine under strict conditions
Switzerland bars re-export of Swiss weaponry to nations at war, but the issue of the country’s long tradition of neutrality…
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Several bodies found after house explosion in Switzerland
A hilly medieval city overlooking Lake Geneva, Lausanne is a quintessential charming and picturesque Swiss town. But despite its innate…
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Germany or Austria: Where is it easier to get an EU Blue Card?
Though obvious friends with a deeply linked history, Germany and Austria are competing against each other in the global race…
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EXPLAINED: The new French property declaration form for SCI owners
Think pension reform in France, think massive street protests. The demonstrations and strikes that President Macron’s attempts to change the…
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Spanish wine labels to include nutritional value from the end of 2023
A bottle of Chateau D’Yquem 1806 worth €350,000 was among the wines stolen from the Atrio hotel in Cáceres in…
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Gazprombank execs in Swiss court over Putin’s cellist funds
The March 31st deadline for filing taxes in Switzerland is fast approaching, and by now you will have received the…
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Expedia Joins Companies Pushing Back on the ChatGPT Hype
Skift Take It is fun to speculate about what generative AI could mean for travel, but the online travel agencies…
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Bank guarantee: Could Denmark change ‘demeaning’ family reunification rule?
In its policy paper from December 2022, the coalition government stated it wants to halve the “bank guarantee” (bankgaranti), a…
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Short-Term Rentals Test Sustainability as an Accreditation Standard
The short-term rental industry can be sustainable, but not without support and structure. As it currently stands, there are few…
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Skift India Daily: Agoda CEO Says Indian Outbound Travel to Outpace Many Countries
Skift Take With Indian airlines placing big bets on aircraft orders and deploying higher capacities on international routes, the global…
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Can my neighbours stop me from renting out my Spanish flat on Airbnb?
Renting out your Spanish home on Airbnb or other rental sites can of course be tricky , with many regions…
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Residents in Austria warned over scam ‘Finanz’ messages
Austria is a very safe country to live in, having one of the lowest crime rates in the world. However,…
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Austrian wine labels to include nutritional value from the end of 2023
Wurst or kebab? Schnitzel or pizza? Whether you’re rushing to a meeting during a busy week of work, or coming…
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Airbnb Widened Marketing Edge Against Rivals in 2022
Skift Take Airbnb, which is very standoffish when it comes to paying for digital ads on Google.com and Google Travel,…
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10 German women who changed the world
Rosa Luxemburg (1871-1919) At a time when women didn’t even have the right to vote, Rosa Luxemburg was at the…
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Tourism’s Sustainability Pitch Needs to Be More Subtle for Gen Z
Skift Take Gen Zers don’t care what tourism businesses say about their sustainability efforts. They just want to see it…
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Five tips to help you make the most out of life in Switzerland
Aside from Liechtenstein, which shares the same language (Swiss German), currency (Swiss franc) and a footbridge border with Switzerland, Austria…
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IN MAPS: How Italy’s property prices vary by region
Italy’s deficit-to-GDP ratio came in at 8 percent for 2022, significantly higher than the 5.6 percent the government had previously…
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Feds Ground the JetBlue-Spirit Merger
Skift Take Today’s edition of Skift’s daily podcast looks at JetBlue-Spirt challenges, Airbnb’s advantages, and Air France’s air and rail…
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French wine labels to include nutritional value from the end of 2023
They might be neighbours, but the French certainly don’t follow Spanish dining habits of having the evening meal at 10pm,…
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