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Energy tourists are flying south for winter rather than heating their homes

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A UK company is encouraging travelers to book a winter holiday to avoid high energy bills.

TravelTime World launched a marketing campaign last Friday called ‘The Heat Is On’ highlighting the low cost per day of long-stay holidays.

Ashley Quint, a holiday designer at the company, said the idea came about after reports that the energy price cap in the UK could be as high as £7,000 (€8,120) a year by April 2023.

What is the cost per day of spending this winter abroad?

An 80 per cent rise in the energy price cap was confirmed from October that could take the average UK household’s gas and electricity bill up to £3,549 (€4.116) a year. The next rise between January and March could cause it to skyrocket up to £5,000 (€5,799).

Forecasters are now predicting that it may rise as high as £7,700 (€8931) by April.

“£7,000 works out to

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BasketballThe Runnin’ Utes will take part in the inaugural Beehive Classic, held at Vivint SmartHome Arena on Saturday, Dec. ninth. The Beehive Classic is a single-day, round-robin doubleheader and will characteristic four in-state teams. The schedule for the 2017 Classic is: Utah State vs. Utah at 5:30 and BYU vs. Weber State at eight:00.

The object of the game is to outscore one’s opponents by throwing the ball through the opponents’ basket from above whereas preventing the opponents from doing so on their very own. An try to score on this method known as a shot A profitable shot is price two points, or three factors if it is taken from past the three-level arc which is 6.25 metres (20 ft 6 in) from the basket in international video games and 23 feet 9 inches (7.24 m) in NBA games. A 1 point basket is ready to be earned when … Read more

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5 ways to deal with the post-vacation blues

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(CNN) — After two years of a pandemic, ever-changing travel restrictions and mandated Covid-19 tests, the summer of 2022 signaled vacations would finally be back in vogue.

With most Covid-19 restrictions lifted, planning a vacation became easier and many trips that had previously been delayed for pandemic-related reasons were finally able to take place. But in practice, flight cancellations, worker shortages and general travel chaos have robbed many travelers of their long anticipated stress-free bliss. And for those lucky enough to have managed a smooth getaway, the return to reality is hitting even harder than usual.

Whatever your vacation story, here are five tips from the experts to help you deal with a case of the post-vacation blues.

1. Plan a buffer for when you come back

We often overload ourselves with a long list of household chores as soon as we get back home or jump straight into work
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Covid ruined their summer vacation plans

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September 4, 2022 at 8:00 am EDT

Many American vacations have been interrupted by the Covid-19 virus. (Illustration by Bill O'Leary/The Washington Post; photo by James Braund/Getty Images)
Many American vacations have been interrupted by the Covid-19 virus. (Illustration by Bill O’Leary/The Washington Post; photo by James Braund/Getty Images)

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A couple celebrated their 49th anniversary isolated in their Vienna hotel room, racking up $3,000 in extra lodging costs. An annual beach house getaway ended with 14 of the 29 guests testing positive for covid. A woman discovered she was infected after landing in Seattle for a family reunion — and decided to keep celebrating, double masked and socially distanced.

As many Americans learned this summer: The pandemic isn’t over just because you’re over it.

Subvariants of omicron were so contagious that those who had managed to avoid contracting coronavirus for more than two years could no longer outrun it, forcing even the vaccinated to cancel trips, isolate abroad or overhaul itineraries. Those who had already been

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Five of the best sustainable holidays across Europe | Green travel

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Green Wellness Route, Slovenia

This summer the country’s tourist board launched a new Green Wellness cycling route. A looping cycle trail of nearly 200 miles linking natural spas, it starts in Ljubljana and heads north towards the Austrian border and then south-west towards Croatia, winding through mountains, plains and vineyards. There’s a castle on an island, a beer fountain and miles of wild flowers. The first leg ends in medieval Kamnik, a red-roofed town of castles and monasteries with a view of the mountains, Slovenia’s biggest arboretum (sporting 2m tulips in April) and the Terme Snovik spa in the forested Tuhinj valley.

Resorts along the route are all certified by Slovenian Green, which encourages recycling, renewable energy, arriving car-free, eco-friendly cleaning, locally grown food, natural building materials and so on. The spas offer pools fed by thermal springs, mineral waters to drink and wellness experiences involving salt, saunas,

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