News.

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.

”

14 November 2023

Categories

Air Canada to accelerate accessibility plan after rebuke from government

An incident in which a wheelchair user was forced to drag himself along the floor of an Air Canada flight to disembark has led to the […]

14 November 2023

Categories

Russia to produce domestic plane that could be post-nuclear command post

Russia has completed a test flight of a domestically manufactured long- range widebody passenger plane, the IL-96-400M, in what it claims is a show of aviation […]

14 November 2023

Categories

2023 hottest year on record and 2024 likely to be worse, say scientists

The global mean temperature for 2023 is set to be the highest ever registered, after record temperatures month on month between January and October. Billions of […]

13 November 2023

Categories

Israel-Hamas war is affecting air travel worldwide, new analysis shows

Since the Israel-Hamas war started at the beginning of October, airlines have suspended flights not only to Israel, but also to some neighbouring countries. And while […]

13 November 2023

Categories

Blue Lagoon spa in Iceland temporarily closed due to possible volcanic eruption

Since October 25th, Iceland’s most populated region has been hit by a series of earthquakes. The area around Mount Thorbjorn on the Reykjanes Peninsula has been […]

13 November 2023

Categories

Chinese airline honours $1.30 flight tickets sold during glitch

On Wednesday November 8th, over a timespan of just two hours, travellers were able to find some very good deals through China Southern Airlines’ app and […]

13 November 2023

Categories

Air New Zealand lands back at Auckland after 11-hour “flight to nowhere”

On Wednesday, 8 November, an Air New Zealand flight departing from Auckland and headed for Chicago had to turn around mid-flight, resulting in an 11-hour “flight […]

13 November 2023

Categories

Dubai blames “airlift” for lagging tourist numbers

Tourism officials in Dubai have dismissed data showing the destination has still not returned to 2019’s visitor numbers, insisting that record figures registered four years ago […]

13 November 2023

Categories

Almost 50% of all global destinations now offer Digital Nomad Visas

Destinations all over the world are making efforts to catch up with the latest trends in digital nomad lifestyles, according to a new analysis by the […]

13 November 2023

Categories

Popular Chilean glacier is now closed to tourists due to the risk of thinning ice

A well-known destination glacier in Chilean Patagonia is now closed to tourists due to the risk of “catastrophic” falls of ice and disintegration. The Exploradores (Explorers) glacier is located in […]

10 November 2023

Categories

US rail infrastructure between Washington and Boston gets $16.4 billion upgrade

On Monday, 6 November, US President Jow Biden announced the allocation of $16.4 billion (€15.35 billion) in new funding for 25 Amtrak, the US national passenger […]

10 November 2023

Categories

Western sanctions make Russian private jet owners change holiday destinations

As the war started by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is still ongoing, so are the sanctions aimed at crippling Russia’s economy and isolating it from the […]

10 November 2023

Categories

Lufthansa introduces free messages on European flights next year

Lufthansa has announced that, as of mid-January 2024 passengers on the airline’s European flights will be able to use the on-board internet services for messages free […]

10 November 2023

Categories

What is the Air Silk Road?

Aviation and trade watchers may have noticed the term “Air Silk Road” popping up more and more. Simply put, it’s a media-friendly name for the economic […]

9 November 2023

Categories

Railbookers unveils 80-day luxury train journey around the world

Train tour operator Railbookers has announced an extraordinary 80-day rail trip that takes passengers on a round-the-world journey aboard seven of the world’s most luxurious trains, […]

9 November 2023

Categories

City of Brussels reaches record 10 million cycle journeys for 2023

The city of Brussels has registered a record number of bicycle journeys for the year 2023. The Belgian capital has been playing catch-up in the cycling […]