Travelers flying to and from Australia now have an excellent new option for business class travel. After a lengthy delay, Virgin Australia unveiled its new business class cabin for its 777-300ER aircraft on its Facebook page. The first aircraft equipped…
A NEW TripAdvisor list compiles winners of the Travelers’ Choice awards of the world’s most beloved landmarks, of which only two were in the Asia-Pacific region.Cambodia’s Angkor Wat clocked in at number three in the top ten while India’s Taj…
FROM lake-based palaces to neon-lit high rises, Asia’s hotels have featured prominently on the silver screen in some of Hollywood’s most beloved flicks. Taj Lake Palace, Udaipur, IndiaThe Taj Lake Palace where the hit film ‘The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel’…
WHEN Russian photographer Murad Osmann began posting photographs of him following his wife Nataly Osmann to famous sites around the world on Instagram, couples jumped onboard the #followmeto movement to recreate the romance. Not so for a couple from Taiwan,…
Salaad O’Barrow teaches a Somali language class at Rosa Parks Elementary School in Portland, Oregon. Stefan Fries/Oregon Public BroadcastingThat’s a challenge Portland, Oregon’s Rosa Parks Elementary School is taking up with its Somali students. It hasn’t always been easy.In Portland,…
MOUNT WASHINGTON IN NEW HAMPSHIRE has had weather you could fairly call “severe” over the past few days. It’s been snowing, and wind gusts have hit 109 miles per hour. The Mount Washington Observatory posted a video on Monday showing…
THE first edition of the Global MICE Travel Mart will take place at The LaLiT, New Delhi from May 19 to 21.The event will aim to showcase buyers and sellers comprising foreign MICE tour operators, MICE associations and foreign corporate…
THOSE OF US WHO GREW UP IN the 90’s remember Bill Nye as the lovable, goofy guy with the bow tie who talked about science. These days, he’s become one of the most stinging critics of climate change deniers. Recently,…
With over 400 National Parks in the US., how do you choose just one to visit? Obvious choices are Yosemite, Yellowstone, Grand Canyon, but there are others that aren’t as well known but are just as epic! The National Park…
Last week, United made news by giving surprise status upgrades and Economy Plus subscriptions to select customers. Today, American Airlines launched a similar campaign of its own, albeit with slightly different terms.Targeted members will also have an opportunity to keep…
