US citizenship can now be bought this way

Trump unveils plans to sell new “gold card” residency permits By AFP February 26, 2025 WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump unveiled plans Tuesday to sell new “gold card” residency permits for a price of $5 million each — and said Russian oligarchs may be eligible. Trump said sales of the new visa, a high-price version of…

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American Prairie, Montana

American Prairie is a nature reserve in the Northern Great Plains of Montana, preserved by the American Prairie Foundation. The nonprofit conservation group have identified this Great Plains region of the US as one of four temperate grasslands in the world that can be saved from extinction – a necessary move as temperate grasslands are one of the…

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Yellowstone National Park, US

The world’s first national park, Yellowstone sits atop a volcanic hotspot and straddles the borders of Wyoming, Idaho and Montana, where geysers, calderas and hot springs intersperse among canyons, rivers and lush grassland grazed by bison. The rewilding of Yellowstone is a classic case of the cascading ecological benefit caused by the reintroduction of a key predator….

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Lily of the Valley, Provence, France

Best for: Personalised training plans, hyperlocal menusAddress: Colline Saint Michel, Boulevard Abel Faivre, Quartier de Gigaro, 83420 La Croix-Valmer, France Set in the rural town of La Croix-Valmer in Provence amid umbrella pines and fragrant shrubs, 38-room hotel Lily of the Valley is the epitome of French Riviera chic – picture rooms finished with abstract rugs,…

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The world’s best fitness retreats

Cutting-edge fitness facilities, nutritionist-approved menus and specialist spas: we spotlight the best fitness retreats that prioritise health and offer personalised experiences Fitness retreats have evolved from bootcamp workouts to immersive experiences in state-of-the-art spaces, resulting in a boom in travellers seeking escapes where they can nurture their physical and mental health. Research carried out by Expedia in…

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Radical overtourism solutions

In 2023 Amsterdam launched a high-profile ‘stay away’ campaign – hard-hitting digital ads targeted at anyone searching for its brothels, cannabis cafes or strip clubs, aimed at putting off hedonistic weekenders. This year it turned its sights on cruise passengers – who typically arrive in their thousands on polluting mega-boats and stay for only a few hours…

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The wrong type of tourist?

Demanding that tourists book seven years in advance is eye-catching, if perhaps impractical – a radical solution to a growing issue. You could define the problem as ‘too many tourists’, or ‘the wrong type of tourists’, and the effects are evident. Last year, 960 million people took a holiday. The UN estimates tourism will produce 5.3…

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