National Geographic Traveller UK 03.2020

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A room of one’s own

Opening this spring to coincide with the centenary

of women’s sufrage in the US, Washington DC’s

new Hotel Zena claims to be the world’s irst hotel

launched with the goal of championing female

empowerment. Expect ‘thought-provoking design

elements’ and female-focused events. All guests

are invited to be ‘part of the story’ as politics

continues to discuss inclusivity and equality.

viceroyhotelsandresorts.com/zena AMELIA DUGGAN

We’ve picked out some

of the latest highlights

from the world of travel

IN NUMBERS

TRAVELLERS’

TRENDS

According to Skyscanner’s Global

Travel Trends 2020 report

39%

more interest in travelling to Argentina

91%

rise in interest in

visiting the Caribbean

island of St Maarten

32%

more travellers are searching for,

and booking trips to, Ghana

26%

of users in Turkey booked more

eficient lights with Skyscanner’s

‘Greener Choice’ label

100 million

people use the travel search

engine every month

skyscanner.net

NORA WALLAYA

FOR THE HISTORY BOOKS

Leicestershire County Council’s

Record Office will become

home to Thomas Cook’s entire

archive. The vast collection

includes a wealth of timetables,

souvenirs and posters

belonging to the company, and

will eventually be available to

the public. CONNOR MCGOVERN

National park news

MALAWI

In one of the biggest relocation

initiatives of its kind, 17 of the

world’s 5,500 black rhinos were

transferred from KwaZulu-Natal

in South Africa and released into

Malawi’s Liwonde National Park.

africanparks.org

SARAH BARRELL

INDIANA

Stretching for 300 miles along

Lake Michigan, Indiana Dunes

National Park is dominated by

250-ft-high dunes of glacial

sand. Visitors can take on the

‘three dune challenge’ and

explore forests of white pine.

dunesnationalpark.org

FRANCE

Parc National de Forêts de

Champagne et Bourgogne is

France’s newest national park.

Along with 1,250 miles of hiking

trails, its cultural sites include

the Musée du Pays Châtillonnais

and scores of vineyards. forets-

champagne-bourgogne.fr

SMART TRAVELLER

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