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 From restful escape to adventure seeking thrills Cheryl will listen and coordinate a vacation itinerary specifically for you.  Providing support before, during and after your travels, Cheryl is an experienced trip planner who takes the worry of details off your plate. This saves your energy for the enjoyment of the travel experience and frees up your pre-travel time from the hassle of details. Whether you choose a transcontinental adventure, an all-inclusive Disney package or a fun and local staycation, let Cheryl and her travel agency help you  C the World! 

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Brilliantly Organised 3 Centre Holiday!

Caroline took all the hassle out of our planned trip to Egypt, we were 4 couples, 2 individuals all wanting different things and with endless questions. Caroline chose Discover Egypt as our tour provider and it worked like a charm. Having Caroline there to speak or email each of us in the party was perfect! Thank you Caroline and your colleagues at C the World and of course Discover Egypt!

Date of experience : March 09, 2024

Caroline was superb with our honeymoon…

Caroline was superb with our honeymoon trip. We had a lot of different things that needed organising including internal flights and day trips. It all went so well.

Date of experience : February 28, 2024

Amazing Honeymoon!

Carolyn arranged our honeymoon to South Africa and it could not have been better. We started in Cape Town and ended on Safari in the Eastern cape. We visited a number of places on the way. Carolyn booked us in to stunning hotels and planned the durations of each venue to perfection. The service provided made the whole adventure effortless and we could travel with confidence. Could not recommend C the World more highly.

Date of experience : November 17, 2023

Great experience there yesterday for…

Great experience there yesterday for our fit to fly tests! Julie was so helpful and made us feel comfortable from start ri finish. I had never been into this travel agent before but had walked past many times! After our experience yesterday i will Most certainly be using their services for my next trip early next year as their warmth and customer service was spot on!

Date of experience : November 04, 2021

Fabulous service

My Mum has just returned from Florida early due to Corona virus concerns. Rachel & Carolyn were absolutely superb during this concerning time. Their patience, advice and prompt response in changing the booking enabled Mum to get home safely today. The whole family is extremely grateful. Thank you ladies for your great service

Date of experience : March 19, 2020

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You've made our day, Simon. Honestly, thank you so much for taking the time to write that. We're just delighted she's back home and safe. Keep safe and hopefully speak soon.

What an amazing team!

In these challenging times of the Coronavirus outbreak, Julie has cancelled our upcoming trip with great efficiency and no fuss and we've lost no money at all. What an amazing team! We have had many holidays booked by Julie with C The World and cannot fault a single one. We never have to worry, even about the finest detail and we can always rest assured that if there are problems beyond our control, Julie will step in like a knight in shining armour, to sort us out! Thank you C the world!

Date of experience : March 25, 2020

Amazing people

Amazing people. Came to our rescue when everything had gone pear-shaped with our holiday. Bent over backwards to help us including sorting things after hours. And we'd never used them before. Haven't had customer service like this that I can remember. Thanks to Carolyn at head office and to very kind staff in Bath.

Date of experience : February 07, 2022

Carolyn and her team are THE BEST

Carolyn and her team are THE BEST - nothing is too much trouble and they go the extra mile to ensure your hard earned money is looked after and you relax / enjoy your holiday to its full potential. I know when they are involved things will happen when they say they will. Please do not hesitate to use them. Thank you for sorting our recent Virgin Cruise too :)

Date of experience : August 20, 2021

Excellent help and advice.

We booked a trip to Australia through Steve in the Bath Office. We received excellent help and advice, particularly with overnight accommodation in Singapore. Following that experience we have booked a 6 week trip to Australia and New Zealand. Julie in the Bath Office helped us plan all the flights, overnight stops, camper van hire, car hire and a ferry crossing! Her help and advice has been invaluable!

Date of experience : September 20, 2017

If ever there was a time when an…

If ever there was a time when an experienced and professional team was needed it has been the last few weeks. Steve and Carolyn have helped us through the problems of reorganising flights to get back home and we know that they and their teams have been working round the clock to help customers. They have also had to contend with the closure of their offices as well as care for their own families. Testament indeed for the wisdom of using a travel agent instead of saving an odd pound or two on booking direct. Thank you all

Date of experience : March 28, 2020

Thank you Mr Greenwood - that's exactly what we're here for and we're thrilled we were able to help you.

