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JAPAN RECORDED FEWER CARBON EMISSIONS IN THE LAST FINANCIAL YEAR THAN AT ANY POINT SINCE RECORDS BEGAN, ACCORDING TO ITS GOVERNMENT
competition MALDIVES GARDENER NEEDED
A luxury resort group in the Maldives has launched a competition to fi nd a Coral Reef Gardener. Cocoa Collection will fl y the winner out to the Coco Palm Dhuni Kolhu resort for a three-week placement this September, working alongside its Marine Educator to manage and foster coral growth in its house reefs. The lucky intern will also be gifted with some resort experiences, like a spa treatment. Submit a two to three minute video and a 500-word letter selling yourself before May 12 on the resort’s website.
Health & wellness
MENOPAUSE RETREATS IN THE MALDIVES
As a national shortage of hormone replacement therapy is reported in the UK, the resort of Amilla Maldives has announced it will launch menopause-focused wellbeing retreats. Naturopath and wellness coach Claire O’Sullivan will host fi ve-day retreats from June 23 to July 7 this year. The personalised wellbeing journeys will explore natural ways to boost female hormones while empowering women to manage their symptoms through movement, nutrition and mindful activities. Activities include yoga, meditation, breathwork, masterclass talks and intuitive dance – all accompanied by balanced meals.
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FLY TO BILLUND
British Airways has resumed flights from Heathrow to Denmark’s Billund Airport, home to Legoland and gateway to the cycle-friendly Jutland peninsula and Denmark’s second largest city. Aarhus has one of the largest art museums in northern Europe and a thriving food scene. Jutland boasts vast sandy beaches, pretty towns with wood houses and cobbled streets and a new Hans Christian Andersen museum on the island of Fuen. fun events
JAMAICA IS 60
Jamaica is celebrating 60 years of independence in 2022. A programme of cultural events is planned throughout the year, including what will be Jamaica’s first summer Carnival as it moves from April to July. new flights
JET2 LINKS TO ITALIAN ISLANDS
Jet2 will start new flights into Sardinia and Sicily this May. The Sardinia flights will leave from Manchester and Stansted and the Sicily service from Leeds Bradford, Manchester and Stansted. Package holidays via Jet2holidays will also be on offer, with a variety of resorts in each destination.
rail travel
NEW TRAIN PARTNERSHIP INCREASES CONNECTIONS
Two of Europe’s biggest train companies, Eurostar and French/Belgium Thalys, which also operates in the Netherlands and Germany, are merging to expand services in Europe. The deal means British passengers could connect to Germany by rail for the first time. Potential routes would include Cologne (which would take five and a half hours), Dusseldorf, Essen, Aachen and Dortmund. It could also open connections to Bordeaux in France and Antwerp and Liege in Belgium.
Green policy
U.S President Joe Biden has reversed a Trump era policy to restore federal rules which mean large infrastructure projects, like highways, pipelines and oil wells, need environmental reviews to assess their impacts on climate change and American communities.
Wildlife
RHINOS RETURN TO MOZAMBIQUE
The East African country is soon to be home to rhinos for the first time since they disappeared from Mozambique over 40 years ago. Around 40 black and white rhinos will be relocated from South Africa to Zinave National Park, which is also home to cheetahs, lions, elephants and buffalo. The park was ravaged by civil war and poaching but a rewilding project was implemented in 2016.
world first
The Canadian province of Quebec is the fi rst jurisdiction in the world to ban exploring for and producing oil and gas. Public fi nancing for fossil fuel projects has also been outlawed.
Slow travel
MAY IS FOR WALKING
Slow travel specialist Inntravel is marking National Walking Month this May by launching an online guide for new walkers. The company found that many of its new customers this season have never actually been on a walking holiday – possibly the new recruits fell in love with walking after the lockdown. The guide is packed with practical tips covering everything from how terrain is graded to what to pack for a hiking holiday. Inntravel has three new trips: Guernsey, Herm and Sark, Wonders of Western Sicily, and the Quiet Side of the Italian Riviera.
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