Shanghai Disneyland announced on Friday that the park will be temporarily closing amid the ongoing coronavirus outbreak “to ensure the health and safety of our guests and cast.” In a statement posted to the theme park’s website, Shanghai Disneyland confirmed the shutdown would begin on Jan. 25, the date of China’s Lunar New Year. “In response to the …
US Coast Guard divers pulled the body from the harbour in Old Juan, Puerto Rico after the man fell from the Oasis of the Seas. Crews were seen searching the harbour late on Wednesday night after a man went over the rails on the 10th floor of the cruise ship. https://youtu.be/wqyABsT41cw Numerous small crews darted around …
The “Devil’s Tears” bay in Nusa Penida, Bali claimed another Chinese tourist who was hit by a wave and fell into the sea while taking selfies Tuesday morning. The Bali Sun reported that the incident happened Tuesday morning at 10:20 AM, when 22-year-old Chinese tourist, Xu Xin Yue climbed over the security fence to take a …
The United States has its first confirmed case of a new virus that appeared in Wuhan, China, last month, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Tuesday. The virus has already sickened hundreds and killed six people in Asia. The male patient is in isolation at Providence Regional Medical Center in Everett, Washington. …
Delta Air Lines had a very good year last year. Instead of just verbally thanking its employees for the company’s strong performance, it announced it would pay them $1.6 billion in profit-sharing bonuses. That means every eligible employee will receive a check next month for 16.6% of their annual salary, which is the equivalent of an additional …
Eight Indian tourists, including four children, have died after they were found unconscious in their room at a hill resort in Nepal on Tuesday (Jan 21), police said. The eight – two couples and their children – had slept in one room at a hotel in Daman, a popular tourist destination in Makwanpur district about …
Video of a large wild elephant delicately walking around the lobby of a Sri Lankan hotel was shared on Twitter Sunday, and it quickly went viral and earned over 4.5 million views as of Monday afternoon. “Woke up to a text from my mom about how a wild elephant went into a Sri Lankan hotel and gently wandered …
A British tourist is feared to have contracted the mysterious coronavirus that’s sweeping Asia after he was hospitalized on a trip to Thailand, according to a report. Ash Shorley, 32, was admitted in critical condition to a Phuket hospital, where he’s being treated for pneumonia-like lung infections, the Sun reported. Doctors believe his symptoms are consistent with the …
.A mysterious respiratory virus that has killed at least three people and sickened more than 200 in China can be transmitted between humans, a Chinese government-appointed expert has said. Now there are fears about the possibility of a deadly epidemic as millions prepare to travel for the Lunar New Year holiday. Health monitoring at airports has increased around …
Updated: Jan 19th 2020 Trying to escape the blistering cold winter is an unofficial Canadian sport. We all need a break from the wind-chill, so where are the best places for Canadians to travel? And where is still affordable? Sure you can find insanely cheap flights to exotic places like Bermuda or the Turks and Caicos …
Anthony Bourdain’s first posthumous book, ‘World Travel: An Irreverent Guide,’ will be published on Oct. 13. The late chef and television host was working on “World Travel: An Irreverent Guide” at the time of his death by suicide in June 2018. Bourdain’s longtime assistant and “Appetites” co-author Laurie Woolever finished the travel guide, which compiles “essential …
Two British sisters were found dead in a bathroom from a suspected gas leak in Pakistan. Maria, 24, and Nadia Rehman, 17, were discovered collapsed on the floor at a home in Murpur, in the western province of Gujrat. Medics dashed them to hospital in critical condition but the siblings from Preston, Lancs., could not …