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‘NOT A VILLAIN, BUT VILLAINOUS’
Oscar-winner Michelle Yeoh takes on motherhood and the mafia in The Brothers Sun. P.48

IT’S TIME FOR FRESH ADVENTURES FOR A BRAND-new year, and all the trends show people are ready to go big in 2024.

Travel is set to reach “record highs” this year, with global tourism spending expected to reach $2 trillion, fueled by leisure demand, according to a December 2023 survey by market research firm Euromonitor International. Meanwhile, a global survey of over 10,000 travelers across nine countries conducted by Ipsos and the Hilton hotel group found consumers will cut down on other areas of personal spending to prioritize travel.

Luckily, you couldn’t pick a better year to fill your planner. Here, we highlight seven experiences across the globe not to be missed.

1 _ Spot the Best Northern Lights Display in Decades

For the very first time this year, northern lights chasers may be able to catch a view of the natural light display as far south as the lower 48 U.S. states, Europe

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