Qantas tests ultralong 19-hour nonstop flights and onboard techniques to reduce jet lag
The longest nonstop passenger flight touched down in Australia on Sunday morning after spending more than 19 hours in the air in a milestone journey from New York that Qantas hopes to parlay into commercial success. Qantas Flight QF7879 took 19 hours and 16 minutes ...
Thai tourism meccas suffer from U.S.-China trade war, strong baht
Hotels on Thailand's most popular holiday island have been forced to slash prices, with rooms left vacant and beaches sparse due to a plunge in Chinese visitors caused by the U.S. trade war and a stronger baht. Located on the Andaman Sea and known for ...
Boeing wants it to fly, but travelers fear the troubled 737 Max
On Sept. 12, Boeing started putting out 30-second videos in which employees tout its planes' safety, hoping to reassure travelers about the 737 Max, which has been grounded worldwide since two crashes that killed 346 people. "Safety is at the core of our business. We ...
Chocolate defined by decadence Catch a glimpse of the fascinating world of couverture chocolate at the Hyatt Regency Osaka's Lune de Chocolat event, held at the hotel's first floor Lobby Lounge on weekends and public holidays from 12 to 4 p.m. until Dec. 22. Hotel pastry ...
How Thomas Cook's 'excursions' lost their way
The 19th century concept of holiday travel is beginning to come apart.
Tour company Thomas Cook collapses, leaving global bookings canceled and thousands of jobs lost
Longtime U.K. tour company Thomas Cook collapsed after failing to secure rescue funding, and travel bookings for its more than 600,000 global vacationers were canceled early Monday. The U.K. government said the return of the firm's 150,000 British customers now abroad would be the largest ...
Storied British travel group Thomas Cook battles for survival with final creditor meeting
Bosses at Thomas Cook were meeting lenders and creditors Sunday to decide whether the world's oldest travel company could survive until Monday, or face a chaotic collapse that would be felt around the world. Running hotels and resorts, airlines and cruises, Thomas Cook has 600,000 ...
British travel agency Thomas Cook seeks U.K. government's help to secure bailout funds
Thomas Cook Group PLC, a British travel agency, has approached the U.K. government for a bailout in an attempt to save itself from collapse after its lenders threatened to pull out of a proposed rescue deal, the Financial Times reported late Friday. The move comes ...
Getting around Japan: All about taxis
Japan is renowned for having one of the most efficient public transport networks in the world. Punctuality and regular services, particularly within the rail network, make it easy to get around even Japan’s biggest cities. Public transport is also usually the most cost-effective transportation method, ...
South Korean passengers to Narita down more than a third this summer amid Tokyo-Seoul tensions
The number of South Koreans who entered Japan via Narita Airport for short stays during the summer holiday period from Aug. 9 to 18 totaled 12,260, down 34.7 percent from the same period a year earlier, a government bureau announced Friday. The drop in travelers, ...
Saudis open borders for women to travel without male guardian's permission
Saudi Arabia said a landmark policy change allowing women to travel without permission from a male guardian has come into effect. Women can go to passport department offices in person to apply for passports while online services are being updated, Interior Ministry spokesman Major General ...
U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that Washington will "reciprocate" after several countries — including Japan — issued travel warnings to the United States in the wake of a spate of deadly shootings. Asked about the travel warnings, Trump said he was unfamiliar with the ...
