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QUEENSTOWN, New Zealand For travellers wanting to take in the mind-bogglingly stunning scenery of New Zealand’s South Island while getting a high-octane shot of adrenaline, Queenstown and the surrounding Fiordland area are bucket-list must-dos.

After the movie stars finish posing on the Oscar red carpet Sunday night, they’ll swish in their custom gowns and tailor-made tuxes into — a shopping mall. Yes, a mall.

SAYULITA, Mexico Bookended by seaside rocks that protrude into warm Pacific Ocean waters, the relatively small Playa de los Muertos, or Beach of the Dead, features gentle waves, pelicans diving for fish and sunbathers lying on the sand.

When Amanda Burrell told friends that her hometown of Winnipeg had been named one of National Geographic’s must-see destinations for 2016, they thought she was joking.

LONDON Last year, London surpassed Paris as the world’s most-visited city, and one has to assume that many of those visitors were not first-timers.

With a daily direct flight connecting Victoria and San Francisco, the Californian city is an easy long weekend jaunt for West Coasters, even without the draw of the Super Bowl next Sunday.

SAN FRANCISCO — The best plan for tackling San Francisco’s Chinatown — the second-largest Chinatown in the U.S. (behind New York City) — is no plan at all. Simply wandering the wide streets and narrow alleys will take you where you need to go.

San Francisco is a city with serious food game, whether playing as multi-starred cuisine served in a white tablecloth hush or a simple crab cocktail eaten amid the boisterous clamour of Fisherman’s Wharf.

SAN FRANCISCO — Super Bowl 50, on Feb 7, will be a tailgate of two cities.

Travellers to Kenya will face fewer fees when they visit the African nation. Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has announced a range of new incentives to encourage tourism.