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by TravelPulse Staff Last updated: 4:00 PM ET, Fri July 4, 2025 Voting is open for the 2025 Travvy Awards, TravelPulse and AGENTatHOME’s awards voted upon by you, the travel advisor community! The Travvys recognize the best hotels and resorts, the best destinations, the best cruise lines and ships and much more. The eleventh annual Travvy Awards will be held at Greater Fort Lauderdale’s Broward County Convention Center on November 6. The nominees for the best destinations in their categories are listed below. Don’t forget to vote for your favorites before September 5! Best Cruise Line—AlaskaCelebrity CruisesHolland America LineNorwegian Cruise LinePrincessRoyal Caribbean InternationalUnCruise…
Paramaribo, Suriname Reuters — Suriname’s parliament backed Jennifer Simons as the South American country’s first woman president on Sunday, setting the doctor and former parliamentary speaker on course to helm a nation on the cusp of a predicted oil boom. Surinamese lawmakers backed Simons as president six weeks after the ruling party and its top opposition nearly tied in the race for legislative seats, leading to a coalition deal to install Simons as president. Simons’ opposition National Democratic Party won 18 seats and current President Chan Santokhi’s Progressive Reform Party won 17 seats in the May 25 parliamentary election. Smaller…
The main Reuters news account, as well as the Reuters World account, became inaccessible to X users in India on Saturday evening. Access was subsequently restored on Sunday. Reuters reports that Indian users attempting to view the @Reuters account — which has 25 million followers — instead saw a message stating that the account “has been withheld in IN (India) in response to a legal demand.” However, an Indian government spokesperson told TechCrunch, “There is no requirement from the Government of India to withhold Reuters handle. We are continuously working with X to resolve the problem.” A Reuters spokesperson said…
Museums are great places to visit. But sometimes, we need a break from the typical art, archeology, aviation, science, and history repositories. We need unique, different, wacky and odd. After all, these are places we never quite forget.We’ve pulled together some of our favorite weird and quirky museums that offers a whole different perspective on the complicated but fascinating world we live in. Those that even beg the question “How did they even come up with that?” Well, they did, and obviously a lot of people love it.Museum of the Weird, AustinThe name alone begs a visit. I remember my…
With AI igniting an investor frenzy, every month, more startups obtain unicorn status. Using data from Crunchbase and PitchBook, TechCrunch tracked down the VC-backed startups that became unicorns so far this year. While most are AI-related, a surprising number are focused in other industries like satellite space companies like Loft Orbital and blockchain-based trading site Kalshi. This list will be updated throughout the year, so check back and see the latest powerhouse startups who are now worth over $1 billion. June Linear — $1.25 billion: This software development product management tool last raised an $82 million Series C, valuing the…
HOUSTON (AP) — Getting ready for a hurricane’s landfall means making sure everyone in your household is prepared, including your furry family members.It’s important that the work in gathering essential items for your dog or cat and determining if your pets have their ID tags and are microchipped is done before a storm is bearing down, said Julie Kuenstle, a spokeswoman for the Houston Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.“All of that stuff needs to be done in advance because you can’t do that obviously if your pet gets away before, during or after a disaster. And that’s…
Dinosaur fatigue may be a theme in “Jurassic World Rebirth,” but moviegoing audiences don’t seem to have that reservation. The newest installment in the “Jurassic World” franchise ruled the Fourth of July holiday box office with a global, five-day launch of $318.3 million, according to studio estimates Sunday. The Universal Pictures release, directed by Gareth Edwards, opened on Wednesday and earned $147.3 million in its first five days in 4,308 North American theaters. An estimated $91.5 million of that comes from the traditional “three day” weekend, which includes the Friday holiday, Saturday and projected Sunday ticket sales. This image released…
Academics may be leaning on a novel strategy to influence peer review of their research papers — adding hidden prompts designed to coax AI tools to deliver positive feedback. Nikkei Asia reports that when examining English-language preprint papers available on the website arXiv, it found 17 papers that included some form of hidden AI prompt. The paper’s authors were affiliated with 14 academic institutions in eight countries, including Japan’s Waseda University and South Korea’s KAIST, as well as Columbia University and the University of Washington in the United States. The papers were usually related to computer science, with prompts that…
NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs got a standing ovation from fellow inmates when the music mogul returned to jail after winning acquittals on potential life-in-prison charges, providing what his lawyer says might have been the best thing he could do for Black incarcerated men in America.“They all said: ‘We never get to see anyone who beats the government,’” attorney Marc Agnifilo said in a weekend interview days after a jury acquitted Combs of sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy charges.Combs, 55, remains jailed after his Wednesday conviction on prostitution-related charges and could still face several years in prison at…
Atlas Ocean Voyages has two big announcements to share regarding its Arctic voyages: a new expedition and the welcome return of two highly-regarded expedition leaders.First, the company unveiled a brand new itinerary for 2026. The “once in a lifetime” journey sets off from Kangerlussuaq, Greenland on Sept. 21, 2026 and sails to St. John’s, Nfld. The 17-night expedition includes Zodiac safaris in Disco Bay and the Button Islands—prime habitats for polar bears, walrus, and whales—along with scenic ice cruising and the chance of black bear sightings in Nachvak Fjord.Along the way, travellers will immerse themselves in the rich cultures of…