Strengthening distribution: Heineken reflects on 2025 travel retail success

Heineken has enjoyed a successful 2025, as the company continues in its aim to become the “partner of choice” for retailers across the travel retail sector’s cruise, airline, border store, ferry and military markets. The brand, which also includes...

Dreaming South: Central & South America’s 2026 Travel Renaissance

From reborn capitals to near-mythic wilderness, the 2026 travel map tilts decisively south. Condé Nast Traveler’s newest list reads like an atlas of reinvention—destinations where design, conservation, and cuisine converge, proving that Latin...

Changes to EU, UK travel policies to affect FSU study abroad programs

FSU offers study abroad programs during every academic term, allowing students to choose what best fits their academic and financial plans. However, recent travel policy updates in Europe could change how long students can stay abroad. Starting on...

The best places to visit in Asia in 2026, according to CN Traveller

2026 is fast approaching, which means it’s time to start thinking about and saving up for next year’s vacations. Thankfully, there are plenty of travel publications helping to pinpoint the most exciting places to visit. Familiar haunts are...

In Panama, migrants are making their way back home

Fishing boats dock at a pier in Palenque, Panama in August, 2025. The boats are used to transport migrants now headed south instead of north toward the U.S. The boats depart daily for Colombia. Most of the migrants are returning to Venezuela and...

Panama Issues a Swell Watch Advisory for the Pacific Coast

The National Civil Protection System (Sinaproc) informs the public that, according to the Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology of Panama (IMHPA), a watch is in place due to the arrival of a swell on the Panamanian Pacific coast, with effects...

China’s 12 million tonnes U.S. soybean pledge could boost bulker demand

Written by Nick Blenkey Source: BIMCO China’s agreement to resume purchases of American soybeans is not only good news for farmers and the U.S. inland waterways industry. BIMCO expects the agreement to be positive for the dry bulk market....

How village in Panama enriched by migrants had to adapt

Migration through Panama's Darién Gap has plummeted by 98% due to immigration crackdowns in Panama and the United States. The Indigenous village of Bajo Chiquito, a former way station for migrants, experienced an economic boom from the influx....

Panama Begins the 2025 National Holidays with Reveille at Dawn

Panama’s Baseball Americas Cup: Pre-Selection Honors the Country by Training

While the country celebrates its national holidays, the national baseball team remains focused on its goal: the 2025 Copa América, which will be played in the country starting November 13. The team will not rest during this period and will...

Panamanians are Stranded in Jamaica and Pleading for Help after Hurricane Melissa Passed Through

A group of Panamanians are experiencing hours of anguish after being stranded on the island of Jamaica following the impact of Hurricane Melissa. Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica as a Category 5 storm, with winds up to 185 mph (≈ 295...

Panama Honors the Logistical Pulse of Panama: The Railway

Stretching 76 kilometers across the isthmus in just an hour and a half, the Panama Railroad keeps one of the most important cogs in global logistics in motion. For over a century and a half, it has united oceans, connected histories, and sustained...

The US Secretary of State and the Chinese Ambassador Congratulate Panama

Panama: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Chinese Ambassador Xu Xueyuan extended their congratulations to the Panamanian people on the occasion of the national holidays, highlighting the bonds of friendship, cooperation, and mutual respect...

Panamanian Residents of Taboga Prevented Tourists from Disembarking

On the morning of Saturday, November 1st, a group of residents from Taboga Island staged a protest at the port to express their rejection of the increase in the price of ferry tickets, a measure that they say directly affects their economy due to...

Boorman and the Devil: Exorcist II documentary needs a distribution deal

British filmmaker Sir John Boorman has made some great movies over the decades. His credits include Point Blank, Excalibur, the Best Picture nominated Deliverance, the Best Picture nominated Hope and Glory, and The Tailor of Panama. He also made...

The ultimate 2026 holiday guide: From Sir Richard Branson to the Lonely Planet founder, we asked all the leading travel experts exactly where they're heading... and this is how YOU can grab a great deal

Travel, the saying goes, broadens the mind. But it’s not just the act of travelling itself – it’s the planning too. In the hope of getting a jump on the year ahead, we’ve asked some of the leading figures in the travel industry, along with...

It is Expected that Islands near Panama will Be Covered by the Sea: Panama Anticipates a ‘Difficult’ Relocation of Indigenous People

The Panamanian government admitted that it will be “difficult” to organize the relocation to the mainland of indigenous families living on islands in the Panamanian Caribbean that will be covered by rising sea levels. Rising ocean levels due to...

BSU holds march and discussion to celebrate Black Solidarity Day

Black Solidarity Day was originally established in 1969 by Afro-Panamanian activist Dr. Carlos E. Russell and takes place on the first Monday of November, the day before Election Day. The Black Student Union held a discussion and protest on Monday...

We found the 'spirit of America' as we traveled the Oregon Trail.

SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb. ‒ Johnny and Vicki Blevins stepped out of their pickup and gazed down at the thin ribbon of the old Oregon Trail below them. Over the course of several decades, perhaps as many as 500,000 migrants walked and rode along this risky...

Travel New England: From Maine’s lobster boats to majestic mountains

“Here,” I said to the cheery chap in the Timberland shop, “I bought a pair of your deck shoes here in 1991, and they’ve worn out. What are you going to do about it?” “Why, sell you another pair!” he said cheerily. There. Having sorted that out, we...