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The travel trade’s favourite suppliers have been honoured at the 2024 Globe Travel Awards in London.

Big winners included Jet2.com and sister operator Jet2holidays, which repeated its feat of scooping four awards on the night – Best Short-Haul Airline and Operator, Best Trade-Friendly Brand and Best Trade Sales Team.

Other multiple winners included Emirates, which took home the Best Long-Haul Airline and Best Premium Airline Service honours, and Holiday Extras, which won the Best Add-Ons and Best Insurance Provider awards.

New winners included Virgin Voyages, which was named Best Premium Cruise Line, and Constantinou Bros, which was named Best Hotel Chain.

All awards are based solely on thousands of votes from the travel agent readers of Travel Weekly.

This year’s ceremony took place at the Grosvenor House hotel in central London in front of a sell-out audience of more than 1,200 guests.

The awards were presented by comedian Rob Beckett and Travel Weekly Group editor-in-chief Lucy Huxley, while entertainment included vocal performances from Russell Watson and Ella Eyre.

Special awards were presented to Hays Travel owner Dame Irene Hays, who won the Outstanding Achievement Award, and Matt Nixon from 52 Degrees North Travel, who won the Unsung Hero Award.

The Travel Corporation won the Sustainable Future Award and Kuoni was named Best Employer, while Ocean Holidays won the inaugural Travel for All Award.

Globe Travel Awards 2024 winners

Special awards Travel for All award, sponsored by The Travel Network Group: Ocean Holidays Sustainable Future Award, sponsored by WeTravel: The Travel Corporation Employer of the Year Award, sponsored by WHA: Kuoni Unsung Hero Award, sponsored by Seabourn: Matt Nixon, 52 Degrees North Travel Outstanding Achievement Award, sponsored by Avis: Dame Irene Hays, Hays Travel

Destinations, sponsored by Travelzoo Best Tourist Board: Barbados Tourism Marketing Best All-Inclusive Resort: Operator Ikos Resorts Best Hotel Chain: Constantinou Bros Best Attraction: Walt Disney World Resort

On the Move, sponsored by P&O Ferries Best Rail Company: Rocky Mountaineer Best Car Rental Company: Flexible Autos Best Mainstream Touring Company: Newmarket Holidays Best Premium Touring Company: Titan Travel Best Adventure Operator: G Adventures

Flying, sponsored by Icetravel Group Best Short-Haul Airline: Jet2.com Best Long-Haul Airline: Emirates Best UK Airport: Heathrow Best Premium Airline Service: Emirates

On the Water, sponsored by Gold Medal Best Ferry Company: P&O Ferries Best Mainstream Cruise Company: Royal Caribbean International Best Premium Cruise Company: Virgin Voyages Best Luxury Cruise Company: Silversea Cruises Best Specialist Cruise Company: Hurtigruten Best River Cruise Company: Riviera Travel

Short-haul, sponsored by A Rosa Best Short-Haul Operator: Jet2holidays Best Operator for Activities: Inghams Best Accommodation-Only Provider: Bedsonline Best UK Holidays Operator: Great Little Breaks

Long-haul, sponsored by Visit Qatar Best Long-Haul Operator: Gold Medal Best Long-Haul Specialist Operator: Wendy Wu Tours Best Luxury Operator: Classic Collection Best Flight-Only Provider: Jetset

Serving the industry, sponsored by Visit Malta Best Add-Ons Provider: Holiday Extras Best Technology Provider: Amadeus Best Insurance Provider: Holiday Extras Best Trade Sales Team: Jet2holidays Best Trade-Friendly Brand: Jet2holidays

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Time reveals 2024 list of the 100 most influential people in the world.

"TIME100: The World's Most Influential People" airs Sunday, May 12, at 10|9c on ABC.

From movie stars and pop singers to politicians and athletes, members of the 2024 TIME100 list of the 100 most influential people in the world are forces to be reckoned with.

The issue's four worldwide covers, revealed exclusively Tuesday on " Good Morning America ," each highlights 2024 TIME100 honorees: singer-songwriter Dua Lipa, football quarterback Patrick Mahomes, actor Taraji P. Henson, and Russian opposition movement leader Yulia Navalnaya.

The TIME100 list includes Fantasia Barrino, Kylie Minogue, Greg Abbott, Elliot Page, Kelly Ripa, Jenni Hermoso, Colman Domingo, Dev Patel and more.

Satya Nadella and Patrick Mahomes are both on the list for the third time, more than any other person on the list this year.

Motaz Azaiza, 25, is the youngest person on this year's list. The oldest person on this year's list is 86-year-old Joel Habener.

The TIME100 primetime television special will air on Sunday, May 12 at 10/9c on ABC and the next day on Hulu.

This special brings viewers inside the annual TIME100 Gala, hosted by Henson. The 18th annual gala will feature performances by Dua Lipa and Fantasia Barrino and the presentation of a TIME Impact Award to Michael J. Fox.

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The Times Wins Eight Lowell Thomas Awards for Travel Journalism

The Honors Span the Travel, Metro and Special Projects Desks in the Newsroom.

The New York Times won eight 2021 Lowell Thomas Awards from the SATW Foundation, including five golds, travel writing’s most prestigious honors, on Monday.

The top awards went to some of the Travel desk’s most ambitious projects, including its “Year Without Travel” special package, which looked at the impact of travel’s shutdown on tourism-dependent communities worldwide.

“The package was stuffed with strong writing, graphics, videos, pertinent sidebars and sorrowful first-person accounts of the economic turmoil for industry workers and their families,” the judges said.

Also winning gold was Travel’s collaboration with Special Project’s  From Here series, “The Plan to Protect Indigenous Elders Living Under the Northern Lights,” which won the Multimedia Single Work award.

