Qantas customers are set to enjoy a new culinary experience, with the national carrier expanding its domestic onboard food service to include more hot items. Ranging from gourmet breakfast burgers to cauliflower bites and Mediterranean pizza, the new options will replace current lighter options such as cheese and crackers. The menu items will be available … Read more
Vanuatu’s national carrier Air Vanuatu has reportedly entered voluntary administration. Local media has reported that the company’s board was dissolved and Ernst and Young appointed as external administrator. Flights to and from Brisbane Airport today and tomorrow have been cancelled. The Vanuatu Tourism Office posted on its website it was aware of reports the airline … Read more
Close your eyes and picture a summer setting—and if it includes the sights, sounds, and smells of the sea coupled with al fresco meals and sun-drenched activities, take this as your sign to book a trip to Portland, Maine. This coastal city is beloved for its Old Port and storybook lighthouses, and while lobster rolls … Read more
All-inclusive hotels are making a big play for luxury travelers. In the wake of the pandemic, demand for all-inclusive resorts skyrocketed, according to a report by JLL Research Hotels & Hospitality. Travelers — suddenly and en masse — wanted vacations that were stress-free and easy to plan, ideally with a wellness component, according to the … Read more
In August 2022, I quit my dream job. Looking to heal my burnout and find happiness beyond work, I spent a year and a half — and $34,000 — exploring South America and Asia. For the first several months, I dashed through my bucket list destinations, hiking to snow-capped peaks and glacial lakes in Patagonia … Read more
With every step, the sandy ground under my feet crunches with the sound of discarded plastic. Flimsy shopping bags hang from the branches of skinny trees like colorful bunting, and empty champagne bottles litter the earth. A few meters away, donkeys forage for scraps while a man in a tartan-patterned kikoi empties out a basket … Read more
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — One of Boeing’s biggest customers issued a call to action to its new management team, expressing frustration with the safety crisis facing the American planemaker and the consequent delays in order deliveries. “We’re not happy really with what’s going on, we always really wanted to see this aircraft entering the … Read more
Lines of cars snaked from a petrol station in Sydney’s southwest on Tuesday as motorists headed to Metro Petroleum Punchbowl to fill up their cars with the cheapest petrol prices in a decade. The Punchbowl servo is offering petrol for 99c per litre on the first Tuesday of every month between 3pm and 5pm. The … Read more
Snakes have been discovered in a man’s pants at a US international airport. The discovery was made by Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agents at a security checkpoint on April 26. A bag was detected, hidden in the passenger’s pants, at Miami International Airport in Florida — the nation’s most southeastern state. TSA agents called in … Read more
Responding to angry customers is one of the hardest parts of her job, Natasha said. Finding the right words, conveying the appropriate level of contrition — especially when the hotel isn’t at fault (read: rain complaints) — is a tedious and time-consuming process, said the director of a five-star resort, who asked that CNBC not … Read more
