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Deborah O’Donoghue is a British-Irish writer who has lived in the UK, France and Belgium. She has travelled all over the world and worked in car body repairs, in the best fish ‘n’ chip shop in Brighton, and been a gopher in a comedy club, as well as a teacher. She’s a past winner of the Commonwealth Broadcasting Association Short Story Prize. Her début novel, Sea of Bones, was published by Legend Press in 2019 and comes out in Germany in 2021. Follow Deborah on Twitter and Instagram.

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28 August 2023

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How do some countries manage with no airport?

As countries like Belgium consider closing some airports, due to costs and environmental concerns, what can we learn from places that manage to get by with […]

28 August 2023

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World’s first independently developed supersonic jet preparing for takeoff

Aviation company Boom Supersonic, the company building the world’s fastest airliner, Overture, is building the world’s first independently developed supersonic jet, XB-1, the company’s technology demonstrator […]

28 August 2023

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Vietnam’s kissing rocks at threat of disappearing soon

Vietnam’s so-called kissing rocks, located in the very popular Ha Long Bay which attracts over 4 million visitors per year, may disappear very soon. The natural […]

28 August 2023

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Bike parking in Brussels to get easier and more secure?

Parking your bike is about to get easier and more secure in Brussels, if trials introduced from the start of 2024 prove successful. 500 more secure […]

28 August 2023

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United Airlines pay $30 million to family of man left in vegetative state

United Airlines has settled a reputation-shattering court case for $30 million after a complaint of catastrophic failings in their care for a passenger who required special […]

28 August 2023

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Passengers asked to weigh in before boarding planes in South Korea

If you are flying in or from South Korea in the next few weeks, beware: you will be required to have your weight measured and recorded […]

25 August 2023

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Woman claims Delta Air Lines lost her dog at world’s busiest airport

A passenger traveling with Delta Air Lines has accused the airline of losing her dog, sparking a desperate search for her furry companion. Paula Rodriguez flew […]

25 August 2023

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Florence historic landmark graffitied by German tourists

In what seems to be a series of unfortunate events for Italian landmarks this past summer, the 460-year-old Vasari Corridor, in Florence, has recently been vandalised […]

25 August 2023

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Lufthansa CEO doubled as flight attendant for a day

Lufthansa Airlines CEO Jens Ritter has recently decided to join cabin crew as a flight attendant for a day, to gain more insight into what working […]

25 August 2023

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Why have German aviation, travel and tourism been slow to recover?

This week’s EUROCONTROL European Aviation Overview showed that flight numbers in the Euro network have climbed to 94% of flights for the same period in August […]

25 August 2023

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What can we learn from Hydra’s ban on wheeled transport?

Hydra is the picture postcard many of us have in mind of the quintessential Aegean island. Topped by terracotta tiled roofs, squat stone houses clamber up […]

24 August 2023

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U.S. retail tourism stays strong, while UK losses are Europe’s gain, says new industry report

The United States (U.S.) is the world’s favourite retail tourism destination, according to research previewed at last week’s “Virtuoso Travel Week” in Las Vegas. So-called “retail […]

24 August 2023

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North Korean plane arrives in China after three-year hiatus

A North Korean commercial aircraft touched down in China for the first time in three years, reopening air travel between the two countries. Marking a thaw […]

24 August 2023

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India becomes first country to successfully land on lunar South Pole

On 23 August, India’s Chandrayaan-3 unmanned mission landed on the Moon’s South Pole, becoming the first country to successfully touch down in that region of Earth’s […]

24 August 2023

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What role will tourism play in Maui’s future?

Questions are growing on the island of Maui, Hawaii, about how soon is too soon to talk about healing and getting ‘back to normal’ and what […]

24 August 2023

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Extreme weather is disrupting air travel and obliging airlines to reschedule flights

Extreme heat events are increasing in frequency and duration posing another challenge to civil aviation. 1. Flights cancelled A Delta Air Lines Flight due to depart […]