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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…
‘The best experience’: He’s been on 30 trips with a company that links travelers…
Glyn Evans has been on 30 trips with the same travel company, but he can still pinpoint the moment that stands out as his favorite. During a trip to Las Vegas, he served as best man for a couple on the same tour who got married on a…
Goldman Sachs sees ‘significant’ investment opportunities as the population ages
The world is getting older — and with that demographic change comes "significant" investment opportunities, according to Goldman Sachs. Fertility rates are declining and people are living longer, resulting in an older demographic taking…
‘The Sound of Music’ turns 60 this year. Salzburg has plenty in store for fans
In Salzburg, Austria last spring, I skipped around the fountain outside Mirabell Palace.Others did too.Some 60 years earlier, Maria and the von Trapp children danced around the palace's Pegasus Fountain, singing "Do-Re-Mi," one of most…
What to expect from travel prices in 2025 — and which destinations have the best vacation
Osaka, Japan.Jiale Tan | Moment | Getty ImagesThe new year has many travelers thinking ahead to 2025 vacation plans — and how much those trips may cost.About half — 51% — of Americans say flight cost will determine their destination…
Rome’s Jubilee is expected to attract 32 million people. Here’s why — and how to avoid
Vatican City is the world's smallest country by size and population.That's not stopping an estimated 32 million travelers from visiting this year for Jubilee 2025, a year-long global celebration among those of the Catholic faith.The…