This brought new meaning to “air guitar.” A careless baggage handler at LAX is facing the music online after he was caught hurling expensive guitars onto the tarmac, as seen in a TikTok video with 4 million views. “The whole situation felt wrong,” Nick Ruiz, 21, who filmed the appalling incident…

Now entering its fourth week, the war in Iran continues to send shockwaves through global aviation, with widespread disruption to flight schedules and airspace across the Middle East and Gulf. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT European airline groups including Lufthansa and Air France have extended suspensions on key routes, citing ongoing security risks…

Flight cancellations and travel alerts as a result of the US-Israel attack on Iran have severely hurt the tourism industry in the Middle East, but the effects of the conflict aren’t limited to the region. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Asian economies are among the worst affected by tensions in the Strait of…

DEAR ABBY: I’m a Christian. I’ve raised my family to be Christians, and they have raised theirs to be Christians, even though we may not all be members of the same denomination.  One of my grandsons believes that his denomination is the only one and the rest of us are…

Traditional beach breaks could soon be overtaken by active holidays and “darecations”, as travellers increasingly seek adrenaline rushes and outdoor adventures over lounging with cocktails and a holiday book. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Challenge-based trips and bids for full throttle adventure in particular are seeing more interest in recent years. Pinterest has…

Dropping $2,000 a night on a swanky New York City hotel? You’d think breakfast would at least be included when paying a wildly high nightly rate, but think again. In Gotham, even the morning meal comes with a side of sticker shock. It’s a head scratcher that posh hotels charge…

A California town that once spurned the fast food giant In-N-Out is trying to bring the burger chain back more than two years later. Back in 2023, the city of Buellton, California shot down a proposal to bring an In-N-Out restaurant, with the Buellton City Council voting 3-1 against the…

There’s been much debate about whether we actually ingest a credit card’s worth of plastic per week. These new findings won’t help you poop money, but they do suggest certain foods might rid your body of a portion of that plastic. Probiotic foods — those teeming with beneficial lactic acid…

The Four Seasons brand can be found across the globe, from its first property in Toronto to its latest in Cartagena set to open this spring. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Now the hospitality company is expanding its presence off-shore with the launch of its first-ever yacht. The inaugural vessel, Four Seasons I,…

Published on 23/03/2026 – 13:30 GMT+1 Viking Libra, the world’s first hydrogen-powered cruise ship, recently hit a major construction milestone. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Operated by cruise line Viking, the ship was floated out on 19 March at Fincantieri’s Ancona Shipyard. This is a process during which the dry dock is filled…