Lisbon Encourages LGBTI+ Travellers to Celebrate Pride in June

With Lisbon, in Portugal, revealed as host of the annual EuroPride festival in 2025, and more than 100,000 people expected to attend annual Lisbon Pride events over two weekends in June, the team at Visit Lisbon (visitlisboa.com/en) has revealed its recommendations for uncovering the best of the region for LGBTI+ travellers.

Maldives’ First Women’s Midlife Wellbeing Retreat Returns to Amilla Maldives from 1 – 31 July 2024

Following the success of last year’s pioneering menopause wellbeing retreat, Amilla Maldives is set to welcome back women’s health and nutrition coach Claire O’Sullivan from 1 to 31 July 2024 for the second edition of its Maldives-first Pause Retreat.

New Design Unveiled for the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2024: The Discover More Garden

Viking®, one of the world’s leading travel companies, which offers river, ocean and expedition voyages on all seven continents, today announced a new collaboration with award-winning garden designer Paul Hervey-Brookes at the 2024 RHS Chelsea Flower Show, which will take place from 21 – 25 May. The Discover More Garden sponsored by Viking will act as a gateway welcoming guests into the balcony garden section, showcasing best practices and excellence in horticulture and offering practical tips and inspiration for visitors.

Spirit of Polynesian Storytelling Comes to Life at New Disney Vacation Club Tower

Disney Vacation Club has unveiled details for the Island Tower coming to Disney’s Polynesian Villas & Bungalows at Walt Disney World Resort. The tower is under construction and projected to open in December 2024. Disney Vacation Club Members will have early access to hotel reservations beginning on June 4, followed by annual passholders on June 5.

Emirates returns to Edinburgh with a daily A350 service

Emirates has announced it will resume flight operations to Edinburgh starting from 4 November 2024. The highly anticipated return to the Scottish capital will complement the airline’s current A380 daily flight to Glasgow and offer customers 14 weekly flights to/from the country.

The Dubai to Edinburgh route will be served utilising the Emirates A350-900 aircraft in a three-class configuration, with 32 lie-flat seats in Business Class, 21 seats in Premium Economy and 259 seats in Economy Class.

BRITISH AIRWAYS LAUNCHES CUSTOMER ACCESS ADVISORY PANEL

British Airways has held the first meeting of its new Customer Access Advisory Panel, aimed at engaging with members of the community to improve the end-to-end experience for its customers with accessibility requirements. The airline is committed to delivering a seamless experience for everyone and is dedicated to ensuring that its accessibility offering meets the diverse needs of its customers.

SEABOURN KICKS OFF 2024 ALASKA SEASON, WITH IMMERSIVE, ULTRA-LUXURY VOYAGES IN THE LAST FRONTIER

Seabourn, the leader in ultra-luxury cruising and expedition travel, will kick off its 2024 Alaska season on May 10,2024 with Seabourn Odyssey departing from Vancouver for an enriching and in-depth schedule to some of the region’s most popular destinations and rarely visited ports throughout the Inside Passage

1954 – 2024 Relais & Châteaux celebrates its 70th anniversary

Today, on May 12, 1954, the Relais de Campagne is born: eight properties located between Paris and Nice unite under the slogan ‘La Route du Bonheur’–The Road to Happiness. They would write the first chapter in the history of the Association, a meaningful movement that inspires its guests to discover the world in the most beautiful of ways.