Travel Goals for the New Year: 2024 Resolution Ideas
Discover the ultimate travel resolutions for 2024! Uncover the secrets of mosquito-free island resorts, indulge in Turkish delights, and catch up on the latest travel news from around the world Start your year with exciting adventures and unforgettable experiences!
New Years travel resolutions
The last week of 2023 brings some interesting travel updates. A tropical island resort is successfully eliminating mosquitoes, a bridge in Vietnam has been uniquely designed with a focus on aesthetics rather than practicality, and people from different parts of the globe are gearing up to partake in their New Year traditions.
As we anticipate the arrival of 2024, it's the perfect opportunity to prepare for the upcoming year.
From indulging in marzipan piglets to donning red underwear and purchasing a new suitcase, different cultures across the globe have unique customs to welcome the new year and invite good fortune for the months ahead. Various international traditions are centered around consuming a specific food or meal, such as soba noodles in Japan or grapes in Spain.
When planning your travels for 2024, it’s important to consider not just where you want to go, but also how you want to get there. There are plenty of opportunities to be a more responsible traveler in the coming year, such as using train and bus transportation when available, choosing airlines that use alternative fuels, and staying in environmentally certified hotels with sustainable features. Additionally, Emirates airline in Dubai offers high-end luggage made from recycled airplane parts, providing a stylish and eco-friendly option for your travels.
And while youre making resolutions, our roundups of the most unfortunate airplane incidents and the worst-behaved tourists of 2023 offer plenty of hints about what not to do.
Soneva Fushi: This luxurious Maldives resort is trying to take luxury to another level -- by eliminating mosquitoes.
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The method: Soneva has partnered with the Germany-based company Biogents to developed mosquito traps like the one seen here.
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Getting there: The property is located on private Kunfunadhoo Island.
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The history: Soneva Fushi was founded by Sonu and Eva Shivdasani (hence the name) in 1995.
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Building a dream: The couple put green initiatives on the forefront when they opened the property, and that goal continues today.
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More than traps: The Soneva has educated its staff on ways they can prevent mosquito breeding, like identifying and eliminating places with stagnant water.
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The process involves two types of traps: one designed to lure mosquitoes searching for egg laying sites, and another that replicates the scent of human sweat to attract the insects. (Photo courtesy of Sandro Bruecklmeier/Soneva Fushi)
The perks: Besides just preventing guests from getting bitten, the absence of mosquitoes has helped some of the Maldives' natural birds, plants and insects to flourish.
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More than traps: The Soneva has educated their staff on ways they can prevent mosquito breeding, like identifying and eliminating places with stagnant water.
Courtesy Soneva Fushi
Soneva Fushi mosquito eradication program
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Bye bye bugs?
An upscale island resort is determined to ensure that its guests don't spend their vacation constantly scratching mosquito bites. Instead of using chemical eradication programs, the Soneva Fushi resort in the Maldives is testing out special traps that attract mosquitoes by simulating human scent. Even more impressive, the decrease in mosquitoes is benefitting the growth of native plants and flowers.
If you're heading to a Maldivian island or anywhere else in 2024, our partners at CNN Underscored, a product reviews and recommendations guide owned by CNN, have carefully rated and reviewed the top bug repellents available.
A tiled interior room at the Zeyrek Ãinili Hamam
Murat Germen
Turkish delight
All over the Northern Hemisphere, the chill of winter has set in. One way to get warmer is to visualize being in a hot, steamy place - like a Turkish hamam, for example.
The iconic Zeyrek Ãinili Hamam, with a history of close to 500 years in Istanbul, has recently been re-opened to the public. Now functioning as a museum, it is scheduled to resume its traditional hamam services with segregated sections for men and women by March 2024.
Guests have the opportunity to explore three distinctive sections: a cold room, a dry resting area, and the steamy 50C (122F) hararet, featuring the focal point "belly stone." The museum also features an augmented reality display that highlights the hamam's original stunning tiled design.
In case you missed it
Zeyrek Çinili Hamam offers a unique experience, where you can immerse yourself in new knowledge, enjoy an AR experience, sip on a coffee, and even comfortably disrobe in a public setting, all while feeling completely at ease.
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