Tours & Travels
New Zealand, Australia launch ‘travel bubble’ to boost tourism
April 7, 2021
New Zealand, Australia launch ‘travel bubble’ to boost tourism
WELLINGTON: New Zealanders and Australians rushed to book flights on Tuesday as the beleaguered tourism industry welcomed the “lifeline” of…
Travel, trade may resume within a week to Qatar, says UAE
January 7, 2021
Travel, trade may resume within a week to Qatar, says UAE
Arab states boycotting Qatar could resume travel and trade links with Doha within a week under a United States-backed deal,…
New Zealand police open a criminal probe into deaths on volcanic island
December 11, 2019
New Zealand police open a criminal probe into deaths on volcanic island
New Zealand police said on Tuesday they were opening a criminal investigation into the deaths of tourists on a volcanic…
Egypt retrieves Nedjemankh’s golden Coffin from USA
October 2, 2019
Egypt retrieves Nedjemankh’s golden Coffin from USA
Egypt’s Antiquities Ministry has put the golden coffin of pharaonic priest Nedjemankh on display at the National Museum of Egyptian…
Thomas Cook collapses — what next and why?
September 25, 2019
Thomas Cook collapses — what next and why?
Thomas Cook (TCG.L), the world’s oldest travel firm, collapsed on Monday, stranding hundreds of thousands of holidaymakers around the globe and sparking…
The Large Gilded Coffin of King Tutankhamun
August 5, 2019
The Large Gilded Coffin of King Tutankhamun
The Grand Egyptian Museum was swarmed with numbers of local and international channels video cameras from press correspondents as they…
Anxious tourists flee occupied Kashmir after India’s ‘terror’ warning
August 3, 2019
Anxious tourists flee occupied Kashmir after India’s ‘terror’ warning
Thousands of tourists and students scrambled to get places on planes and buses leaving Indian-occupied Kashmir on Saturday after the…
Heatwave relents across Europe, but travel chaos causes fresh pain
July 27, 2019
Heatwave relents across Europe, but travel chaos causes fresh pain
At its peak on Thursday, the heatwave broke national temperature records in Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands while Paris baked…
These are the most welcoming countries for expats
July 17, 2019
These are the most welcoming countries for expats
According to the latest results of the Expat Insider survey, which is based on the insights of 13,000 expats from…
Air passenger departures set to hit 4.5b in 2019
July 17, 2019
Air passenger departures set to hit 4.5b in 2019
The world’s airlines expect a 10th straight year of profit next year, with a projected surplus of US$35.5bil (RM148.3bil), the…