Virgin Galactic’s goal to fly tourists into space as early as this summer is about 12 years later than initially promised by its founder, British billionaire Sir Richard Branson. But many of its customers, including Gisli Gislason, aren’t sweating it. Right up there with a few minutes in space on Gislason’s bucket list is his […]
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London named best tourist destination in the world
London has been named the best-rated destination in the world in Trip Advisor’s annual Travellers’ Choice awards for destinations. The winners were determined using an algorithm that analyses the millions of reviews and ratings for hotels, restaurants and attractions collected in a single year from Trip Advisor travellers worldwide. Paris takes second spot this year, […]
Tajikistan refutes IS claim of “terror attack” that killed 4 tourists
Authoritarian Tajikistan has called for the first time an incident that left four foreign cyclists dead in the Central Asian country a “terror attack” while appearing to refute the Islamic State group’s claim of responsibility. In a statement published late on Friday the ex-Soviet country’s state prosecutor said the attack initially reported as a hit-and-run […]