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The collection includes new and updated tours in Italy, Ireland, Japan, Germany, Scotland, Poland, England and Ghana.

Kensington and Ancestry launch personal heritage journeysKensington and Ancestry first teamed up in 2021, but the new collection includes DNA insights and...

Ker & Downey Botswana will open its eighth luxury property, Kanana Nyana, on the western edge of the Moremi Game Reserve in the Okavango Delta.

Ker & Downey Botswana opening an intimate Okavango Delta campKanana Nyana, located on the western edge of the Moremi Game Reserve, accommodates a maximum of eight...

A rendering of accommodations at AndBeyond Suyian Lodge, set to open in Kenya’s Laikipia region.

AndBeyond reveals plans for ultrahigh-end property in KenyaWhen it opens next year, AndBeyond Suyian Homestead will offer guests a private safari home within...

Accommodations at Elewana Collection's Little Elephant Pepper Camp, positioned as the first ultrahigh-end luxury accommodation in Kenya’s Mara North Conservancy.

Elewana Collection opens luxury safari camp in KenyaElewana is calling Little Elephant Pepper Camp the first ultrahigh-end luxury accommodation in the...

A Marriott Hotels All-Inclusive Resort will debut in Montego Bay, Jamaica, in 2028.

Marriott to develop all-inclusives in Jamaica and TanzaniaA partnership with Catalonia Hotels & Resorts will bring all-inclusive properties to Tanzania in 2027...

U.S. airlines will fly to Lebanon for the first time since 1985.

FAA to lift ban on U.S. airline flights to LebanonPresident Trump made the announcement in a Truth Social post after meeting with Lebanese president...

Namaqualand, located in South Africa's Northern Cape Province, is experiencing what experts are calling a "superbloom" due to recent record rainfall.

Namaqualand, located in South Africa's Northern Cape Province, is experiencing what experts are calling a "superbloom" due to recent record rainfall. Photo Credit: Namaqua Flower Beach Camp Flower power in South Africa's Namaqualand regionIt's wildflower season every summer in this section of the Northern Cape Province, but record rainfall this winter has produced an explosion of daisies, gazanias and vygies.

The main lodge at Wellworth Mikumi Wildlife Lodge. The new camp sits on a hillside in the Kikoboga area of Mikumi National Park and features 48 rooms built around a natural watering hole where elephants arrive uninvited at sundown.

In Tanzania, Southern exposure is a growing trendThe country's Southern Circuit -- where night drives are permitted and safari vehicle traffic is lower than in the Serengeti -- is drawing attention.

The Sphinx and the Pyramid of Khafre on the Giza Plateau. Egypt tourism has been down this spring.

Operators foresee a 2027 comeback for Egypt tourismAlthough the Iran war suppressed Egypt tourism this year, hurting small local tour operators, 2027 demand is already rebounding.

Wild dogs roam the roads in Mozambique's Gorongosa National Park.

Mozambique's wildlife revivalAfter two decades of sustained conservation efforts, the country's national parks are flourishing again with everything from lions and elephants to the seldom-seen pangolin.

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Visiting Jordan|Jan 26, 2026

Tours editor Brinley Hineman was in Jordan with G Adventures for the tour operator's 35th anniversary celebration and GX Summit, a global community tourism summit. Pictured, the Jerash Roman ruins, regarded as one of the best-preserved ruin sites outside of Italy.

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