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BBC’s The Traitors prompts huge 55% spike in worldwide searches for flights to Scotland with visitors keen to enjoy the show’s stunning Highland setting

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Would you kill for a trip to Scotland? It seems many would. Worldwide Google searches for ‘flights to Scotland’ have rocketed back to pre-pandemic levels for the first time during the first week of January, following the return of the hit BBC reality show The Traitors, filmed near Inverness. Travel information site Places To Travel analysed Google search … Read more

Revealed: The 25 safest airlines for 2024 – Air New Zealand is top, Alaska Airlines is No.1 in America and British Airways comes 15th

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Air New Zealand is now the safest airline in the world, according to analysis by a leading aviation group.  Australian-based company AirlineRatings.com publishes its list of the world’s safest airlines annually. The site assesses the flight records of 385 carriers, as well as account audits from aviation governing bodies, crash and serious incident records, safety initiatives, pilot … Read more

We packed up our life in Britain and moved to Australia… we’d never go back but here’s what we can’t get used to

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Where better for a fresh start than the other side of the world? as thousands of Brits are swapping dark and rainy skies for the sunshine of Australia. According to Statistica, the number of UK citizens leaving the country to migrate down under is the highest it has been since 2012. Last week, The Times … Read more

World’s most powerful passports in 2024: Japan, Singapore, France, Italy

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Six countries have earned the title of the most powerful passports in 2024 — with all of them granting visa-free travel to 194 out of 227 destinations. Four EU member states now share crown with Singapore and Japan as the number one passport in the quarterly Henley Passport Index. They are: Spain, Germany, France and … Read more

Woman, 21, reveals what it’s really like to live on one of the most remote islands in the world – which has a population of just 50 PEOPLE and can only be accessed by boat ONCE a week

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Fishing, welcoming occasional cruise passengers, waiting for supplies to arrive and admiring nature – this is what life is like on one of the world’s most remote islands.  Torika Christian, 21, has been sharing snippets of her life on Pitcairn via TikTok and she tells DailyMail.com that the far flung outcrop in the southern Pacific Ocean … Read more

I’m a full-time digital nomad who has visited 44 countries – and here’s why I’m delaying having children…

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Would you delay having children to travel the world carefree for longer? It is a topic that’s gaining momentum on popular social media platforms such as TikTok, where videos asking the question have gone viral. MailOnline Travel speaks to one global traveller who explains why she has already made the decision to prioritise exploring over … Read more

China’s ‘king of software’, Wang Wenjing, steps down as president of enterprise management systems firm Yonyou amid mounting losses

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Veteran Yonyou executive Chen Qiangbin, 48, takes over as company president, with a focus on operations and management, according to the company. After joining Yonyou in 2000, Chen was involved in software development, sales and then served as general manager at the firm’s branch offices in Beijing, northern Hebei province and southwestern Sichuan province. Yonyou … Read more

Revealed: How minor injuries abroad can carry a BIG price tag if you’re not insured, from £1,600 for treating a cut lip in the U.S to £1,860 for advice about a cough in Vietnam

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If you’re the sort of traveller who’s blasé about travel insurance, here’s a wake-up call. A travel insurance company has revealed recent bills holidaymakers have received for minor injuries – and some are eye-watering. A simple trip to the emergency room (ER) in America for a cut lip could set you back a staggering £1,672 ($2,098), … Read more

US and allies warn Houthis of ‘consequences’ as Red Sea crisis intensifies – POLITICO

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Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. Houthi militants will face as-yet-unspecified “consequences” if they continue to “threaten lives” and disrupt trade flows in the Red Sea, the United States and a host of international allies said in a new statement Wednesday. The joint missive — issued simultaneously by the governments … Read more

TSA expands its PreCheck program

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FILE: An Alaska Airlines plane takeoff from SFO in June 2023. Tayfun CoSkun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images In the latest airline news, new construction at San Francisco International could delay flights for months, the airport warns; Alaska Airlines is boosting checked bag fees; regional carrier JSX orders hundreds of hybrid-electric planes to expand service to smaller … Read more