Today: October 04, 2024
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Royal Caribbean lifts profit forecast, reinstates dividend as cruise demand thrives

Royal Caribbean Group raised its annual profit forecast on Thursday and said it would reinstate its dividend, with the company coming a full circle

Royal Caribbean lifts profit forecast, reinstates dividend as cruise demand thrives
Europe|Travel

Viking ship navigating seafarers' ancient routes berths in Adriatic

A replica Viking ship has berthed in Montenegro's Adriatic port of Bar on a years-long trip through European waters inspired by the Norse seafarers who set out from

Viking ship navigating seafarers' ancient routes berths in Adriatic
Europe|Travel

Locals hope Croatian bay becomes world's smallest sea

Residents of a beautiful bay on Croatia's Adriatic coast are hoping that the place they have always called the Karin Sea can be officially designated the world's

Locals hope Croatian bay becomes world's smallest sea
Business|Economy|Travel

Embraer bumps up estimate for global traffic growth in next two decades

Brazilian planemaker Embraer expects global passenger traffic in the next 20 years to grow at a faster pace than it had previously forecast but sees less room for regional

Embraer bumps up estimate for global traffic growth in next two decades
Europe|Sports|Travel

Bears safety to skip game to support wife -- Simone Biles -- at Paris Games

Bears safety Jonathan Owens received permission to skip the Hall of Fame Game on Aug. 1 to take a trip to Paris.

Bears safety to skip game to support wife -- Simone Biles -- at Paris Games
Europe|Travel

Flights resume at Italy's Catania after Etna ash disruption

Flights serving the eastern Sicilian city of Catania were halted for much of the day on Tuesday after an eruption from nearby Mount Etna, bringing fresh travel woe during the peak

Flights resume at Italy's Catania after Etna ash disruption
Asia|Travel

Thailand records 19.6 million foreign arrivals so far this year

Thailand recorded 19.6 million foreign tourist arrivals from January to July 21 period, the Tourism Ministry said Tuesday, up 34% from the same period a year earlier.

Thailand records 19.6 million foreign arrivals so far this year
Entertainment|Europe|Travel

Olympics-France flaunts its baguettes with scratch-and-sniff stamps

Visiting Paris for the Olympics and want to share the enticing aroma of a fresh baguette? A scratch-and-sniff stamp on your postcard could be the answer.

Olympics-France flaunts its baguettes with scratch-and-sniff stamps
Business|Economy|Travel

Air Canada cuts 2024 core profit forecast as over-capacity impacts prices

Air Canada cut its full-year core profit forecast on Monday, as excess capacity in certain markets and stiff competition on international routes impacted its pricing power, sending the

Air Canada cuts 2024 core profit forecast as over-capacity impacts prices
Europe|Travel

Barcelona will raise tourist tax for cruise passengers, mayor says

Barcelona will raise the tourist tax for cruise passengers visiting the city for less than 12 hours, the mayor said in an interview published on Sunday.

Barcelona will raise tourist tax for cruise passengers, mayor says
Europe|Travel

Berlin airport faces major disruptions amid global tech outage

Berlin airport temporarily halted all flights on Friday due to a technical fault, a spokesperson told Reuters, adding that though check-in services were up and running again, there

Berlin airport faces major disruptions amid global tech outage
Asia|Economy|Travel

Japan attracts record 3.14 million June visitors as weak yen draws travellers

Japan set a record high for monthly visitors in June, official data showed on Friday, as its weak yen fuelled a tourism boom that is becoming a key driver for the

Japan attracts record 3.14 million June visitors as weak yen draws travellers
Environment|Travel

Tourists in Croatia seek refuge in warm Adriatic waters from heatwave

Tourists in their hundreds of thousands are seeking relief this week from Croatia's scorching heatwave in the Adriatic Sea, although water temperatures are also touching all

Tourists in Croatia seek refuge in warm Adriatic waters from heatwave
Environment|Travel

Greece shuts Acropolis for part of day as heatwave continues

Greece shut the Acropolis, its most visited ancient site, for several hours in the afternoon on Wednesday as the country baked in yet another heatwave that sent temperatures up to

Greece shuts Acropolis for part of day as heatwave continues
Business|Economy|Travel

Global cruise industry sees growing demand, wary of port protests

The global cruise industry expects to carry 10% more passengers by 2028 than the 31.7 million who took cruise holidays in 2023, when the sector surpassed pre-pandemic levels, but

Global cruise industry sees growing demand, wary of port protests
Entertainment|Sports|Travel

Olympics-Paris landmarks double up as Olympic venues

As sunny weather returns to France, the Paris Olympics are placing some of the capital's most famous landmarks centre stage.

Olympics-Paris landmarks double up as Olympic venues
Environment|Sports|Travel

French sports minister swims in Seine ahead of Olympics

French Sports Minister Amelie Oudea Castera took the plunge and swam in the River Seine on Saturday, in a publicity moment that French authorities hope will show the capital's river

French sports minister swims in Seine ahead of Olympics
Sports|Travel

German railways fell short during Euro tournament, transport minister says

Germany's transport minister has criticised the national rail operator Deutsche Bahn for its performance during the UEFA European Championship after football fans complained of

German railways fell short during Euro tournament, transport minister says
Sports|Travel

Cycling-Girmay wins Tour de France stage 12, Pogacar remains in yellow

Eritrean Biniam Girmay edged out Wout van Aert to win the 12th stage of the Tour de France on Thursday while Slovenian Tadej Pogacar retained the overall leader's

Cycling-Girmay wins Tour de France stage 12, Pogacar remains in yellow
Business|Economy|Travel

JetBlue seeks to block United from winning new Washington DC area flight

JetBlue Airways asked the U.S.

JetBlue seeks to block United from winning new Washington DC area flight
Business|Travel

Delta Air, Riyadh Air unveil strategic partnership

Riyadh Air has partnered with U.S. carrier Delta Air Lines as the Saudi startup carrier grows its potential network ahead of launching commercial operations

Delta Air, Riyadh Air unveil strategic partnership
Economy|Travel

Hungary will build third terminal at Budapest Airport, economy minister says

Hungary will build a third terminal at Budapest's airport and develop road and rail routes linking it to the capital, Economy Minister Marton Nagy said on

Hungary will build third terminal at Budapest Airport, economy minister says
Environment|Travel

Chile desert surprises with rare winter bloom

The sand dunes of Chile's Atacama desert, the driest on the planet, have been blanketed by white and purple blooms in recent days after early rains caused flowers to

Chile desert surprises with rare winter bloom
Economy|Political|Travel

Spain to crack down on holiday rentals to address housing crisis

Spain's government announced a crackdown on Wednesday on short-term and seasonal holiday lettings amid rising anger from locals who feel priced out of the housing market.

Spain to crack down on holiday rentals to address housing crisis
Business|Economy|Travel

The flight path of Airline M&A since 2001

The European Commission approved a long-awaited deal for Lufthansa to take a 41% stake in Italy's ITA Airways on Wednesday, in Europe's latest major consolidation.

The flight path of Airline M&A since 2001

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