The Travel desk’s World Through a Lens series, which was created during the pandemic, took top honors in the Photo Illustration of Travel category for the photographer Richard Frishman’s “Hidden in Plain Sight: The Ghosts of Segregation,” a “haunting photo essay about locations of racial violence,” as the judges noted.

Additionally, the former 52 Places Traveler, Sebastian Modak, won gold in U.S./Canada travel for his Metropolitan section cover story, “I Traveled to 52 Places. Then I Discovered N.Y. on My Bike,” and Caroline von Hemert, a wildlife biologist and writer, won in Personal Comment for “What the Caribou Taught Me About Being Together, and Apart.”

The New York Times mined the depths of emotion, economics and empathy to present an amazing package of travel news after more than a year of the COVID-19 pandemic and the ensuing shutdowns. The package was stuffed with strong writing, graphics, videos, pertinent sidebars and sorrowful first-person accounts of the economic turmoil for industry workers and their families. Judges SATW Lowell Thomas Awards

Travel editor Amy Virshup and The Times’s Travel desk won the silver award for Newspaper Travel Coverage for work that the judges called “innovative, interesting and wide-ranging,” adding, “From the practical, like dealing with flight cancellations, restrictions and masks, to the inspirational like ‘52 Places to Love in 2021,’ this is travel coverage that’s comprehensive and aspirational.”

Elaine Glusac, a regular contributor and The Times’s Frugal Traveler column, won bronze in the News/Investigative Reporting category for her article, “Travel Insurance: Is It Worth It?” (The answer was no.)

And Karen Schwartz, another regular contributor, earned an honorable mention in the Foreign Travel category for “I’m a U.S. Citizen. Where in the World Can I Go?” a list of the countries that currently allow Americans to visit. The list was first published in March 2020 and has been updated at least weekly ever since. “This is easily the most useful article in this competition,” the judges wrote. “One would be a fool not to check this frequently updated report before even pondering a trip abroad.”

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'general hospital' garners 11 daytime emmy award nominations.

'General Hospital' could set a new record for most Outstanding Drama Series wins this year.

LOS ANGELES -- It's almost time for the 51st Daytime Emmy Awards, and the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences has revealed all of the nominees for this years' show.

ABC's "General Hospital," the longest-running American soap opera in production, garnered 11 nominations. Among them is the Outstanding Daytime Drama Series nomination, of which it currently holds the record for most wins. It has won 16 times and currently holds the title.

"GH" also has nominations in the acting categories, including the Lead Performance in a Daytime Drama Series: Actress category, for Finola Hughes' performance as Anna Devane and Cynthia Watros' performance as Nina Reeves. In the Supporting Performance in a Daytime Drama Series: Actor, Robert Gossett was nominated for his work as Marshall Ashford. Alley Mills was nominated for Guest Performance in a Daytime Drama Series.

The show also received nominations in the writing and directing for drama series categories, as well as Original Song for "Shine," Lighting Direction, Casting, and Art Direction/Set Decoration/Scenic Design.

When it came to Daytime Talk Series, "Tamron Hall," "Turning Tables with Robin Roberts" and "The View" were all nominated. Tamron Hall was also nominated for Daytime Talk Series Host, as were Joy Behar, Whoopi Goldberg, Alyssa Farah Griffin, Sara Haines, Sunny Hostin and Ana Navarro from "The View" and Mark Consuelos and Kelly Ripa for "Live with Kelly and Mark."

The "Tamron Hall" show was also nominated in a third category, Outstanding Live Sound Mixing and Sound Editing.

"Turning The Tables with Robin Roberts" received a second nomination for Directing Team for a Multiple Camera Daytime Non-Fiction Program.

Rounding out "The View's" nominations were Directing Team for a Multiple Camera Daytime Non-Fiction Program, Lighting Direction, Art Direction/Set Decoration/Scenic Design and Hairstyling and Makeup.

Hulu walked away with eight nominations. "Unexpected" was nominated for Daytime Special and for its song "Unexpected Truth." "Searching for Soul Food" received nominations in the Directing Team for a Single Camera Daytime Non-Fiction Program, Main Title and Graphic Design and Single Camera Editing categories. "Drive with Swizz Beatz" was also nominated in the Single Camera Editing category, as well as Sound Mixing and Sound Editing. "Living For The Dead" had one nomination for its cinematography.

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Los Angeles Times Announces Winners of 44th Annual Book Prizes

Hosted by Times Columnist LZ Granderson, the evening ceremony recognized outstanding literary achievements in 13 categories

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The Los Angeles Times tonight announced the winners of the 44th annual Book Prizes in a ceremony at USC’s Bovard Auditorium. The Times’ Book Prizes recognize outstanding literary achievements and celebrate the highest quality of writing from authors at all stages of their careers.

Winners were announced in 13 categories for works published last year, including the new prize for achievement in audiobook production, presented by Audible. Additionally, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jane Smiley was honored with the Robert Kirsch Award for lifetime achievement and Access Books received the Innovator’s Award for its work renovating school libraries and ensuring that underserved students and communities have access to quality literacy resources. A complete list of this year’s Book Prizes winners follows.

