Carnival Corp. has extended its employment agreement with CEO Arnold Donald, which had been set to expire this month.Donald signed on for a three-year term, effective Oct. 14, 2013. He actually began …
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Hurtigruten names new expedition ships
Hurtigruten, the Norwegian coastal and expedition cruise line, said two new ships it is building for 2018 and 2019 will be called the Roald Amundsen and the Fridtjof Nansen.While they may not exactly …
Want Some Winter Sun? Here’s Where To Find It In Less Than Five Hours
What do we want? Sun. When do we want it? Now.With the highest average winter temperature in the UK around the 8°C and only a few hours of sunshine a day (that’s if we’re lucky), it&rs…
Skal International Hyderabad Club to host Skal World Congress 2017
Skal International Hyderabad Club has won the bid to host Skal World Congress 2017 in the city. For the first time, an Indian city is getting an opportunity to host Skal World Congress which is schedu…
Iceland becoming ‘Disneyland’ as US tourists outnumber locals
Iceland, a country hailed for offering a secluded, otherworldly travel experience, is being turned into Disneyland, it has been suggested, as new figures show that the number of American visitors this…
Visitors to Italy can stay for free by sharing skills and goods
Thousands of B&Bs in Italy are offering stays in exchange for services and skills ranging from social media to live music, DIY to olive pickingTravellers who are short of cash (and don’t min…
Airbus A350-900 is the 10,000th Airbus: New plane delivered to Singapore Airlines
Airbus celebrated the delivery of its 10,000 aircraft on Friday, with Singapore Airlines receiving a new A350-900 at a special ceremony.The aircraft is the sixth A350 delivered to Singapore Airlines, …
How kind acts by strangers renew faith in people’s goodness the world over
I knew I was in trouble when everyone on the platform of the railway station in a remote area of Uganda, just over its border with Kenya, took one look at me and shrank away.I was puzzled. As a solo f…
Hapless and app-less – a weekend away without techno gadgets
Some looked down at theirs and smiled, others showed off their new arrival to friend, as we passed through security one doting dad did not want to let his go. The early mornings at the airport were to…
Monarch Airlines poised to bounce back following £165m bailout, says CEO
Monarch’s chief executive has apologised for the uncertainty of recent weeks and sought to reassure customers about its long-term future following an eleventh hour, £165 million bailout.Th…