Indoor waterfalls, rooftop pools, yoga studios. Airports have many bells and whistles these days. But most travelers would gladly trade them for flights that consistently arrive on time. The passenger rights company AirHelp ranked 239 airports in 69 countries, with an emphasis on the on-time performance of flights operating from May 2023 to April 2024. … Read more
This picture taken in Paris on March 3, 2024, shows the silhouette of the Eiffel Tower and the city skyline with cloudy weather. Stefano Rellandini | Afp | Getty Images For more than 10,000 Olympic athletes, making it to Paris this summer is a dream come true. Thousands of potential tourists feel otherwise. Delta Air … Read more
Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Delta Air Lines on Thursday forecast record revenue for the third quarter thanks to booming summer travel demand, but its earnings forecast fell short of analysts’ estimates. Shares of Delta fell about 7% in premarket trading. Here’s how the company performed in the three months ended June 30, compared with … Read more
Two paintings attributed to Pablo Picasso and hung in Hobart’s acclaimed MONA are fake and were “created” by the wife of the museum’s owner. Kirsha Kaechele revealed in a blog post on Wednesday that she made the paintings because she wasn’t able to source a real Picasso that matched the green theme of the museum’s … Read more
SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg via Getty Images The U.S. Federal Reserve may start cutting interest rates before year’s end. That could make future trips abroad more expensive for the nation’s travelers. That’s due to how interest-rate policy affects the strength of the U.S. dollar. Here’s the basic idea: An environment of rising U.S. interest rates relative to … Read more
As we enter peak summer season, eager travelers across the country are preparing to fly away on vacation. But before you pack, experts recommend you leave this one common travel item off your travel shopping list — travel-sized containers for your skin care. Jet setters have been using TSA-approved travel containers for years to pack … Read more
Australians love to travel, and as winter reaches its peak, many are ditching the cold and chasing the warmth of summer on a foreign shore. However, these holidays are costing travellers more than they should, with new research showing we are losing an estimated $600 million in international transaction fees, equating to almost $100 per … Read more
A woman has been hit and killed by a train in Sydney, after climbing down on to the tracks to an retrieve an item she had dropped. The 52-year-old woman was waiting for a train at Punchbowl Train Station on Tuesday afternoon when the item fell out of her hands. Police said the woman climbed … Read more
A woman has been rushed to hospital after she was hit by a train in southwest Sydney. The woman, aged in her 40s, sustained multiple injuries when she was hit at Punchbowl Railway Station about 3.30pm on Tuesday. A large team of paramedics including intensive care, critical care and rescue paramedics rushed to the station … Read more
Mass tourism troubles hit fever pitch in Barcelona on Saturday as protesters threw items and sprayed travelers with water guns while shouting “tourists go home.” The protesters — angry about the city’s long-standing problems with overtourism — used thick police-style tape to block hotel entrances and sidewalk cafes in the small neighborhood of Barceloneta in … Read more