2023 Book Prizes Winners

• Achievement in Audiobook Production (presented by Audible): Dion Graham and Elishia Merricks, “Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin): A Memoir,” Macmillan Audio
• Art Seidenbaum Award for First Fiction: Shannon Sanders, “Company: Stories,” Graywolf Press
• Biography: Gregg Hecimovich, “The Life and Times of Hannah Crafts: The True Story of The Bondwoman’s Narrative,” Ecco/HarperCollins
• Christopher Isherwood Prize for Autobiographical Prose: Claire Dederer, “Monsters: A Fan’s Dilemma,” Knopf
• Current Interest: Roxanna Asgarian, “We Were Once A Family: A Story of Love, Death, and Child Removal in America,” Farrar, Straus and Giroux
• Fiction: Ed Park, “Same Bed Different Dreams: A Novel,” Random House
• Graphic Novel/Comics: Emily Carroll, “A Guest in the House,” First Second
• History: Joya Chatterji, “Shadows at Noon: The South Asian Twentieth Century,” Yale University Press
• Mystery/Thriller: Ivy Pochoda, “Sing Her Down: A Novel,” MCD
• Poetry: Airea D. Matthews, “Bread and Circus: Poems,” Scribner
• Science Fiction, Fantasy & Speculative Fiction: Tananarive Due, “The Reformatory: A Novel,” Saga Press
• Science & Technology: Eugenia Cheng, “Is Math Real? How Simple Questions Lead Us to Mathematics’ Deepest Truths,” Basic Books
• Young Adult Literature: Amber McBride, “Gone Wolf,” Feiwel & Friends

For more information about the Book Prizes, including the complete list of 2023 finalists and past winners; eligibility and judging information; and how to make a tax-deductible donation in support of the annual literary awards, go to latimes.com/BookPrizes .

The Book Prizes ceremony is a prologue to the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, the nation’s largest literary festival, which will bring together more than 550 writers, experts and storytellers, hundreds of exhibitors and an estimated 155,000 attendees. The 29th annual Festival of Books is presented in association with USC. Festival news and updates are available on the event website and Facebook , Twitter and Instagram profiles (#bookfest).

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Sustainable Travel Innovators: T+L's 2024 Global Vision Awards

These are the winners of Travel + Leisure’s 2024 Global Vision Awards, plus how this year’s panel arrived at the final list of 26 honorees.

Since 1971, Travel + Leisure editors have followed one mission: to inform, inspire, and guide travelers to have deeper, more meaningful experiences. T+L's editors have traveled to countries all over the world, having flown, sailed, road tripped, and taken the train countless miles. They've visited small towns and big cities, hidden gems and popular destinations, beaches and mountains, and everything in between. With a breadth of knowledge about destinations around the globe, air travel, cruises, hotels, food and drinks, outdoor adventure, and more, they are able to take their real-world experience and provide readers with tried-and-tested trip ideas, in-depth intel, and inspiration at every point of a journey.

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The  Travel + Leisure  Global Vision Awards recognize the many companies, individuals, destinations, and nonprofit organizations that are leading the way in developing a more sustainable travel industry. This annual celebration, timed to coincide with Earth Month, aims to encourage further creativity and spark change.

This year's 26 award winners — an extraordinarily diverse bunch — are notable in their own right. But they're just a few of the many forward-thinking problem solvers helping to make travel better for the planet and its communities. As always, the hope is that these Global Vision Award winners will inspire the next generation of problem solvers looking to make a positive impact.

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Many visitors to Japan are eager to learn more about the country’s traditional arts and crafts, such as ceramics, textiles, handmade paper, and metalwork. But it can be hard to know where to look —and harder still to navigate the language barrier. Enter Dento , a new company that aims to open those doors. It’s supported in part by the Kyoto-based travel agency Windows to Japan, whose founder and CEO Avi Lugasi recognized the need for a more equitable relationship between master craftspeople and the travelers keen to meet them. "One of the big issues has been, if a visitor is there talking with the craftsman, that takes the concentration out of what they're doing," Lugasi explains. The solution? Compensating the professionals for their time — as well as creating an online shop that helps expand the market for these one-of-a-kind goods. Dento also operates a foundation that recruits and pays apprentices. "We're supporting the next generation that will carry on these crafts," Lugasi says. — Elaine Glusac

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It’s fair to say that Kris Cody’s backpacking trip through Peru in 2015 changed his life. After seeing firsthand the care and craftsmanship that goes into alpaca-wool garments — many of which are still handmade in the Andes Mountains — Cody decided to give up his neuroscience studies and, instead, create an activewear brand. Today, as founder and CEO of Paka , he makes sure every sweater bears the signature of the woman who made it on an interior hem; there’s also a QR code for those who want to learn more. "From the beginning, Paka was about connecting people to where the things come from, what they’re made of, who made them," Cody explains. "Traceability was the next step in being able to see the coordinates, literally, of where that fiber was shorn in the Andes." — Elaine Glusac

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Guided-tour company Trafalgar may be best known for taking travelers to more than 70 countries, but it also has a robust slate closer to home. "People think that, to have a deep cultural experience, you need to travel abroad," says company president Melissa DaSilva. “But you only need to travel as far as your backyard.” Trafalgar has spent the past five years working closely with Indigenous communities across North America to connect travelers with tribes and places that have often been overlooked. Today, more than 60 percent of Trafalgar’s U.S. itineraries include at least one Native business, whether it’s a walking tour in the Canadian Rockies with a Cree guide or a day spent at the Oglala Lakota Living History Village, in South Dakota. "Where we’re including these experiences," DaSilva adds, "a hundred percent of the proceeds go back into those communities." — Elaine Glusac

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It started with a humble lobster-roll shop in New York City, back in 2009. Since then, Luke’s Lobster has grown into an international restaurant group, with 22 outposts across the U.S., plus 10 locations in Japan and Singapore. Even so, cofounders Ben Conniff and Luke Holden keep a close eye on their home waters in Maine, where they’re working to safeguard the future of lobstering. The company’s Lift All Boats project offers paid student apprenticeships that introduce teens from diverse backgrounds to lobstering, an industry that’s almost exclusively white. "We’re trying to create a well-rounded experience to teach these students about the industry and open up horizons for them," Conniff says. "We want them to feel like they belong on the waterfront." — Hannah Selinger

