Jeff Bezos continues to lean into his newfound Floridian identity, establishing the Sunshine State as his home base. There was his move to a “billionaire bunker” (which Fortune estimates has already saved him roughly $1 billion this year in taxes) and the recent announcement that Evan Whitesell, his fiancée Lauren Sánchez’s son, will attend the … Read more
Cape Town is the best place to go on a long-haul holiday – from your wallet’s perspective. That’s the finding of the latest Post Office Holiday Report, which gives South Africa’s ‘Mother City’ top spot for a budget getaway to a far-flung destination ahead of 32 other popular places, including Tokyo in Japan, Sharm el-Sheikh … Read more
US-based investment firm Azoria plans to launch an ETF, Azoria 500 Meritocracy ETF (SPXM), which will include all S&P 500 stocks except 36 companies that hire based on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) targets rather than employee metrics. The philosophy behind this move is that companies that hire based on race and gender but not … Read more
A HISTORIC cruise ship bigger than the Titanic will be sunk on purpose to create the world’s largest artificial reef – if it can complete its final journey. Officials reportedly fear that the ocean liner – left to rot in Philadelphia for decades – could crash into a landmark bridge during its last voyage. 8 The abandoned … Read more
You’ve got to give your seat a good check before disembarking the plane – but one passenger was stunned to find someone had made themselves so comfortable they left their lashes behind. A TikTok user, from Tampa, Florida, who posts under @g_buser, shared the brief clip that showcased her hilarious find. ‘If your recently flew Delta … Read more
Is 2024 the year that tourists began to turn their backs on Cornwall? The past 12 months has been chastening for the famously picturesque county, home to Poldark and famous faces including Gordon Ramsay, Dawn French, Andrew Ridgeley, Harry Enfield, Richard and Judy, Fern Britton and many more. A fortnight ago Flambards and Dairyland – two cherished Cornish … Read more
FLYING can be stressful at the best of times, travelling over Christmas can be a nightmare. One cabin crew member has revealed which passenger he isn’t looking forward to flying with this holiday. 2 A flight attendant has revealed which passengers are most disliked by the cabin crewCredit: Alamy Hunter Smith-Lihas is a flight attendant … Read more
Silhouette of passenger in front of the JetBlue Airbus A321neo aircraft spotted on the apron tarmac docked at the passenger jet bridge from the terminal of Amsterdam Schiphol International Airport AMS EHAM in the Netherlands. Nicholas Economou | Nurphoto | Getty Images JetBlue Airways told staff Wednesday that it is axing more unprofitable flights, redeploying … Read more
Joe Raedle An observation about Disney theme park names has sparked a lively debate online following fans noticing that Disneyland contains “LA” (referencing Los Angeles, California), while Disney World includes “ORL” (for Orlando, Florida). The NBC Palm Springs Segment highlighted the letters contained in each theme park name and asked “coincidence or conspiracy?” NBC Palm … Read more
Back in 1959, the Army Corp of Engineers carved its own Echo Base into the Greenland ice as a testbed for launching nuclear missiles from Arctic locations. The base was abandoned in 1967, but a new scan from NASA shows it’s still sitting 100 feet below the ice — along with all its radioactive waste. … Read more