Zoe in Bath gave us the advice we required to enjoy an amazing trip with Hurtigruten to the Fjords. Advice about th e cabin and trips was spot on. Zoe is also supporting us for upcoming trips to France and a European city tour. The service is exemplary without being too instructive. Great listening from Zoe and us built a super trip. Thanks

Date of experience : April 20, 2023

Highly recommended

We we have been dealing with Carolyn for the last ten years. We have booked at least 20 holidays with her. We tend to generally want tailor made holidays often to unusual places. We usually give Carolyn a brief as to where we want to go and what we would like to do. She then comes back with a suggested itinerary which we then check out and make any adjustments. Nothing is too much trouble. The holidays are generally well organised and are of a good standard. We currently have two more holidays booked and are now planning next summers trips We can thoroughly recommend C the World.

Date of experience : September 27, 2017

C the world are so amazing

C the world are so amazing, helpful and really go the extra mile!!! Fantastic company.

Date of experience : June 15, 2017

Hi Lucy, Many thanks for your review. Is there anything we could do to improve on your 2* out of 5?

The lovely André has been amazing

The lovely André has been amazing during this ordeal, we were due to fly to Florida 1st April. He kept ringing my daughter and I to keep us up to date as best he could when we were receiving conflicting information on the media,,and is now sorting out our refund. Andre has looked after us and other family members for many years and we are always confident that everything will go smoothly with him looking after us. Well done André you deserve a gold star and a bonus after all this.

Date of experience : March 26, 2020

We have had two seamless holidays with…

We have had two seamless holidays with C The World, one to Thailand & recently another to South Africa. Their attention to detail & personal service is first class. They organise everything so that all you have to do is sit back, relax & enjoy yourself! It saves all the hassle of trawling the internet for months on end to find the best deal. With their inside knowledge you get the very best experience, the best price too. I highly recommend them & will be using them for all future holidays.

Date of experience : November 25, 2019

Thank you so much for those kind words Poppy. Look forward to working with you again :)

100% recommend!!

Me and my boyfriend recently went travelling to 6 different countries from 04/01/2023 - 19/04/2023. Steve gave us lots of advice regarding the trip and booked all of our flights in advance. Steve was able to answer any questions that we had, gave us lots of advice such as which order to visit the countries in and lots of other useful information. He provided us with an itinerary with all the flight information which was easy to understand and kept us up to date with any changes made by the airlines. Steve was very quick at responding to emails which put us at ease as we knew we could count on him if we had any problems whilst we were away. We had the BEST trip ever, one we will never forget and we can’t thank Steve enough for helping us. Will definitely be recommending Steve and C the World to friends and family!

Date of experience : April 27, 2023

Simple the best

Excellent, knowledgeable, friendly people whether you are using them for a once in a life time holiday or simply booking your flights. Even whilst abroad in Australia they dealt with our cancelled flights query promptly

Date of experience : March 27, 2020

We've been using them for years and…

We've been using them for years and can't say enough. The team have been through us thick and thin - cancelled flights, rearranged destinations and nothing has been too much trouble. I can't understand why anyone would use a different service or even try to do it themselves. Trust me, it's not worth the bother when there's experts that can do it better!

So kind, thank you Jeremy :)

Fabulous trip to Mauritius/Dubai

Fabulous trip to Mauritius/Dubai! All the arrangements were exactly as per itinerary and all worked well for us. We certainly benefitted from the first hand knowledge of the hotels/resorts which were perfectly suited to us as a family. Wouldn't hesitate to recommend C The World and our Travel Consultant Laura who made the whole planning/booking process super easy. Four very happy customers :-)

Date of experience : November 12, 2019

Morning Caroline, thanks for sharing those kinds words - hugely appreciated. Look forward to working together soon!

C The World’s excellent service.

Just received our refund for Sicily holiday cancellation, due to be there this week. Have found C The World excellent from the moment we enquired about the holiday through to setting it up with KirKer specialists in line with our requirements. Unfortunately Covid has turned everything on its head but the MD and staff have kept us informed throughout to the point of our refund. Can’t wait to be able to use them again once Covid is under control.