Courtesy of To'ak

Launched in 2014, To’ak is a boutique chocolate company based in Ecuador that has big plans. It has partnered with Third Millennium Alliance, a conservation foundation, to train farmers in sustainable agroforestry practices, including the use of native shade trees and prioritizing soil health. To’ak also pays its growers as much as eight times the typical fair-trade rate for cacao, specifically a variety known as Nacional, which nearly disappeared in a 1916 blight. "The only way that we can increase our impact is by buying more cacao at better prices and by supporting more farmers to do regenerative farming," says James Le Compte, CEO of To’ak. The result of all that effort is a decadent product with a meaningful environmental upside. — Hannah Selinger

Courtesy of SAS

When the Swedish airline SAS announced a series of experimental, all-electric flights, set to take off in 2028, every last reservation sold out in just 20 seconds, says Ann-Sofie Hörlin, the airline’s head of sustainability. That’s in spite of the fact that SAS didn’t reveal where the planes would go. Such is the demand for anything that can help the fossil-fuel-guzzling industry transition to something greener. Hörlin is quick to acknowledge that batteries aren’t yet a viable alternative when it comes to long hauls, at least with today’s technology. But electric planes could prove a game changer for quicker hops within Scandinavia. "We have a lot of short routes," Hörlin explains. "All of a sudden, aviation will be the most sustainable way to get there." — Hannah Selinger

Tempo Cooler

Courtesy of Oyster

The Tempo Cooler may be the last one you’ll ever buy. With vacuum-insulated walls that are a third of the thickness of those in popular plastic models, the aluminum chest can accommodate more stuff in a smaller space. And it does so without any loss of frostiness, says Ian Sandmael, cofounder of Oyster , the Norway-based startup behind the innovative product. Even better, you don’t need to add ice: simply load the Tempo with cold drinks, and they will stay that way for hours. Forged from anodized aluminum, the chest is also meant to last, basically, forever — though Sandmael is quick to add that the product is actually fully recyclable. "If you think of plastic straws as being a problem," he says, "then plastic coolers are a much bigger one." — Elaine Glusac

Journeys With Purpose

Courtesy of Journeys With Purpose

There’s no such thing as a typical trip for Journeys with Purpose , an "impact travel company" launched in 2019. Instead, each itinerary is designed to showcase the wonders of a specific ecosystem, such as the caves of Chiquibul National Park, in Belize, or Argentina’s Rincón del Socorro, a 75,000-acre reserve in the wildlife-filled Iberá Wetlands. What’s more, each departure is hosted by the conservationists who are helping to protect these priceless places. As a member of 1% for the Planet , an organization that encourages corporate giving, Journeys with Purpose contributes up to 20 percent of a trip’s cost to local partners. As founder and managing director Duncan Grossart explains, "the more people travel with us, the more our mission will be fulfilled." — Hannah Selinger

Courtesy of Ponant

Though it has long lagged other sectors, the cruise industry has lately stepped up its investments in sustainability. French expedition line Ponant is perhaps at the forefront: in 2021, it deployed a hybrid-electric icebreaker, Le Commandant Charcot , that’s able to operate for short periods on battery power and that uses renewable onshore energy sources when possible. Ponant has also announced a completely carbon-neutral vessel that could launch as soon as 2030. Plans for the 100-cabin prototype, currently named Swap2Zero , call for sails, solar panels, and liquid-hydrogen fuel cells. "This is much more than a new ship," says CEO Hervé Gastinel. "We want to actively contribute to the decarbonization of the maritime sector." — Paul Brady

Courtesy of Lifestraw

Today it’s known for its lineup of chic, reusable bottles and adventure-ready filters. But the original mission of LifeStraw is humanitarian relief. Back in 1994, the company developed a mesh water filter that would protect people from Guinea worm disease, at the time a scourge across Africa. "Since then, we’ve provided more than 41 million straws to the Carter Center ," says Tara Lundy, LifeStraw’s chief brand officer. (The Carter Center, an NGO founded by the former president and first lady, counts the eradication of Guinea worm disease among its goals.) Like many Global Vision Award winners, LifeStraw is certified as a B Corp and continues to distribute its water filters and aid to those in need: the company has recently sent rapid-response teams to sites of natural disasters, such as Morocco’s Atlas Mountains after the 2023 earthquake, as well as to conflict areas across the globe. Travelers who support the brand are also contributing to the effort, as LifeStraw devotes a portion of all proceeds to future clean-water projects. — Hannah Selinger

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Albania’s Vjosa River runs roughly 169 miles from the Greek border to the Adriatic, carving gorges and providing critical habitat to more than 1,100 species, including the Egyptian vulture and the Ionian sturgeon. When a series of hydroelectric dams was proposed for the Vjosa in 2014, activists created an NGO, EcoAlbania , to defend the waterway. Their goal was to protect it in perpetuity. (EcoAlbania was eventually joined in the effort by the apparel company Patagonia, as well as other advocacy groups.) Last year, in response to the nine-year campaign, the Albanian government created the Vjosa Wild River National Park, where adventurous visitors can go rafting, climbing, and hiking. "The Vjosa is one of the last free-flowing rivers in Europe," says EcoAlbania spokesperson Besjana Guri. "It’s a jewel, and we’re very lucky to have it." — Elaine Glusac

Diving With a Purpose

Matthew Lawrence/Courtesy of Diving with a Purpose

Since it was founded in 2005, the nonprofit Diving With a Purpose has trained more than 500 divers, often during weeklong masks-on intensives that prepare explorers to seek out shipwrecks related to the global slave trade. Surprisingly, says Jay V. Haigler, the leading instructor, and a founding board member, these sites are often ignored by maritime archaeologists. "There’s great study of and focus on the Titanic , you know, but not the Guerrero ," he explains, referring to a Spanish slave ship that sank off Key Largo, Florida. The hunt for that wreck sparked the creation of Diving With a Purpose, which has so far documented 18 vessels, including many from the 18th and 19th centuries. (The Guerrero remains lost.) In its ongoing efforts, the group partners with the Slave Wrecks Project, a research initiative backed by the National Museum of African American History & Culture that helps disseminate findings and spur further research. — Hannah Selinger

