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🌙 Midnight in Paris: Noctourism is the after-dark travel trend taking explorers beyond the daylight hours.

🌡️ Coolcations are heating up: Destinations with cooler climates are seeing increased demand compared to the warmer destinations.

🚄 Next stop, Europe: After cars and choppers, Uber’s hopping on the high-speed rail game, taking on Eurostar with hopes of making cross-Europe trips cheaper.

💼 For job seekers: The Global Warming Mitigation Project is offering a 100% remote, Constellations Fellowship, for students and recent graduates to gain hands-on climate career experience and professional development over 12-14 weeks.

📍 Langkawi, Malaysia
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Nestled in a 10 million year old rainforest overlooking the serene waters of Datai Bay, The Datai Langkawi is a sanctuary where nature and purpose meet. Guests can immerse themselves in nature while supporting ambitious conservation efforts from coral reef restoration to native tree nurseries.

Every stay powers The Datai Pledge, a long-term sustainability initiative championing wildlife, marine life, youth education, and environmental stewardship. Beyond nature, the resort uplifts communities through eco-education, circular-waste programmes, and income-generating opportunities for local women.

With experiences rooted in Malaysian culture, like forest bathing, traditional healing therapies, and cooking classes, the resort proves that mindful tourism can regenerate ecosystems, empower people, and connect travellers to heritage, all in one unforgettable getaway.

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Marine is a French traveller, photographer, and founder of an ethical travel agency in Nepal. On a three-year low-carbon journey across 14 countries and 25,000 kilometers, she’s championing eco-conscious travel, choosing long train rides over quick flights, deep cultural immersion over bucket-list tourism, and authentic encounters over AI-generated “travel stories.”

🔥 What’s Hot

stories of travellers that immerse themselves in the culture, authentic long form content, long train rides over short flights, true encounter with locals around a cup of tea, sharing real experiences

❄️ What’s Not

swapping destination without even trying to understand it, bucket list of countries, AI bullshit stories, club med's holidays

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