Date of experience : May 12, 2020

Hi Rod, many thanks for the feedback - it's really appreciated. We're just so sorry you couldn't get to enjoy your Sicily holiday. Still, here's to next year :)

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What is Project 2025? The Presidential Transition Project explained.

The detailed plan to dismantle and reconstruct the government laid out by  conservative groups  known as the 2025 Presidential Transition Project has critics up in arms over its " apocalyptic " and " authoritarian " nature.

The Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank in Washington, D.C., led an effort to create the more than 900-page  "Mandate for Leadership,"  published in April 2023, reimagining the executive branch and presented a plan to overhaul several federal government agencies, including the FBI, for the country's next conservative president to follow.

More: Project 2025 head says 'second American Revolution' will be 'bloodless if the left allows'

According to the Project's website, the playbook provides a governing agenda and a lineup of people ready to implement it to "rescue the country from the grip of the radical Left." It includes a domestic and  foreign policy  agenda, a list of personnel, training, and a 180-day playbook.

"It is not enough for conservatives to win elections," Project 2025  said on its website . "With the right conservative policy recommendations and properly vetted and trained personnel to implement them, we will take back our government."

Project 2025's Director is  Paul Dans , who served as the U.S. Office of Personnel Management chief of staff in former President Donald Trump's administration. Although it mentions Trump by name, the handbook does not directly assume the Republican party's presumptive nominee will be the one to carry out its agenda.

What is in Project 2025?

The mandate attacks several policies that former President Barack Obama and President Joe Biden instituted, including  student loan forgiveness  and  Obamacare . It simultaneously calls for expanded executive power for the commander-in-chief while criticizing what Project 2025 members perceive as overreaches by the Biden administration.

"Presidents should not issue mask or vaccine mandates, arbitrarily transfer student loan debt, or issue monarchical mandates of any sort," the plan reads. "Legislatures make the laws in a republic, not executives."

The playbook calls for the reinstatement of a  Trump executive order  augmenting a president's power to hire and fire federal officials by replacing civil servants with political appointees throughout government.

It also seeks to repeal aspects of the  Affordable Care Act , urge the Food and Drug Administration to reverse the  approval of abortion pills , and further empower Immigration and Customs Enforcement to  deport undocumented immigrants .

The plan also specifically addresses LGBTQ+ issues and attacks "radical gender ideology." In addition to calling for an end to the Department of Education, it suggests legislation that would forbid educators from using transgender students' names or pronouns without written permission from their guardians. It also appears to oppose same-sex marriage and gay couples adopting children by seeking to "maintain a biblically based, social science-reinforced definition of marriage and family."

Project 2025 generates concern

Project 2025 has received substantial criticism from Democrats, including  Representative Jasmine Crockett , D-Texas, who called out the controversial plan during a congressional hearing last month.

"I don't know why or how anybody can support Project 2025," Crockett said. "In the United States of America, dictatorships are never funny, and Project 2025 is giving the playbook for authoritarianism as well as the next dictator to come in."

Progressive Democrat U.S. Representative Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts called it a "far-right manifesto" in a  post on TikTok . The Biden campaign captioned a video detailing Project 2025, stating it "needs more attention."

Rachel Barber is a 2024 election fellow at USA TODAY, focusing on politics and education. Follow her on X, formerly Twitter, as @rachelbarber_

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More than 1,300 people died during Hajj, many of them after walking in the scorching heat

Muslim pilgrims circumambulate the Kaaba, the cubic building at the Grand Mosque, during the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Monday, June 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool, File)

FILE - Muslim pilgrims use umbrellas to shield themselves from the sun as they arrive to cast stones at pillars in the symbolic stoning of the devil, the last rite of the annual hajj, in Mina, near the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Tuesday, June 18, 2024. More than 1,000 people died during this year’s Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia as the faithful faced extreme high temperatures at Islamic holy sites in the desert kingdom, officials said Sunday, June 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

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CAIRO (AP) — More than 1,300 people died during this year’s Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia as the faithful faced extreme high temperatures at Islamic holy sites in the desert kingdom, Saudi authorities announced Sunday.

Saudi Health Minister Fahd bin Abdurrahman Al-Jalajel said that 83% of the 1,301 fatalities were unauthorized pilgrims who walked long distances in soaring temperatures to perform the Hajj rituals in and around the holy city of Mecca .