Discover Aboriginal Experiences

Courtesy of Tourism Australia

Australia is home to some of the oldest cultures on earth, but until recently, it’s been tricky to suss out high-quality outfitters and guides who come from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. That’s where Tourism Australia has stepped in, with a new initiative called Discover Aboriginal Experiences , which aims to connect visitors with those in the know. "This goes way beyond general sightseeing," says Nicole Mitchell, who runs the program in collaboration with around 50 different businesses, all of which are owned or led by descendants of the continent’s original inhabitants. One example is Narlijia Experiences, in Western Australia, which offers visits to the area’s mangrove forests led by owner Bart Pigram, who is part of the Yawuru community. The still-growing collective recently added several new members, including Budj Bim Cultural Landscape, a network of archaeological sites about 200 miles west of Melbourne. — Elaine Glusac 

Polynesian Voyaging Society

Kaipu Ki'aha/Ōiwi TV/Courtesy of Polynesian Voyaging Society

The Oahu-based Polynesian Voyaging Society has been working to preserve ancient seafaring practices for more than five decades, in part by organizing extraordinary multiyear voyages aboard Hōkūle‘a , a double-hulled canoe that’s been sailing since 1975. But travelers needn’t be hard-core adventurers to learn more about Polynesian practices, such as navigating without instruments by using the stars and the motion of swells. The society welcomes volunteers for all sorts of tasks, such as helping with boat maintenance and organizing community events, either in Hawaii or in ports of call for Hōkūle‘a . "Getting involved is a wonderful, beautiful, life-changing journey for so many people," says Lehua Kamalu, whose title is voyaging director. "But we definitely put you to work." — Hannah Selinger 

Zambian Carnivore Programme

Daan Smit/Courtesy of Zambian Carnivore Programme

This group is on a mission to protect some of the country’s most critical wildlife, including cheetahs, leopards, and lions. "Apex predators are rare, by their nature, but they’re hugely important for ecosystem dynamics," says Matt Becker, CEO of Zambian Carnivore Programme . The nonprofit takes a multipronged approach to conservation, partnering with safari operators such as Robin Pope Safaris and the Bushcamp Company to collect data and better manage habitats, as well as training a new generation of conservationists within Zambia. Last year, the organization had 48 students, who ranged from fieldwork newcomers to Ph.D. candidates. "The best way to make conservation sustainable," Becker notes, "is to ensure that the people leading these efforts are from the communities where this work is occurring." — Elaine Glusac

Grootbos Florilegium

Scott Ramsay/Courtesy of Grootbos Florilegium

One of the world’s most remarkable concentrations of plant life can be found along the Atlantic coast of South Africa. The Cape Floral Region is home to 20 percent of the continent’s vegetation, and the majority of what blossoms there is native to the region. All of which explains the art on view at the new Grootbos Florilegium , a collection at the Grootbos Private Nature Reserve in Gansbaai, South Africa, about two hours southeast of Cape Town. "Our exhibition is about making the plants sexy and beautiful so that people understand what we’re trying to protect," says Michael Lutzeyer, the founder of the reserve. To date, Lutzeyer and his team have commissioned more than 240 original artworks that depict not only the area’s distinctive plants, known collectively as fynbos , but also the insects, birds, and other wildlife that make the ecosystem so special. "It’s making visitors aware of the little critters we ignore." — Elaine Glusac

See Turtles

Adriana Cortes/Courtesy of SEE Turtles

Since 2008, See Turtles has helped shepherd more than 10 million hatchlings into the sea in 25 countries across the Caribbean and Latin America. At the heart of its mission are volunteer trips to beaches in the region, where travelers work alongside conservationists to defend turtle nests and collaborate with scientists. "Just having a presence on the beach is a deterrent to the people who might want to come and take the eggs," says Brad Nahill, the nonprofit’s president. While the weeklong trips are often no-frills — many include stays at remote research stations — they do afford an unvarnished view of fieldwork, with time spent on both daytime wildlife-watching excursions and nocturnal beach patrols. In 2022, the group launched its See Shell App, which helps shoppers identify and avoid souvenirs made from the shells of the hawksbill turtle, an endangered species. — Elaine Glusac

Singapore Green Plan 2030

From left: Darren Soh/Courtesy of Pan Pacific Orchard; Courtesy of Seroja

One of the world’s smallest countries has some outsize ambitions. Armed with a sustainability strategy, the Singapore Green Plan 2030 , it is on a mission to reimagine its own cityscape — and show the world that sustainable development is within reach. The plan’s bold targets include planting a million trees by 2030, phasing out all internal-combustion vehicles by 2040, and achieving net-zero emissions by 2050. The government-backed campaign is the latest evolution of formal climate-focused commitments that date back more than three decades. 

In addition to those headline goals, Singapore is making strides on other eco-initiatives. Among them is increasing domestic food production — a challenge in a country that’s less than one-third the size of Rhode Island. One solution can be seen at 1-Arden Food Forest, a 10,000-square-foot urban farm situated 51 floors up in a Central Business District skyscraper. Visitors can stroll through its riot of fruits and flowers, enjoy spectacular views of the waterways that surround the city-state, and sample a freshly harvested bounty at the adjoining restaurant, Kaarla. For a deeper look, Tribe Tours has launched a "food sustainability tour" that combines elements of a traditional markets-and-hawkers itinerary with the chance to learn more about locally grown produce. 

Courtesy of 1-Arden Food Forest

Another element of the plan centers on the expansion of the city’s already enviable collection of parks, with the goal of having every household be within 10 minutes of green space by 2030. Groups like Untamed Paths, a community of nature lovers, organize walks and cleanups to educate visitors about the importance of Singapore’s forest system, where creatures like flying lemurs and frogs can be spotted. 

