Cycle rickshaw or rickshaw rivers in London currently set their own prices. Photo: Stephen CravenWikimedia commons A tourist in London has found out the hard way that unscrupulous pedicab or rickshaw drivers operate in the British capital. The man, who wished to remain anonymous, said he was charged £500 (A$865) for a 10-minute journey last … Read more
A baggage handler delivers luggage at Melbourne Airport. Photo: Getty Senior Qantas executives could swap their top jobs to work as ground handlers as part of a plan to tackle labor shortages. The embattled airline’s chief operating officer, Colin Hughes, told staff in an internal memo that they were seeking expressions of interest for an … Read more
Some airlines, including Qantas, have reduced travel agent commissions to one percent. Photo: iStock Our national carrier has just taken the hammer from the travel agents. Effective July 1, 2022, Qantas has reduced the commission it pays agents on flight tickets. Instead of 5%, the rate is now 1%. Qantas is not alone. Emirates, Air … Read more
A Boeing 777X takes off from the Farnborough Air Show on Monday on its demonstration flight. Photo: AP Boeing showed off the latest version of the world’s largest twin-engine jet at the Farnborough Airshow in the UK, with a spectacular flight demonstration of a 777X. Videos posted on social media and by Boeing itself show … Read more
Jessica Lee has gone viral on TikTok after recounting how a Subway sandwich cost her a $2,664 fine when she arrived in Australia. The most expensive sandwich in the world is a toasted cheese battered in champagne and sprinkled with gold flakes from New York’s Serendipity 3 which sells for US$214 ($311). But one woman … Read more
Airlines around the world are struggling to meet customer demands due to understaffed call centers. Photo: Getty A couple are ‘bubbling’ after Qantas booked their baby on a separate flight and then refused to accept responsibility. Stephanie and Andrew Braham were in Rome when Qantas canceled their flight home and rebooked them on a different … Read more
The famous Tiger’s Nest monastery in Bhutan. Photo: Kardd Stuck in the mountainous recesses between India and China, Bhutan is a particular mix. This is Shangri-la incarnate, the last Buddhist Himalayan kingdom, a high, misty, sequestered world of chanting monks and mountaintop monasteries, where the Gross National Happiness Index replaces Gross Domestic Product as the … Read more
The new Bob Dylan Center is a former paper warehouse in Tulsa’s developing arts district. Photo: Getty Images The United States is full of musical cult destinations: New Jersey for Springsteen, Memphis for Elvis, Seattle for Nirvana, San Francisco for Green Day, LA for just about everyone. Now an unlikely American city has joined the … Read more
Barefoot Kuata has its own private beach and the fringing reefs offer spectacular diving and snorkeling. Barefoot Kuata offers a deliberately back-to-basics approach to vacationing in Fiji, which isn’t to say that Yasawa Islands property is devoid of comforts. It’s just that peace, quiet and nature are the priorities, unpretentious and unpretentious being its calling … Read more
Customers had problems getting their money back after using POLi to pay for their flights. Photo: Edwina Pickles A couple who used a popular online payment service to pay for more than $10,000 for Qantas flights are warning others of the risks after their money was found ‘lost in the void’ with no flight to … Read more