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Transporting Travelers to a Bygone Heyday Is the New Luxury Experience
ROME — Inside the new Orient Express La Minerva hotel in Rome, the lobby bar is punctuated with ferns and palms, big band music is playing as waiters in impeccable white uniforms and well-coiffed hair serve gin and tonics to the international jet...
Jordan, Georgia discuss tourist, parliamentary cooperation
Ammon News - MP Wasfi Haddad, Chairman of the Parliamentary Tourism and Antiquities Committee, underlined the importance of enhancing Jordanian-Georgian cooperation, mainly in the areas of tourist and parliamentary relations. Haddad said Jordan's...

WPSU Jazz Archive - July 4, 2025
An archive recording of the WPSU Jazz show as broadcast on Friday, July 4, 2025, hosted by Greg Petersen. The show includes tracks from King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band, Duke Ellington & His Orchestra, Count Basie, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Dexter...

Count Kings GM Ken Holland among those who prefer how NHL drafts used to be held
For Ken Holland, the Kings’ decidedly old-school general manager, new isn’t necessarily better. Take the NHL draft, for example. Holland presided over more than a quarter-century of drafts with the Detroit Red Wings and Edmonton Oilers, and they...

Travel disruptions still hit Middle East in wake of US-Israel-Iran conflict
Airlines are forced to reroute or cancel flights, affecting major hubs like Doha and Dubai, despite a ceasefire announced between Iran and Israel. The Israel-Iran conflict, together with the military intervention of the United States and Tehran’s...

The Media Line: When Will Tourism Come Back to Israel?
As the ceasefire with Iran takes hold, the tourism industry faces another uphill climb, after years of setbacks from conflict and COVID Israel’s airspace reopened Tuesday night, hours after a ceasefire was achieved between Israel and Iran. While...

Historic Italian City of Assisi to Host International Exhibition “Jordan: Dawn of Christianity”
(MENAFN- B2Press Online PR Service) Exhibition spotlighting Jordan’s sacred Christian sites opens in Assisi as part of a cultural and spiritual bridge-building initiative ahead of Jubilee Year 2025. ASSISI, Italy – The international traveling...

When Will Tourism Come Back to Israel?
As the ceasefire with Iran takes hold, the tourism industry faces another uphill climb, after years of setbacks from conflict and COVID Israel’s airspace reopened Tuesday night, hours after a ceasefire was achieved between Israel and Iran. While...

Who Is Jordan Fisher Dating? Love Life & Relationship Details
Jordan Fisher’s love story reads like a real-life romantic comedy, complete with childhood friendship, long-distance challenges, and a fairy-tale ending. The multi-talented actor, singer, and Broadway star has captured hearts on screen in Netflix...

Major airlines have canceled flights to the Middle East. Here’s what travellers need to know
Open this photo in gallery:Many airlines have suspended flights to the Middle East.ISSEI KATO/Reuters Many airline services remain disrupted in the Middle East arising from the 12-day air war between Iran and Israel that ended with a U.S.-brokered...

Indonesia to Evaluate Mount Rinjani Hiking System Following Incidents
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The government will evaluate the hiking system at Mount Rinjani in a bid to prevent recurring incidents. The plan surfaced following the death of a Brazilian climber, Juliana Marins, who fell into a ravine on Saturday, June 21....

Amman Valley takeaway could be replaced by convenience store
Convenience store An application has been submitted for the proposed demolition of a redundant hot food takeaway and adjacent structure at 6-8 Ammanford Road, Tycroes. The plan is to replace these with a ground floor food retail store with an ATM...

Flight disruption and summer travel: What families in the UAE need to know
Read more: Flights cancelled to the UAE UAE airports are always extra-busy at the end of the school summer term, as many families jet off for their holidays. While some prefer to leave early to get a head start on their break, others wait until...

'Uncomfortable' Simon Jordan hits nail on head after bid to shut Newcastle United out
PSR rules have 'maintained the status quo' and prevented clubs like Newcastle United from getting to the very top. That is the view of former Crystal Palace owner Simon Jordan, who no longer feels 'comfortable' with the regulations. Permitted...

Travel alert: UAE airlines extend flight suspensions
Wizz Air Wizz Air has suspended all flights to Tel Aviv and Amman until 15 September 2025 due to ongoing regional instability and airspace restrictions. The airline is also rerouting flights to avoid Israeli, Iraqi, Iranian, and Syrian airspace....

Orlando Bloom's divorced dads' holiday! 'Newly single' star meets up with Tom Brady and Scooter Braun as he plans to let his hair down at Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez's $20M Venice wedding after Katy Perry 'split'
A newly single Orlando Bloom enjoyed a boys' lunch with pals Tom Brady and Scooter Braun at hotel Gritti Palace this afternoon. Joined by others, the trio sat on the terrace of the luxury Venetian hotel enjoying an array of drinks and food ahead...

Flight cancelled to the Middle East? Here are your passenger rights and travel insurance advice
Israel’s missile attacks on Iran on 13 June and the subsequent retaliations have thrown air travel in the Middle East into chaos. Airspace across Iran, Iraq, Israel and Jordan has been subject to closures - some ongoing - and thousands of flights...

Jordan Sees 1.77% Food Price Increase In Early 2025
(MENAFN- Jordan Times) AMMAN - Food prices in Jordan have continued to rise for the fourth consecutive month since the start of the year, with World Bank data and Department of Statistics (DoS) figures both indicating higher food and consumer...
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American Solo Traveler Reveals Experience in Iran Just 9 Days Before Bombings (Exclusive)
NEED TO KNOW 33-year-old solo traveler, Donta' Broussard, traveled to Iran for a week just nine days before the country was bombed On social media, Broussard is sharing his footage of his time on the trip, speaking about his experience in the...

"I'm softer... My dad was the opposite" - Taylor Fritz reveals real reason why he 'spoils' his son Jordan
Taylor Fritz has made an honest admission about how his relationship with his son Jordan differs greatly from the one he shares with his own father. The American also opened up about spending a lot of time away from the eight-year-old while...