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Annual passes to Peppa Pig Theme Park will be available as standalone memberships or inclusive passes that will also grant admission to Legoland Theme Park, Legoland Water Park and other regional Merlin Entertainments attractions.

World's first Peppa Pig theme park to hog Legoland FloridaOpening in 2022, the attraction will come complete with muddy puddles too. *Snorts*

Some of Britain’s most beautiful country homes feature in Netflix's period drama, and many of them can be visited in real life.

Travel to the real-life castles and palaces of 'Bridgerton'From Bath to Yorkshire and London, a look at where Netflix's latest hit series was filmed in England.

Sorenson, who had been battling pancreatic cancer for the past two years, had stepped back from his full-time duties earlier this year to undergo more demanding treatment.

Marriott CEO Arne Sorenson unexpectedly passes awayThe industry icon, who led Marriott to become the powerhouse it is today, dies at 62 after pancreatic cancer fight.

The new commander in chief has signed executive orders affecting travel bans and mask initiatives for travel.

A breath of fresh air for US travelPresident Biden kicks off term by nixing several maddening policies affecting travel under Trump.

"While many countries, including Scotland, are in lockdown due to COVID-19 with travel restrictions in place, we want people to still be able to enjoy our country," says VisitScotland.

Happy Coo Year from the Scottish HighlandsBovine creatures become social media influencers in tourism body's new video.

Outrigger's programme will immerse guests in various community service and cultural learning experiences, including a look at the negative effects of micro-plastics on the ocean and the importance of using reef-safe sunscreen.

Give back to Hawaii and get a third night freeOutrigger's new voluntourism initiative matches the tropical island's latest 'mindful travellers' campaign.

The celebratory flight on 23 December came one day after the European Medicines Agency gave the green light for the vaccine by U.S. company Pfizer and Germany’s BioNTech.

Look! A syringe drawing in the skyGerman pilot celebrates start of Europe's vaccine campaign with unique flight path.

Demand is there, and with smart and informed decision making based on insightful data and powered by technology, DMOs can create compelling campaigns to advise and inspire, says Freddy Friedman, managing director at travel audience.

DMOs, here's how to stay ahead of competing destinationsTake a leaf from Marketing Greece's playbook in using data and artificial intelligence.

A data science professor's algorithms were estimated to have caught twice as many positive cases of the virus than would otherwise have been with Greece's limited resources.

Reopening to tourism? It's all Greek to meHow an email to the prime minister and algorithms helped Greece bring tourists back.

Experts believe it will take months after the vaccine is released and manufactured to scale before it would even become available to the business travel population at large.

Vaccines promising, but temper your enthusiasmReality check: travel medical experts caution against taking data of vaccine manufacturers at face value.