Not that you need be adventurous to see the city’s greenery: the famously design-forward Changi Airport Terminal 2, which fully reopened in November 2023, now has more than 20,000 plants, including orchids, ferns, and towering columns of vegetation. 

New hotels in the city are also making sustainability a priority. Consider Pan Pacific Orchard, Singapore , which counts among its features solar panels, rainwater harvesting, and “low-emissivity” windows that conserve energy. (It also has an arresting Jenga-like design that is blanketed with nearly 130,000 square feet of foliage.) The Garden Pod , an unusual hotel that opened in 2022, was created from solar-panel-topped shipping containers. It offers views of the Gardens by the Bay and Singapore’s skyline from four glass-fronted duplex suites. Other new hotels, including Artyzen Singapore , Mondrian Singapore Duxton , and the Singapore Edition , put an emphasis on biophilic design, with a profusion of landscaping and indoor-outdoor gardens. 

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The plan also calls for a 30 percent reduction in landfill waste by 2030. To help make that happen, Singapore’s restaurants and bars are embracing the challenge in creative ways. The city’s first Michelin Green Star restaurant, Seroja , sources many ingredients from the island and neighboring Malaysia and uses vegetable trimmings to create nonalcoholic drinks, such as a refreshing cocktail of watercress, sansho pepper, and water chestnut. Pangium is also on the vanguard of Straits cuisine, with a menu that spotlights lesser-known Asian herbs and hyperlocal preparations, such as sambal tempoyak, or fermented-durian sambal. The fine-dining restaurant Born models sustainability through its architecture: it’s located in a refurbished turn-of-the-20th-century rickshaw depot. 

Lower-impact preparations and thoughtful design are also trending at bars such as Analogue , which offers plant-based bites alongside cocktails served on a bar that was 3-D printed from recycled plastic bottles. At Fura , meanwhile, the drinks are shaken up with "ugly" fruits and vegetables that would normally be discarded — and, sometimes, invasive species, including jellyfish. Anything for the cause.

Relais & Châteaux

Courtesy of Relais & Chateaux

Decadent food and wine have always been nonnegotiable for Relais & Châteaux , a Paris-based association of nearly 600 hotels and restaurants in 65 countries. So it’s perhaps a surprise that the group has been working for a decade to reduce the environmental impact of its members’ culinary operations. Beginning in 2016, it partnered with the organization Slow Food on an annual campaign known as #FoodforChange , which aims to spotlight small-batch products and to encourage members to buy and serve them. (Last fall, 191 properties from the group participated, with a focus on raw-milk cheeses and biodynamic wines.) "We want to push our members even further when it comes to biodiversity," says Lars Seifert, the brand’s chief communications and sustainability officer. "If they embrace endemic products, they’ll keep them alive." The effort isn’t without its potential pitfalls, he concedes, but it opens a wider conversation with guests. "Maybe you won’t get fresh orange juice in February in the U.K., because we don’t have any oranges over there. But we’ll have something else delicious for you." — Hannah Selinger

Iwan Baan/Courtesy of Fogo Island

It’s been more than 30 years since a moratorium on cod fishing struck a heavy blow to the economy of Fogo Island, off the coast of Newfoundland. In 2004, Fogo Islander Zita Cobb, along with her brothers Alan and Anthony, created Shorefast , a social enterprise designed to strengthen communities by creating new economic opportunities. Out of that work came Fogo Island Inn, a striking 29-room property that debuted in 2013 and consistently ranks among the best in Canada in the T+L World’s Best Awards survey. Drawing visitors to this remote corner of the country sustains not only the inn but the island writ large, says Amy Rowsell, director of special projects and impact for Shorefast. "Our mission is to help the local economy thrive in the global economy," she explains. "We’re harnessing the assets of this place to create a sustainable future for Fogo Island." — Hannah Selinger

Urban Villages

Courtesy of Studio Gang

Denver’s forthcoming Populus might be the greenest hotel in America. Designed by the architecture firm Studio Gang , the 265-room property, which is slated to open this year, aims to be carbon positive. "We’ve constantly asked, 'Could we do it better?'" says Jon Buerge, president of Urban Villages , the developer. (The firm’s other sustainability-minded efforts include Denver’s Larimer Square and the Rail Spur district in Seattle.) At Populus, doing better has meant using a specialized concrete that incorporates fly ash, a waste product generated by coal-fired power plants. Rooms feature upcycled-wood furnishings and carpeting made from post-consumer materials. And instead of offering parking — there’s no garage — Populus will encourage the use of public transit. "We all have to start thinking more holistically," Buerge notes. — Elaine Glusac

Iberostar Hotels & Resorts

Iberostar Hotels & Resorts , a brand with more than 100 properties in 16 countries, has an ambitious plan to be carbon neutral by 2030. It’s a monumental task to achieve so quickly, admits Megan Morikawa, global director of sustainability for the Iberostar Group. The company has already slashed its annual carbon budget by half through an array of programs: to take two examples, Iberostar offsets its emissions through mangrove planting and coastal restoration in places such as the Dominican Republic, and it is transitioning away from fossil fuels in favor of renewables across the portfolio. Notably, the company has been a paragon of transparency throughout the process, with a website detailing the group’s progress — and challenges — in an effort to inspire others. "We need to be doing this in a way that can synthesize the best lessons," Morikawa says, "and be a tipping point for the sector at large." — Hannah Selinger

