In a long-awaited coup for animal rights activists, Cambodia have banned elephant rides at the temple complex of Angkor Wat.

The practice has been under fire for decades, but the death of an elephant in 2016, and a change.org petition have helped bring the matter to a head. The animals are now being relocated to a nearby forest.

Regarded as one of the world’s best diving locations, Sharm el-Sheikh once enjoyed a booming marine tourism industry.

In 2008, numbers were at their peak, with around 100,000 divers certified each year.

But Egypt’s last turbulent decade has impacted heavily on business. Following the revolution in 2011 and the Russian plane explosion in 2015, visitor numbers started to decline. The final blow happened in 2016 when the UK banned flights to the resort town on the Sinai Peninsula.

The atrium is nearly four times the height of Niagara Falls.

Beijing is no stranger to giant, glass skyscrapers – in fact, there seems to be a new one every week – but China’s capital’s latest addition, the Leeza SOHO, is no ordinary high-rise.

As far as height goes, the 207m tower isn’t the world’s tallest, but for this new superstructure it’s what’s on the inside that counts. On stepping through the doors, visitors are greeted by the world’s tallest entrance hall – a spacious central courtyard stretching almost to the tower’s top.

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The holiday season has arrived, and with Dubai's biggest Christmas market happening this weekend, all the festive feels are in full swing.

For many UAE residents and nationals seeking escape from the soaring summer temperatures of home the Sheraton Grand London Park Lane has become a familiar address.

Then with its Art Deco elegance and celebrated location in the English capital, this is a timeless sanctuary for anyone aspiring a memorable London stay.

The “Roaring Twenties” are at the heart of the Sheraton Grand where distinctive Art Deco styling has been earnestly preserved and draws the eye from majestic façade to guest rooms and suites.

There are as many different sorts of haunting, as there are costumes for Halloween. Ghosts, ghouls, goblins, gremlins, ghastly gargoyles from beyond the grave… Two things unite them – they’re spectacularly spooky, and Halloween is their time to shine.

These spooky sites are known internationally for their creepy credentials – haunted hotels, abandoned lodges, and an island of the dead…

Ask anyone what they associate with caves, and they’d probably cite darkness, discomfort, and bat poo.

We’re not disagreeing – there’s a reason hermits traditionally retreat to caves to get away from their fellow man – but there’s a cabal of caves the world over that defy that dank reputation. There’s just as much below ground as there is above – if you know where to look…

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Does your little princess adore bubblegum pink?

Does she dream of Barbie fashions and a pair of white plastic sunnies to shield her from the Californian sunshine?

Is her ultimate sleepover a pool party with blow-up armchairs in baby blue and trays of cupcakes with swirly buttercream and sprinkles galore?

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There’s a slight irony to viewing the New York skyline from the Empire State Building – the most iconic feature is missing, because you’re standing on it.

A pop-culture giant – from the arch-romance of Sleepless in Seattle to the vertiginous thrills of King Kong – the 1,454 ft skyscraper is to New York what the Eiffel Tower is to Paris, and around 4 million people a year flock to its world-famous viewing platform.