Five Stars at 12,000 Feet

St Regis Lhasa is Tibet’s first ever five star hotel, but it is not your average five star hotel. This Chinese Government owned luxury complex rests a whopping 12,000 feet above sea level. Set in the famous Tibetan mountains, this hotel – the highest in the world – has been built near an activ

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Turtle-y busted!

An incredible 451 turtles with a re-sale value of over £20,000 were found stashed in a number of suitcases on a flight from Bangladesh to Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi airport last week. The person allegedly responsible for the attempted smuggling was able to make an escape into Bangkok without attempti

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Drunk Passenger Brings His Cruise To An Abrupt Halt

A cruise ship passenger, who was enjoying his Caribbean adventure so much he tried to delay the vessel’s arrival back port, will no doubt be regretting his actions now. Ryan Ehlert’s attempt to delay the vessel went completely overboard as in a drunken stupor, he released the anchor of Holland A

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BA Passengers Face More New Year Turmoil

BA passengers are faced with the threat of yet more strike action in the New Year, including over the February half-term holidays, after the British Airways’ cabin crew union announced yesterday it will ballot for fresh strikes. Unite said it had ‘no choice’ but to give its members another vot

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Major Airports Close As Icy Conditions Take Hold

As the snow sets in across Britain and the icy conditions increasingly worsen, Airports across the country are coming to a standstill, leaving thousands of upset and abandoned travellers. Gatwick Airport will remain closed throughout Wednesday after the Arctic conditions gradually intensified and it

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Newcastle Airport Closes After Thomson Plane Slides Off Runway

As snow continues to spread across Britain today, the prolonged blast of wintry weather has took a firm hold as conditions worsen across the country. Things went from bad to worse last night as a plane carrying 196 passengers overshot its landing position at Newcastle airport in the icy conditions.

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Three Arrested Over South Africa Hijacking

Following the devastating murder of his wife, Anni Dewani, grieving husband, Shrien Dewani, urges tourists not to shun South Africa just because of what happened to them. The heartbreaking news hit our headlines just over a week ago and has covered our front pages ever since. The couple, travelling

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Stay Safe In South Africa

After the recent murder of Anni Dewani, South Africa has once again earned itself a bad name for being a dangerous destination to visit and with its increasing crime rate, a destination to avoid. However Shrien Dewani, husband of Anni, has defended the country urging prospective tourists not to shun

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‘Invasive’ Pat Downs Taken Too Far?

After weeks of dispute over ‘invasive’ pat-downs by Transport Security Administration officials at airports, controversy deepened today after footage of a small child being searched was placed online. Over 650,000 people have watched the 39-second clip in which the boy can be seen shirtless and

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Transplant Plane Crash Lands Into Birmingham Airport

Birmingham airport was closed on Friday following the crash of a light aeroplane carrying a liver for a transplant operation as it attempted to land in thick fog. The privately-operated, two-seater Cessna was coming in to land just after 3.30pm and crashed just as it hit the runway before being engu

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