Qatar claims longest-flight title...for now
A new contender emerges for world's longest flight: Doha-to-Auckland on Qatar Airways planned route, using a 777-300ER.
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Hilton enters the 'midscale' hotel market
Hilton launches Tru to compete with Comfort Inn and others in the $75-90 a night 'midscale' market.
The amazing debris of the Canal St.-Martin
Weapons, toilets, bicycles and even a drone turn up as workers clean the bed of Paris's iconic canal.
Spain proclaims 'World Tapas Day'
Those tasty little bites that can add up to a delicious meal of an evening will now be honored with a special celebration.
Forget self-driving cars—here's an autonomous suitcase
Coming by next Christmas, its makers hope, is a suitcase that trails after you, hands-off, in the airport and tells you where it is when you're apart.
JAL is on-time airline champ for 2015
Japan Airlines is a 5-time winner for on-time performance. Check in here and see the rest of the regional champions!
Frontier adds 42 routes; $39 intro specials posted
Ultra-low-cost carrier Frontier is adding 42 new routes to its network, including two new cities in "over-priced and under-served" areas.
Night at the Museum: new hotel concept
A unique chain of boutique hotels re-imagines its lobbies as galleries for contemporary art, and as a way to preserve significant buildings.
Westjet makes 2 London routes year-round
Westjet announced trans-Atlantic service a few months ago, and now it's making two of its new routes to London year-round.
How safe is your airline? The best and worst lists
Qantas tops the list in a year that saw fewer accidents and fatalities than the 10-year average.
PurpleDinner: new site is like Airbnb for dinner
PurpleDinner offers to match up hosts and guests for dinner while traveling.
Google Flights' new trick for frequent flier miles
Google Flights has added filters that allow you to choose which partner in a codeshare sells the tickets so you can choose the one with more loyalty points.
An airline seat that twists to match your best position
A new idea for airline seats: Imitate the human spine and make the seat fit the passenger instead of forcing the passenger into the seat. Read more within...
WWII forts at sea could become luxury hotel
A series of seven forts built at sea to fend off a Nazi invasion have been proposed as a setting for a luxury hotel by a design firm trying to lure investment and a developer. The forts are off the coast near Whitstable, and can only be reached by sea or helicopter. The forts, called the Maunsell forts after their designer. have been out of service since 1956, and an eighth one in the group was removed as a shipping hazard. It appears that technically the forts are ownerless, but they are...
Perfect scores for the cleanest ships afloat
When cruise ship passengers come down with a virus, it's always news, but there's not as much publicity for the good news—so here it is: In 2015, 32 ships earned perfect scores of 100 on their semi-annual inspections by the Centers for Disease Control. Leader of the pack, so to speak, is Holland America's Eurodam, which has had a perfect score on its last 9 inspections. Holland America also got 100s for Veendam, Noordam, Statendam, Ryndam and Nieuw Amsterdam. The inspections are...