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Funflation: Concert ticket prices have soared, but music fans don’t seem to care
From Billie Eilish and Sabrina Carpenter to Kendrick Lamar and SZA, 2025 promises to be another big year for live music events. That may also mean concertgoers will be shelling out more for their favorite shows.After rising steadily…
American Airlines collision with Army helicopter is worst U.S. air disaster since 2001
A screen grab captured from a video shows a regional plane collided in midair with a military helicopter and crashed into the Potomac River in Washington, D.C. United States on Jan. 29, 2025. Kennedy Center Cam | Anadolu | Getty…
UK finance minister backs expansion of London’s Heathrow Airport to boost struggling
British Airways Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft spotted flying on final approach over the roofs of the houses of Myrtle avenue for landing at London Heathrow Airport LHR in the UK.Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesU.K. Finance Minister…
Chef Chad Kubanoff moved to Vietnam a decade ago — here are his favorite places to eat
American chef and content creator Chad Kubanoff moved to Vietnam a decade ago, with the intention of leaving within a year. Instead, he fell in love with the food, culture and people — and has made Ho Chi Minh City's District 7 his home.…
Frontier Airlines proposes merging with fellow budget carrier Spirit — again
A Frontier Airlines plane near a Spirit Airlines plane at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on May 16, 2022 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.Joe Raedle | Getty ImagesFrontier Airlines said Wednesday it has again proposed…
Chinese travelers cancel Lunar New Year trips to Thailand over safety concerns
Chinese travelers are canceling plans to visit Thailand during the Lunar New Year holiday, as concerns over the kidnapping of actor Wang Xing continue to reverberate through the country.Net booking volume for trips to Thailand fell 15.6%…
Boeing is working with Elon Musk to deliver Air Force One replacements sooner
First Lady Melania Trump laughs as she watches US President Donald Trump cut with a saber into a cake representation of the new Air Force One design during the Commander-In-Chief inaugural ball at the Walter E. Washington Convention…
SoftBank-backed TravelPerk doubles valuation to $2.7 billion, plans fintech push
TravelPerk CEO and co-founder Avi Meir.TravelPerkTravelPerk, a corporate travel platform, raised $200 million from investors including Atomico and EQT in a funding round valuing the firm at $2.7 billion, the company told CNBC.The fresh…
JetBlue offers some pilots early retirement packages, union says
A passenger arrives at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on November 21, 2023 in Arlington, Virginia.Alex Wong | Getty ImagesJetBlue Airways is offering early retirement packages to some of its pilots, their labor union told…
He bought an abandoned tin mine in Phuket in 1984. Now, his hotel chain is worth over
Ho Kwon Ping is the co-founder and executive chairman of Banyan Group.Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesGrowing up, Ho Kwon Ping didn't think he'd become a businessman, let alone a hotel tycoon."I had not always wanted to be an…