Princess Gauravi Kumari

Courtesy of The Princess Diya Kumari Foundation

Launched in 2013, the Princess Diya Kumari Foundation aims to improve the lives of women and girls. The princess, the granddaughter of Man Singh II, the last maharajah of Jaipur, India, now serves as deputy chief minister of Rajasthan. The foundation’s day-to-day rests with her daughter Princess Gauravi Kumari. “We now have seven centers across the state,” the younger Kumari says, each of which offers programs such as job training, digital literacy, health education, self-defense training, and legal aid. In the past decade, the group has helped tens of thousands of women, including those who have learned skills such as beadwork and block printing. Their artistry is available for sale in the foundation’s PDKF Store at the City Palace of Jaipur or online. — Hannah Selinger

Alvaro Silberstein

Joyce Silberstein/Courtesy of Alvaro Silberstein

"In one sentence, we are the Expedia for accessible travel," says Alvaro Silberstein, cofounder and CEO of Wheel the World . Established in 2017, the website lists hotel rooms and tours in hundreds of destinations worldwide, along with comprehensive information about their accessibility, including, in the case of hotels, specifics such as bed height, bathroom turning ratio for those who use wheelchairs, and features like grab bars. The company verifies listings with a team of "mappers," who contribute extensive on-the-scene reports. That way, Silberstein says, "we can guarantee that a stay will exactly meet a user’s accessibility needs." — Hannah Selinger

Luke Bailes

Courtesy of Singita

When he opened Ebony Lodge in South Africa’s Sabi Sand Reserve in 1993, Luke Bailes believed that high-end, low-volume tourism could sustain environments and communities by attracting, as he calls them, "individuals who have influence." Since then, Bailes has grown Singita , the company he founded, into a conservation powerhouse with 16 lodges, camps, and villas in Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe. In the past 30 years, Singita has restored native habitat across nearly 1 million acres, worked to curb poaching, and established schools and vocational institutes in many of the communities where it operates. Still, Bailes says, his work continues. "Eighty percent of my time is dedicated to finding areas that have huge potential — that are pristine — so that we can increase our conservation impact by 2030, to help protect more of these vulnerable landscapes for future generations." Luckily, he has help not only from the team but also from a familiar face: his son, Jo Bailes, is now Singita’s CEO. — Elaine Glusac

Saengduean "Lek" Chailert

Kwaku Alston/Courtesy of Save Elephant Foundation

In 1991, Lek Chailert spent an agonizing night in a rainforest village in northern Thailand, listening to the screams of an elephant forced to haul logs by handlers using slingshots and knives. The harrowing experience inspired her to learn veterinary science, and, in 2003, she opened Elephant Nature Park , a roughly 300-acre sanctuary in Chiang Mai that today is home to more than 100 rescued and rehabilitating pachyderms. Though the country outlawed commercial logging decades ago, other risks to these animals’ well-being remain, including from unscrupulous tourism operators who continue to offer elephant rides and shows. By contrast, Elephant Nature Park welcomes visitors for full- and half-day tours spent observing elephants roaming the preserve; those interested in staying longer — and getting their hands dirty — can volunteer to assist with the feeding and care of the residents. Guests often also become ambassadors for the cause, Chailert says. "They help us to make a movement." — Elaine Glusac

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Julie Roller Weeks is a proud ruby sneaker-wearing tourism professional with more than 15 years in the Kansas tourism industry. She currently serves as the Past President of the Travel Industry Association of Kansas. In her free time, she enjoys exploring the Midwest and pursuing her quest of finding mini-Statues of Liberty.

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Phil’s been working for National Park Trust since leaving the NPS in 2016, supporting the acquisition of land critical for transfer to and protection of national parks.

Phil has been a national park visitor for almost 50 years, camping and hiking in units of the National Park System from coast to coast including Hawaii and the Caribbean.

He graduated from Michigan State University with a B.S. in zoology in 1973. He grew up playing and vacationing in the woods, fields and lakes of Michigan, which led him to his study of and dedication to conservation in the national parks. He is a life member of the Association of National Park Rangers.

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It’s that time of year again - when the UK’s travel companies put themselves forward for a chance to win one of the 2024 British Travel Awards accolades across a whole range of categories. Hopefully you have all had a good “peaks” booking period and things are looking good for your businesses going forward.

We had amazing feedback from everyone who took part in the awards competition and who joined us at the BTAs 2023 gala event in November - so we are of course looking to repeat and build on that success again for this year. To remind you, last year over 1.6 million votes were cast by consumers across the BTA categories - a record number.

This year, all the usual categories are in place for you to enter for 2024, and once again there will be no need for you to complete criteria forms or submissions - your entry will be verified by the BTA team to ensure you are in the right category(s) and then, once voting begins you will be sent your unique vote pop-up link to enable you to lobby your own customers for votes. The winners are decided purely on the number of verified votes they achieve from happy customers.

The nomination registration window will be open until 10 May and you are invited to enter as many categories as you wish. In many of the categories you can enter as a small, medium or large size company - just ensure you declare your company size when entering according to the criteria set for each of these size defined categories.

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'the greatest hits': grief, music and... time travel.

"The Greatest Hits" will take you on a wild journey through music and time.

LOS ANGELES -- Searchlight Pictures' new film, "The Greatest Hits," is a unique amalgamation of genres. Part love story, part sci-fi fantasy and part heart-wrenching drama, the movie is sure to take you on a wild journey through music and time.

After Harriet loses her boyfriend in a car accident, she finds that certain songs transport her back to different moments in the past. In her search for a song that will help prevent the accident, she can't help but get caught up in a new whirlwind of emotion when she meets David.

The film is written and directed by Ned Benson and stars Lucy Boynton, Justin Min and Austin Crute. On The Red Carpet had the opportunity to speak with them about the story.

"I've always been very tethered to my past and I never quite clocked how detrimental that can be, so I really do empathize with where she's at and the way she justifies it," Lucy Boynton, who plays Harriet explained.

Harriet meets David at a grief therapy group, where he too has suffered the loss of a loved one. The role resonated with Justin Min, who portrays David.

