THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The first spectators turned out early Tuesday, hoping to catch a glimpse of Dutch royals as the king traveled from his palace in The Hague to a nearby theater to give his annual address to the nation, reviving the pomp-filled public event after two years of pandemic restrictions. Accompanied by royal … Read more
Qantas is planning to open a $100 million purpose-built training center of “state significance” in Sydney’s south. With the backing of the New South Wales government, the center will train pilots across its current and future fleets, including ultra-long-range flights to cities like New York, London and Paris. The multimillion-dollar simulation facility will be partly … Read more
A woman was left stunned and annoyed after she ordered several vegan meals on a plane – but was served nothing more than a bottle of water during meal service. Miriam Porter, a travel blogger who goes by the TikTok handle ‘the kind traveller’, was on an Air Canada flight traveling from Toronto, Canada to … Read more
Tourists coming to Australia are often baffled by many of our place names and commonly mangle the pronunciation of some of the country’s most popular destinations, new research has found. Sydney’s Bondi may be Australia’s most famous and busiest beach – with 1.7 million international visitors a year in 2018 according to Destination New South … Read more
The 32 football teams taking part in this year’s World Cup will be based in copies of Arabian palaces, in wellness resorts and luxury hotels where alcohol is banned, FIFA said Wednesday (AEST). According to a list released by the sport’s world governing body, 24 of the teams will be in bases — hotels but … Read more
LONDON– The British government held an emergency response meeting Saturday to plan for record high temperatures next week after weather authorities issued their first-ever “red” warning for extreme heat. The alert covers large parts of England on Monday and Tuesday, when temperatures may reach 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) for the first time, posing a … Read more