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Turkish holiday resorts and hotels are expecting a boom in foreign visitors in the new year period with bookings already soaring, particularly in popular destinations like the Mediterranean coastal city of Antalya. "The demand from Russia for the new year is generally good. We can say that the demand from the European market is better compared to previous years," Firuz Bağlıkaya, the head of the Association of Turkish Travel Agencies (TÜRSAB), said. He told Anadolu Agency (AA) that especially in Antalya, they expect the occupancy rate at hotels to reach 90%. Türkiye has already been the hottest holiday spot for Russians in 2022. Some 5.3 million Russians visited Türkiye this year, according to Russia's Association of Tour Operators (ATOR). Russian tourists have been one of the main drivers of the rebound in Türkiye's tourism this year, in addition to a major leap in demand from Europe, spearheaded by Germany and the United Kingdom. Bağl

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Peace, quiet and the freshest of air: some of the world's most remote destinations are sanctuaries of stillness and solitude.  These are the kind of destinations that give you the luxury of disconnecting from the glare of a screen as you reconnect with your natural surroundings – and yourself.  The following destinations are highlights from Lonely Planet's new title Offbeat , an inspiring book that introduces 100 exciting alternatives to the world's most over-touristed destinations for your next trip. The question now is: where do you want to go? Hopefully this guide can provide some new answers. A rooftop tent set among the mountains of Lesotho © Edwin Remsberg / Getty Images Lesotho The tiny mountain kingdom where communities are investing in tourism Dominated by the Drakensberg and Maluti mountain ranges, tiny Lesotho can claim to be the world's highest country – even its lowest point, in the so-called Lowlands, stands at around

Meet Me at the Lake by Carley Fortune Carley Fortune's Every Summer After took BookTok by storm in 2022, and she's coming back in 2023 with a brand new novel. In this story, a random connection sends two strangers on an adventure where they make a promise. But when one keeps it and the other breaks it, there are life-changing effects. Out 2 May

Scenes from family reunions in Mekelle. Pictures: Screenshot collective/Tigray TV Addis Abeba – Scenes of ululations, tight hugs and kisses, prayers, tears and gasps. These were emotions visibly displayed when civilian passengers on board Ethiopian Airlines' first commercial flight in over two years landed in Mekelle, the capital of Tigray regional state, on Wednesday 28 December. The flight landed at the city's Alula Aba Nega airport in the afternoon. Some were seen kissing the ground as they landed in their homeland, the scene of "world's deadliest war." Ethiopian Airlines communication department told Addis Standard that most of the passengers who boarded the plane were residents who were traveling to be reunited with their family members. The initial aircraft the Airlines planed to fly to Mekelle was Bombardier Q400 aircraft with the capacity of just 77 passengers. However, the aircraft was later upgraded to Boeing 737 aircraft

John Piazza remembers when he first moved to Lee's Trailer Park in Revere in 2000, after his rent skyrocketed in Boston. Piazza fell in love with a 720-square-foot mobile home, finding it more spacious and affordable than his small apartment in the North End. He said the park owners charge him just $575 a month for the lot under his home — a fraction of what he would pay in rent for an apartment in Greater Boston. He also paid $20,000 for the mobile home itself, far less than the cost of a traditional single-family home or condo. The 84-year-old planned to spend the rest of his days at Lee's Trailer Park. But last year, the park was sold to Parkway Homes, which is managed by the Boston investment firm Helge Capital. And the company soon started asking people to leave and demolishing their homes to make way for new housing. "The whole place is gone," Piazza said, sitting in his mobile home, one of the few still left at the park. "You see