"As I was experiencing grief myself and sort of getting into the mindset of David, it helped me to process and heal a lot of my own personal things. So, I'm very grateful in that regard," he said.

Austin Crute, who plays Harriet's friend Morris, explained "I think music is, scientifically, it's sound to say that music is a marker for you to remember your life by."

Benson took this idea and ran with it. "It's really about the emotional power of music in our lives and how it affects us, both by throwing us back into the past, and sort of reminding us to live our lives."

"The Greatest Hits" is streaming now on Hulu.

The Walt Disney Company is the parent company of Searchlight Pictures, Hulu and this ABC station.

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• Apr 16, 2024

Graduate students Xiaotong Jiang and Bailey Kleven are the 2024 recipients of the Keegstra and Thomashow Travel Awards .

The Keegstra and Thomashow Travel Awards are named for two former directors of the PRL, Kenneth Keegstra and Michael Thomashow. The award annually recognizes two distinguished PRL graduate students and support them in presenting their research at a high-quality research conference. The recipients were announced April 15 at the Anton Lang Memorial Awards Ceremony.

“Presenting research results and networking at meetings is essential to the career of all scientists,” said Christoph Benning , director of the PRL. “This is especially true for young scientists, and this is what the Keegstra and Thomashow award facilitates. On behalf of all at the PRL I am congratulating this year’s awardees.”

Xiaotong Jiang is a member of Jianping Hu’s lab , and is in the Department of Plant Biology and the Molecular Plant Sciences graduate program .

She will be attending the American Society of Plant Biologists 2024 Plant Biology conference in Honolulu, Hawaii. She will present on her research, “Arabidopsis Glyoxylate Reductase 1 is involved in a non-canonical photorespiratory pathway under high light conditions.”

She is looking forward to connecting with and discussing her work with researchers.

“I believe that my experience at the conference will have a long-lasting impact on my career, and the Keegstra/Thomashow travel award is a huge support for this,” Jiang said.

Bailey Kleven is in Gregg Howe’s lab. She is in the Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology and the Molecular Plant Sciences graduate program .

She is attending the 2024 International Conference on Arabidopsis Research (ICAR) in San Diego, California and will present on her research, “Coordination of energy supply and demand by CYCLIN-DEPENDENT KINASE 8.”

“In addition to presenting my current work, I am eager to delve into the latest cutting-edge research, resources, techniques and tools employed within the Arabidopsis community,” Kleven said. “I believe these insights could not only advance my research but also open up possibilities for potential collaborations.”

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Last week, Delta TechOps exhibited at the 29th annual Aviation Week MRO Americas conference in Chicago alongside thousands of aviation industry peers. MRO Americas is the leading aviation maintenance conference in the industry and garnered a record 17,000 attendees this year.  

Ahead of the conference, Delta TechOps was named “Best Total Solutions Provider” by The145 in their 2024 Top Shop Awards. Finalists in the category included AirFrance/KLM E&M, Ethiopian MRO, FL Technics, Lufthansa Technik, Turkish Airlines Technik and United TechOps. Winners for the Top Shop Awards are nominated and selected by their peers. Top Shop Awards recognize companies that deliver results a cut above the rest, excellent customer service and superior workmanship.   

“This award is a testament to Delta TechOps’ industry-leading MRO capabilities and the unmatched service our mechanics and engineers provide to our MRO customer base,” said Basil Papayoti – Vice President, Commercial MRO.  

As the conference kicked off, former Delta TechOps S.V.P. Don Mitacek was honored by Aviation Week Network with the 2024 MRO Lifetime Achievement Award. Don was recognized for his extraordinary contributions to Delta and the industry along with Earl Exum, former V.P. of Mature Commercial Engines of Pratt & Whitney, who was honored posthumously.  

“I’ve been really fortunate and blessed to work with amazing mentors, technicians and engineers throughout my career, so this award really isn’t for me, it’s for all of the great people I got to work with,” Mitacek said.  

Throughout the week, Delta TechOps leaders took the stage alongside other industry experts: 

The Cutting Edge: Leading the Evolution of GenAI and Predictive Mx: In a panel discussion with leaders from Airbus, Boeing, United Airlines and McKinsey & Co., Mike McBride – V.P., Maintenance Operations, spoke about the future of predictive maintenance capabilities with the advancement of technology in the maintenance industry. 

Overcoming Supply Chain Challenges in the Engines Market: Ann Ni – Managing Director, TechOps Supply Chain, joined peers from AAR Corp., Lufthansa Technik and Standard Aero to outline the realities of supply chain obstacles currently facing the engines aftermarket. 

A4A + EMMC Airline Panel: As a member of Airlines for Americas’ Engineering, Maintenance and Material Council (EMMC), Robert Cooney – Director, Fleet Engineering, spoke with UPS, United Airlines, American Airlines, Southwest Airlines and FedEx Express leaders on how the EMMC is working to shape the future of airline engineering and maintenance. 

AI Revolution: Unleashing EMX Vision for Unprecedented Efficiency: In a hosted panel discussion, Rick Uber – Managing Director, Airframe Maintenance, talked with leaders from American Airlines, Empower MX, Embraer and Joramco about the impact of the EMX Vision AI module, which integrates AI into maintenance planning and execution. 

Predictive Analytics for Engine Maintenance Cost Control: On the GoLive! stage, Kristen Seals – General Manager, Engine Operations, highlighted Delta’s advancements in Engine Maintenance and shared details about Delta’s APEX program, which was recently honored with an AWN Grand Laureate Award. 

Next year, Delta TechOps is excited for MRO Americas to return to Atlanta for the 2025 conference. Not only will next year’s event coincide with Delta’s centennial celebration, it will also mark 25 years of Delta TechOps officially operating as a third-party MRO business. 

Learn more about Delta TechOps’ MRO capabilities and services at deltatechops.com .  

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