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New Jersey Lottery Festival of Ballooning kicks off

Colorful balloons fill the skies over New Jersey as the 39th annual New Jersey Lottery Festival of Ballooning kicks off.

30/07/2022

Culture news

Sick Ukrainian children destroy tank installation made of balloons

The 'balloon tank' was created as a pacifist art installation before the war in Ukraine, but has now taken on an even stronger meaning

29/04/2022

Travel News

Are giant, floating balloons the future of space tourism?

The trip, costing €114,000 per person, can take eight passengers and a pilot into space.

14/04/2022

Destinations

Forget Cappadocia. This city is the more chilled alternative for 2022

You’ve probably never heard of Afyonkarahisar but this hidden gem won’t stay secret for long.

29/03/2022

Destinations

Watch Europe’s aeronauts soar over the Alps in hot air balloons

COVID-19 restrictions can’t stop these enthusiasts from taking flight

12/01/2022

Experiences

Hundreds of hot air balloons light up the sky at the world’s largest festival

Hot air balloons returned to the New Mexico skyline last week at the 49th Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta.

13/10/2021

Experiences

Watch hot air balloons fly tourists to new heights in Tuscany

Hot air balloons are taking tourists to new heights as Italy revitalises its beleaguered tourism industry.

29/09/2021

Germany

Culprit is anybody's gas as balloon causes blackout in Germany

Police are appealing for information after a foil balloon caused a power outage around the eastern city of Dresden.

14/09/2021

Tech News

French firefighters are fighting forest fires with this balloon

Firefighters in Marseille are using a balloon equipped with a camera to monitor the landscape for signs of fire 24/7.

02/08/2021

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Watch: Mexican balloon festival goes online due to COVID-19 pandemic

The annual event usually attracts half a million visitors - this year it was reduced to 400.

15/11/2020

Mexico

Dozens of hot air balloons take part in annual US festival

The annual nine-day fiesta in the US state of New Mexico is one of the most photographed event in the world.

07/10/2019

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Hot air balloons float in New Mexico skies at annual fiesta

The annual event kicked off on Saturday, but balloons were mostly tethered to the ground because of fog.

07/10/2019

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Full of hot air: Europe’s biggest ballooning event gets underway

Dozens of hot-air balloons took to the skies over the western English port of Bristol on Thursday ( August 8) as the city's annual balloon festival began.

08/08/2019

France

Watch: Balloons fill the skies but fail to pop world record

The count, which reached 456, tied with the previous record set by the festival.

30/07/2019

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Balloon extravaganza in France misses out on world record

It failed to break the world record, but the "Grand Est Mondial Air Ballons" festival sent as many balloons in the air as the last time it was held, organisers said on Monday (July 29)

30/07/2019

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Geological park helps boost tourism in northwest China

The tourist industry in Zhangye City, north-west China, is booming thanks to Zhangye Danxia National Geological Park.

24/07/2019

Australia

Balloons deadliest risk to seabirds ingesting ocean plastic

Seabirds are much more likely to die from ingesting balloon fragments than hard plastics, researchers have found.

04/03/2019

Myanmar

Exploding hot air balloon injures revellers at Myanmar festival

Multiple people were injured after a hot air balloon loaded with fireworks exploded onto a crowd at a festival in Myanmar.

20/11/2018

Turkey

Watch: Tourists flock to Cappadocia's for hot-air balloons

Would you go for a ride in one of these?

20/09/2018

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Watch: World Hot Air Balloon tournament in Austria

Around 150 teams from 38 countries are taking part, where landings and takeoffs of the balloons require skill and leave spectators engrossed.

22/08/2018