MOMENTS before United Airlines Flight 175 smashed into the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, a passenger left a voicemail for the wife he’d left behind in Massachusetts. “Jules, this is Brian. Listen, I’m on an airplane that’s been hijacked,” said…
If there’s one person you shouldn’t follow directions from during a storm, it’s musician Jimmy Buffett. Yes, he can get you to Margaritaville, he can even play you a nice little tune while you’re there, but he’s a terrible influence when it comes…
On Wednesday, a man received a nine-month prison sentence for selling fake reviews to Italian companies on TripAdvisor. “We see this as a landmark ruling for the Internet,” TripAdvisor’s associate general counsel Brad Young said in a statement. “Writing fake reviews has…
Caesars Entertainment has broken ground on Caesars Forum, a brand new 550,000-square-foot conference centre in Las Vegas. The $375 million investment will feature the two largest pillarless ballrooms in the world, located at the centre of the Las Vegas Strip. Scheduled to…
The Libertines (pictured) have revealed the name of their new hotel, due to open in Margate this summer. The Albion Rooms – the same nickname given to the Bethnal Green flat where the band held gigs in their early years – will…
If you’re looking to take a relaxing beach vacation or go on an outdoor adventure through a rainforest, Costa Rica is a great choice — and now’s the time to score a cheap flight. Flights are starting at $196 round-trip. The cheap…
IT’S a world of glistening white, where icebergs calve, whales breach and penguins mingle in their millions. . To visit Antarctica – by expeditionary vessel and sea kayak – is to leave the world of man and submit entirely to the wonder…
The Westbury Mayfair, a Luxury Collection Hotel, has announced the appointment of Andrew Henning as general manager. Henning joins the five-star hotel from the United Arab Emirates where he successfully opened the St. Regis Dubai, Al Habtoor Polo Resort & Club. In…
Price aside, eating at a one of the Basque country’s many Michelin-starred restaurants and sitting on a sea wall with a picnic have more in common than you’d imagine. The region’s greatest chefs – including Eneko Atxa, Elena Arzak, Andoni Luis Aduriz…
AccorHotels has appointed Mark Willis as chief executive officer for Middle East and Africa. Based in Dubai, Willis will be responsible for overseeing a combined network of close to 400 hotels in operation and pipeline across the regions. Willis joins the company…