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Where To Travel This July For Less Than $650 Round-Trip
Travel Noire
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July 1, 2025
Cheap flights are possible, even with demand up and no indicators of slowing down. Americans break their previous travel record nearly every summer. According to AAA, 72 million Americans are expected to travel for the Fourth of July alone — an...
The Travel Corporation brands to offer 16 new itineraries in 2026
Travel Daily Media
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July 1, 2025
The Travel Corporation (TTC)’s Trafalgar and its sister brands Insight Vacations and Luxury Gold announced the launch of 16 new itineraries for travel in 2026 today, 1st July. The announcement marks the largest introduction of new trips by the...
Rama Forces UK’s Farage Onto Backfoot Over Albanian Criminals
Balkan Insight
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July 1, 2025
AI-generated illustration published on Edi Rama’s X account depicting the Albanian PM with Nigel Farage. Photo: X/@ediramaal Britain’s famously loquacious far-right leader, Nigel Farage, may be regretting starting an X spat this week with...
Eureporter: Erion Veliaj, Mayor of Tirana, held without charge for past five months
Gazeta Tema
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July 1, 2025
Erion Veliaj, the Mayor of Tirana (pictured), has been held without charge for the past 5 months, while he is investigated by SPAK. He was arrested by Special Anti-Corruption and Organized Crime Structure (“SPAK”) in February following accusations...
Berisha tells OSCE Albania is a dictatorship
Gazeta Tema
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July 1, 2025
PORTO, July 1 – Albanian opposition leader Sali Berisha told the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly that Albania has become “a narco-dictatorship” under Prime Minister Edi Rama, accusing the government of suppressing elections and enabling drug...
Backlash grows over Israel’s proposal for prison-like city in Gaza
The National News
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Forced displacement of Palestinians is back in the spotlight as Israel's Prime Minister visits Washington and his Defence Minister proposes a prison-like “humanitarian city” built in Gaza, on the ruins of yet another city Israel has destroyed....
Albania becomes shareholder in Kushner’s €1.4B Sazan resort
Gazeta Tema
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June 27, 2025
Albania has joined Jared Kushner's planned Sazan Island resort as a shareholder through a newly registered state company. The company, Albanian State Development & Real Estate, was set up June 26 to manage and monitor the Sazan resort project and...
Why Royal York Property Management’s Tech-First Model Could Influence Coastal Markets Like Newport Beach
Newport Beach Independent - California
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June 30, 2025
Property management is evolving fast. Ontario’s Royal York Property Management leads the charge. Its tech‑powered platform, in‑house services, and integration of AI may inform trends in pricey coastal markets such as Newport Beach. A Strong...
Designer Nicole Miller and Model Carol Alt Help Judge Albanian Fashion Show
WWD - New York
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June 30, 2025
Nicole Miller returned to Albania last week to help judge the Muza 2025 Finale, which spotlighted the work of 10 designers. Having participated in last year’s event as a judge, the New York-based designer was reunited with one of her former runway...
Farage defends ‘1 in 50’ claim, challenges Albania’s Rama to debate
Gazeta Tema
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June 30, 2025
Britain’s Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has said he’s willing to travel to Tirana for a public debate after Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama dismissed Farage’s “1‑in‑50” statistic about Albanians in UK prisons as “absurd.” In an interview with Top...
CROATIA’S TOURISM IS A VICTIM OF ITS SUCCESS
Tourism Review
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As summer heats up in Split, Croatia, the port is a hive of activity. Helpers in white shirts direct cars onto island-bound ferries, and some vacationers sprint across hot asphalt, trying to make the Vis ferry. Jadrolinija, the state-run ferry...
On Sale for One Euro: Will Albania’s Forests Go Private?
Green European Journal
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June 30, 2025
Albania’s modern history is characterised by dramatic political shake-ups, but one thing has remained constant through all the turbulence: the country’s lustrous forests are overwhelmingly public. This might, however, soon no longer be the case,...
Joint Albania–Kosovo police patrols start amid summer tourism surge
Gazeta Tema
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June 30, 2025
As summer tourism ramps up, the State Police of Albania and Kosovo have signed a cooperation memorandum to launch joint road policing across Albanian territory starting July 1. The agreement, signed by Albanian State Police Director Ilir Proda and...
Two illegal immigrants from Albania found in £400,000 drug farm
Wales Online
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June 29, 2025
An organised crime group turned a disused restaurant into a commercial-scale cannabis farm, a court has heard. When police raided the building they found 900 cannabis plants and sophisticated growing equipment - along with two Albanian so-called...
Nigel Farage accused of 'post-Brexit delusion' by furious Albanian PM in fresh twist to international feud
GB News
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June 29, 2025
Nigel Farage has been accused of "post-Brexit delusion" by Albania's Prime Minister in a furious new twist in the pair's growing war of words. Just days ago, the Reform UK chief had demanded on GB News that PM Edi Rama "take all your criminals...
“Little Switzerland” Between Elbasan and Tirana, Draws Increasing Numbers of Visitors
Euronews Albania
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June 29, 2025
Just a few kilometers from Elbasan and Tirana lies Funari, a hidden village nestled among green hills that has become a favorite weekend destination for many. Often referred to as Albania’s “Little Switzerland,” Funari is increasingly attracting...
Ancient City of Antigonea Attracts 2,000 Tourists So Far This Year
Euronews Albania
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June 29, 2025
The ancient city of Antigonea has become a popular destination for both local and foreign visitors during these summer days. Included in both group and individual tours across southern Albania, this archaeological site has drawn around 2,000...
Tanzania welcomes global travel leaders for World Travel Awards Africa & Indian Ocean Gala Ceremony
Breaking Travel News
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June 28, 2025
Tanzania is making final preparations as it steps up to host the World Travel Awards Africa & Indian Ocean Gala Ceremony 2025 on 28 June. Travel and tourism leaders from across the region are gathering in the capital Dar es Salaam to discover who...
Tourists Discover Gjirokastër Through Museums, Visitor Numbers Up by 30%
Euronews Albania
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June 24, 2025
Museums in the city of Gjirokastër have become important centers for tourism development and for attracting both domestic and foreign visitors. According to data published by the Cultural Heritage Agency, museum attendance in the stone city has...
Road tourism without a traffic light - Why the recording of arrivals stopped
Tornos News
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June 28, 2025
A significant gap is being created this year in the recording of road tourism in Greece, as there are no longer any official statistics on road arrivals in the country. The reason is the full integration of Bulgaria into the Schengen Zone as of...