Speaking with the state-owned Al Ekhbariya TV, the minister said 95 pilgrims were being treated in hospitals, some of whom were airlifted for treatment in the capital, Riyadh. He said the identification process was delayed because there were no identification documents with many of the dead pilgrims.

He said the dead were buried in Mecca, without giving a breakdown.

The fatalities included more than 660 Egyptians. All but 31 of them were unauthorized pilgrims, according to two officials in Cairo. Egypt has revoked the licenses of 16 travel agencies that helped unauthorized pilgrims travel to Saudi Arabia, authorities said.

The officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to brief journalists, said most of the dead were reported at the Emergency Complex in Mecca’s Al-Muaisem neighborhood. Egypt sent more than 50,000 authorized pilgrims to Saudi Arabia this year.

Saudi authorities cracked down on unauthorized pilgrims, expelling tens of thousands of people. But many, mostly Egyptians, managed to reach holy sites in and around Mecca, some on foot. Unlike authorized pilgrims, they had no hotels to return to to escape the scorching heat.

In a statement Saturday, Egypt’s government said the 16 travel agencies failed to provide adequate services for pilgrims. It said these agencies illegally facilitated the travel of pilgrims to Saudi Arabia using visas that don’t allow holders to travel to Mecca.

The government also said officials from the companies have been referred to the public prosecutor for investigation.

According to the state-owned Al-Ahram daily, some travel agencies and Hajj trip operators sold Saudi tourist visas to Egyptian Hajj hopefuls, violating Saudi regulations which require exclusive visas for pilgrims. Those agencies left pilgrims in limbo in Mecca and the holy sites in scorching heat, the newspaper said.

Muslim pilgrims use umbrellas to shield themselves from the sun as they arrive to cast stones at pillars in the symbolic stoning of the devil, the last rite of the annual hajj, in Mina, near the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Tuesday, June 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

The fatalities also included 165 pilgrims from Indonesia, 98 from India and dozens more from Jordan, Tunisia, Morocco, Algeria and Malaysia, according to an Associated Press tally. Two U.S. citizens were also reported dead.

The AP could not independently confirm the causes of death, but some countries like Jordan and Tunisia blamed the soaring heat. AP journalists saw pilgrims fainting from the scorching heat, especially on the second and third days of the Hajj. Some vomited and collapsed.

Historically, deaths are not uncommon at the Hajj, which has seen at times over 2 million people travel to Saudi Arabia for a five-day pilgrimage. The pilgrimage’s history has also seen deadly stampedes and epidemics.

But this year’s tally was unusually high, suggesting exceptional circumstances.

In 2015 a stampede in Mina killed over 2,400 pilgrims , the deadliest incident ever to strike the pilgrimage, according to an AP count. Saudi Arabia has never acknowledged the full toll of the stampede. A separate crane collapse at Mecca’s Grand Mosque earlier the same year killed 111.

The second-deadliest incident at the Hajj was a 1990 stampede that killed 1,426 people.

During this year’s Hajj period, daily high temperatures ranged between 46 degrees Celsius (117 degrees Fahrenheit) and 49 degrees Celsius (120 degrees Fahrenheit) in Mecca and sacred sites in and around the city, according to the Saudi National Center for Meteorology. Some people fainted while trying to perform the symbolic stoning of the devil .

The Hajj, one of the five pillars of Islam, is one of the world’s largest religious gatherings. More than 1.83 million Muslims performed the Hajj in 2024, including more than 1.6 million from 22 countries, and around 222,000 Saudi citizens and residents, according to the Saudi Hajj authorities.

Saudi Arabia has spent billions of dollars on crowd control and safety measures for those attending the annual five-day pilgrimage, but the sheer number of participants makes it difficult to ensure their safety.

Climate change could make the risk even greater. A 2019 study by experts at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology found that even if the world succeeds in mitigating the worst effects of climate change, the Hajj would be held in temperatures exceeding an “extreme danger threshold” from 2047 to 2052, and from 2079 to 2086.

Islam follows a lunar calendar, so the Hajj comes around 11 days earlier each year. By 2029, the Hajj will occur in April, and for several years after that it will fall in the winter, when temperatures are milder.