Sri Lanka fears up to $2 billion tourism losses
Sri Lanka fears its lucrative tourism industry could see arrivals drop by up to 30 per cent, with losses of… Read More »
See Komodo dragons up close on this luxury cruise around Komodo National Park
I had been wandering Komodo for over an hour when I encountered its most famous resident. Covered in muddy, chainmail-like… Read More »
25 of the most beautiful places around the world
The world’s a spectacular place, full of hidden and overt beauty in every corner. But beauty’s also subjective. It’d be… Read More »
Clark, the Philippines reopens after earthquake damage
Clark airport reopened on April 24, two days after a 6.1-magnitude earthquake partially damaged the airport’s terminal. The airport’s largest… Read More »
Maldives’ Flyme looks to start seaplane services in 4Q19
FlyMe (Maldives) (VP, Malé) will launch seaplane operations in August, soon after a new terminal opens at Malé Velana International Airport, the island nation’s… Read More »
Airline official calls for harsher penalties on airplane-drone near-misses
An unidentified drone operator nearly collided his UAV with an Air Newzealand plane descending onto Auckland airport. Air Newzealand flight… Read More »
10 of the world’s most scenic stargazing holidays
The Milky Way over the desert, Norwegian Lights in Tromso and a planet-themed cruise to New York – there are… Read More »
Axe-wielding robbers steal €400k of jewels from luxury Paris hotel
French police are searching for a team of robbers who stole thousands of euros’ worth of jewels and luxury clothing… Read More »
First class is disappearing from airlines
First class is disappearing at a worrying rate. As an increasing number of airlines opt to either reduce capacity or… Read More »
Stonehenge and the battle over a $3 billion tunnel under one of the world’s most famous prehistoric sites
For millennia Stonehenge has been the centrepiece of Neolithic funerals, druid festivals and pagan ceremonies. Now the iconic monoliths find… Read More »
Why luxury resorts in Cyprus are installing ‘cat hotels’ for strays
We’ve all come across stray cats in European holiday destinations. They’re a dime a dozen in places like Greece and… Read More »
George Clooney calls for hotel boycott over Brunei LGBT laws
Hollywood actor George Clooney is calling for a boycott of nine luxury hotels with links to Brunei, after the country… Read More »