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Victoria reclaims place among top spots to visit in annual Conde Nast readers’ choice awards – Houston Today

Visitors call Victoria the second-best small city to visit in the latest Conde Nast Traveler readers’ choice awards.

Victoria was ranked ahead of destinations such as San Sebastian, Spain, Cambridge, United Kingdom and Salzberg, Austria in the international publication’s 35th annual reader awards. San Miguel de Allende, Mexico earned the top spot. Victoria was also named the No. 2 Best Small City in 2017.

“It is an honor for our destination to be named by Conde Nast Traveler as the No. 2 Best Small City. Conde Nast Traveler is an established and reputable publication. The world-class hotels, restaurants, and attractions

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Meliá Hotels International, SA (OTCMKTS:SMIZF) Short Interest Update

Meliá Hotels International, SA (OTCMKTS:SMIZF – Get Rating) saw a significant drop in short interest during the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 5,400 shares, a drop of 37.9% from the July 15th total of 8,700 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 100 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 54.0 days.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts recently commented on SMIZF shares. UBS Group increased their price target on Meliá Hotels International from €8.30 ($8.47) to €8.80 ($8.98) in a research report on Tuesday, June 7th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft

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Ukraine war – live: 13 killed as Donetsk hit by shelling, says Russian-backed mayor

Thirteen people have been killed in artillery shelling on Monday in the east Ukrainian separatist-held city of Donetsk, the city’s Russian-backed mayor said.

In a statement posted on the Telegram messenger app, Donetsk‘s separatist mayor Alexei Kulemzin said that 13 civilians including two children had been killed in the strike on Donetsk‘s Kuybyshevsky district.

He said that the number of wounded was being confirmed.

Donetsk city has been controlled by the Russian-backed Donetsk People’s Republic since 2014. The Ukrainian army continues to hold positions on Donetsk‘s outskirts, and the city has come under artillery fire repeatedly in recent months.

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Agent 33 | Marvel Cinematic Universe Wiki

“Let him go, 33.”
“My name is Kara. And I don’t work for you anymore.”
―Phil Coulson and Kara Palamas[src]

Kara Lynn Palamas, better known as Agent 33, was a former S.H.I.E.L.D. agent who was brainwashed by Daniel Whitehall into serving HYDRA until his death, after which she allied herself with Grant Ward, who helped her to regain her identity and her freedom. She also gained limited shapeshifting abilities via a permanently implanted Photostatic Veil. During their campaign to give Palamas closure over the many traumas she had endured, Palamas

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HOTELS OF THE DISNEYLAND RESORT CELEBRATE INTERNATIONAL HOUSEKEEPING AND ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES WEEK – Orange County Register

By Krystal Rhaburn

In honor of International Housekeeping and Environmental Services Week from Sept. 11–17, cast members from Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa, Disney’s Paradise Pier Hotel and Disneyland Hotel spiced things up with an annual salsa-making competition and enjoyed an end-of-summer celebration that included mariachis, a photo booth and buffet provided by Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa’s Chef Marcel and banquet team.

Housekeeping teams have hosted a salsa-making contest for more than 15 years, in which the top three edible entries from each hotel move on to the finals. General managers, culinary team leaders and guest experience

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Reconsider travel? Safety experts talk violence in Mexico tourist spots

MEXICO CITY – After years of hunkering down because of COVID-19, U.S. travelers are heading out, and Mexico is again one of their favorite destinations.

More than 21 million international tourists traveled to Mexico between January and July this year. Of those, nearly 8 million were from the U.S., government data shows.

That’s a 41% increase in the number of U.S. visitors, when compared to the same time period in 2021.

Mexico’s rich culture, beaches, resorts, Mayan and Aztec ruins and distinctive cuisine combine to make it one of the top 10 most visited countries in the world.

But there’s

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Mediterranean with P&O cruises on Azura

Two weeks of adventure and fun exploring the Mediterranean with P&O cruises on Azura. This is the perfect way to spend a holiday with kids.

We fell in love with cruising when we travelled on P&O’s Ventura around Italy and Croatia. So we were really excited to be back again on board Ventura’s sister ship, Azura.

This time for a two-week cruise around the Mediterranean. And we had been counting down the days for the voyage to begin.

We are total cruise converts, really believing that cruises are perfect for families. They’re an opportunity to explore destinations around

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Dozens have died in high-speed chases instigated by U.S. Border Patrol agents.

This story was originally published by Searchlight New Mexico.

Angel Acosta left Las Cruces for California in the early morning of April 15. He was traveling alone on Interstate 10 with $40,000 in cash — enough money to buy a van to haul products and equipment for his family’s bakery and convenience store in Silver City.

It was hours before sunrise, hours before his girlfriend and 6-year-old daughter, Athena, would climb out of bed, hours before his mother would open the doors to La Bonita Bakery. Acosta knew this road. For the past 10 years, he’d driven the 113 miles

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