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How To Travel The World On A Jet Plane This Summer
MENAFN
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July 4, 2025
(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) Private jet travel is on the rise and is allowing those who can afford it to explore the most uncharted and magical wonders of the world. According to the journal Nature, between 2019 and 2023, the number of...
Ecuadorian Immigrant and Chic Salon & Spa Owner Irina Erazo’s Passion to Excel Fulfills the American Dream
Space Coast Daily - Florida
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Overcoming adversity, chasing the American Dream with hard work and a passion to excel Tucked in a corner of the sprawling shopping center that once housed Old Time Pottery at 1270 N. Wickham Road in Melbourne, Irina Erazo’s tidy hair salon...
Privileged thrill-seeking teen travels the world broke to find adventure — and altruism
The Times of Israel
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July 5, 2025
After he graduated from a fancy private high school, Tal Dooreck Aloni was living it up on a yacht off the coast of southern France with friends, all expenses paid, when he realized he wanted to do something different with his life. “I looked...
Charging foreign travelers more could rake in millions for national parks
Daily Inter Lake - Montana
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July 5, 2025
With many national parks facing huge backlogs of deferred maintenance — Yellowstone National Park alone is estimated to have more than $1 billion — the federal government is proposing a new fee on foreign visitors to address some of the shortfall....
Global Reach, Local Growth: EKU Team Advances Autism Support in Ecuador
The Richmond Register - Kentucky
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A global health initiative in Ecuador became a life-changing experience for Eastern Kentucky University student Haley Hintz and Psychology Professor Dr. Myra Beth Bundy. In March, the two traveled to South America to provide autism assessments and...
Federal judge thwarts Trump admin's holiday deportation plan for criminal migrants
Fox News
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The 'Outnumbered' panel discusses the Supreme Court ruling and why it is considered a major victory for the Trump administration's crackdown on illegal immigration. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Eight migrants were denied a request...
Roundup: Trump targets foreign tourists with higher national park fees
Birmingham Star - Alabama
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President Trump has ordered higher entrance fees for foreign visitors to U.S. national parks, sparking concerns from environmental and tourism groups, after signing a major spending bill that slashes the National Park Service budget. SACRAMENTO,...
Trump targets foreign tourists with higher national park fees
Xinhua News Agency
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SACRAMENTO, United States, July 4 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday ordered higher entrance fees for foreign visitors to U.S. national parks, hours after approving the sweeping One Big Beautiful Bill, which cuts hundreds of...
Latin Trails Wins Silver for Increasing Local Sourcing & Creating Shared Value at the 2025 LATA Responsible Tourism Awards
Adventure Travel News
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July 3, 2025
The Latin American Travel Association held its responsible tourism awards on 4 June 2025. Latin Trails and Illa Experience Hotel are happy to share that we have received the LATA silver award for increasing local sourcing and creating shared...
In Ecuador’s Rainforest, Women Gather to Defend the Amazon With Law—and Sisterhood
LatinAmerican Post
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July 3, 2025
Forty Indigenous leaders, lawyers, and organizers journeyed deep into the Ecuadorian Amazon last week, not for protest or spectacle, but to build a transnational legal shield. Their message from Sarayaku was urgent and straightforward: only...
Weed tourism lights up global travel
BizNews
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Marijuana-inspired travel is the next big thing in the global travel industry as the world begins to realise that ganja really is the new tourism gold. Knowing that cannabis and the tourism dollar are fast friends would most likely have Bob Marley...
Panama’s President Mulino Travels to Argentina to Participate in the Mercosur Summit
Newsroom Panama
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July 2, 2025
President José Raúl Mulino will travel to Argentina this Wednesday to attend the 66th Summit of Heads of State of the Southern Common Market (Mercosur), where Panama will participate for the first time as an Associate State. As an Associate State,...
Ecuador Reports Eight Yellow Fever Related Fatalities
Precision Vaccinations
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(Vax-Before-Travel News)The Ecuadorian Ministry of Public Health reported 10 confirmed fatal cases of yellow fever and eight related fatalities as of June 28, 2025. These patients were primarily from the provinces of Morona Santiago and Zamora...
Ecuador's most wanted drug lord captured in 'underground bunker'
BBC
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June 26, 2025
Vanessa BuschschlüterLatin America editor, BBC News Online ShareSave Adolfo Macías Villamar was taken to a maximum-security jail Police in Ecuador have recaptured the country's most wanted fugitive, drug lord Adolfo Macías Villamar. Macías, also...
Ecuador's most wanted drug lord recaptured after 18 months on the run
United Press International (UPI)
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Jose Adolfo Macias Villamar 'Fito' (C) arrives back in Guayaquil, Ecuador, under heavy armed guard on Wednesday after being recaptured 120 miles away in the port city of Manta. Photo by Maurico Torres/EPA June 26 (UPI) -- Ecuadorian authorities...
Ecuador’s most-wanted gang leader ‘Fito’ captured – President Noboa
Inquirer
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June 26, 2025
FILE – This wanted poster posted on X by Ecuador’s Ministry of Interior, Jan. 9, 2024, shows Adolfo Macías, alias Fito, the leader of Los Choneros gang. (Ecuador’s Ministry of Interior via AP, File) QUITO — Ecuador’s president announced Wednesday...
Where to travel in August
AOL
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August is dry season in Ecuador, making for great jungle hikes and wildlife watching opportunities. Photograph by GettyThis article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). Travel in August is all about being canny. It’s a prime time to...
Regula devices enhance Ecuador's border security
Source Security
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July 1, 2025
Ecuador’s border control authorities have significantly enhanced their identity verification capabilities by deploying a suite of advanced document examination devices from Regula. The nationwide upgrade, supported by the International...
Ecuador Solstice Warriors Dance Harvest and History in Cotacachi
LatinAmerican Post
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June 25, 2025
Drumbeats bounced off sun-bleached peaks in Cotacachi, Ecuador, on Tuesday as thousands of Kichwa men and women poured into the town square, reviving Inti Raymi—the Inca solstice ritual that blends harvest thanksgiving with a bold declaration of...
Air Europa inaugurated its non-stop flights between Madrid and Quito at Mariscal Sucre Airport
Travel Daily News
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July 1, 2025
Air Europa will operate three weekly frequencies using Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft. Passengers traveling from Quito to Madrid will save approximately two and a half hours on this non-stop journey. The Spanish airline Air Europa has launched its...