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Vantage Foundation have just announced its partnership with SOS Children's Villages Philippines, a NGO committed to providing safe, family-based care for children who have lost parental support or are at risk of being separated from their families.

Nepal is increasing the cost of climbing Mount Everest, raising the permit fee from $11,000 to $15,000 — a 36% hike and the first increase in nearly a decade. The new fee will take effect in September and apply to the popular spring climbing season along the standard South Col route.

The second edition of the Global Labour Market Conference kicked off with the highly anticipated ministerial roundtable, chaired by His Excellency the Minister of Human Resources and Social Development, Eng. Ahmed bin Sulaiman Al Rajhi.

In the presence of HRH Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Minister of Energy, and the Ministers of Energy from the petroleum exporting members of The Arab Energy Fund, and the members of the board, The Arab Energy Fund has launched its new brand identity.

Shanghai extends an invitation to landmarks and towers from cities across four continents to light up in red and celebrate the first Spring Festival as UNESCO World Cultural Heritage.

The U.S. Air Force has removed lessons on the Tuskegee Airmen and Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs) from its training programs following President Donald Trump’s order to end diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives within the U.S. government.

EBC Financial Group (EBC), a leading global financial brokerage, proudly announces its latest Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative through a strategic partnership with the Shakti Empowerment Education Foundation, part of the Shakti Regeneration Institute (SRI).

The second edition of the Islamic Arts Biennale, titled ‘And All That Is In Between’, has opened to the public in the presence of His Excellency Rakan Bin Ibrahim Al-Touq, Assistant Minister of Culture of Saudi Arabia.

On Jan. 21st, the "Happy Chinese New Year - Charm of Jiangsu" Cultural and Tourism Conference was successfully held in London.

The Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA), the trade association that represents the mutual interests of destinations and stakeholders throughout the Caribbean, Mexico and Central America along with Member Lines that operate over 90 percent of the global cruising capacity, announced that Marie McKenzie, Senior Vice President of Government & Destination Affairs for Carnival Corporation, has been appointed the Chair of the FCCA Operations Committee.

Representatives from 15 countries met in Mexico this week for Pact Network Connect 2025, a three-day programme focussed on addressing the issue of our broken food systems, and the spiralling environmental cost of plastic pollution and waste.

The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) kicks off 2025 with its new Sustainable Tourism in Action quarterly webinar series.

On the morning of January 21, the Embassy of Mexico hosted a press conference led by Mexico’s Federal Secretary of Tourism, Josefina Rodríguez Zamora.

Figment Design, a leading digital agency servicing the travel and tourism industry, has bolstered its leadership team with the addition of Cassiana Canale as Senior Account Manager and the promotion of Orestes Iglesias to Web Director and Operations Manager.

After a flurry of executive orders were issued following his inauguration, US President Donald Trump is expected to sign even more on his first full day in office on Tuesday.

The contentious debate over the future of cruise tourism in the Cayman Islands took centre stage at The Association of Cruise Tourism’s (ACT) Town Hall Meeting at John Cumber Primary School Hall in West Bay, where the trade association and key industry officials presented urgent appeals for cruise berthing facilities amid rapidly declining passenger numbers.