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By BARBARA ORTUTAY and DEE-ANN DURBIN, The Associated Press After the US Supreme Court revoked the federal right to an abortion that’s been in place for half a century, companies like Amazon, Disney, Apple and JP Morgan pledged to cover travel costs for employees who… Read More »Companies Could Face Hurdles Covering Abortion Travel Costs | US News®
(CNN) — Simply saying the word “Japan” can bring up images of manga, maid cafes and neon lights. But for Dutch photographer Maan Limburg, Japan is a series of rural landscapes punctuated by empty houses. Her photographs of these places — from houses departed in… Read More »‘The Lost World’: New book highlights Japan’s abandoned rural spaces
Travel issues continued piling up for fliers as flight delays and cancellations topped 10,000 — a tumultuous weekend for holiday travel blamed on staffing shortages, packed plans and the ripple effects from previous bad weather. On Monday, more than 3,000 flights within, into, or out… Read More »Why are US flights delayed, canceled? Weather, staffing, demand blamed
From a big warehouse on the Gold Coast, Adam Gilmour is busy building rockets. “We take satellites up into space. A good way to think of us is like a bus to space,” I explained. His rocket company is one of the startups now dominating… Read More »Gold Coast rocket maker forges path in fledgling Australian space industry, building a ‘bus’ to the stars
vendor landscapeThe global online travel booking platform market is fragmented, and the degree of fragmentation will accelerate during the forecast period. The market is characterized by the presence of a significant number of large to small-scale vendors. The established vendors have strong financial capabilities and… Read More »Online Travel Booking Platform Market size to grow by USD 943.6 Bn | APAC to occupy 36% market growth
I stopped counting the queue of cars, motorbikes and tuk tuks when I reached 100. It snaked for more than a kilometer through Dikwella, on the south coast of Sri Lanka, up to the small market town’s petrol station. Some had lined up for 48… Read More »Should you brave fuel queues and blackouts to keep holidaying in Sri Lanka?
Latrell Mitchell has been accused of “beating a little loophole” to ensure he’s allowed to play for South Sydney this week despite making himself unavailable for NSW. Mitchell made his long-awaited NRL return in the Rabbitohs’ win over the Eels on Saturday before declaring he… Read More »Latrell Mitchell, Origin, loophole, bombshell news, South Sydney Rabbitohs, respect, NSW Blues, Origin team selections, NRL 360
The union that represents the pilots at discount airline Sunwing has filed an official complaint with Canada’s Industrial Relations Board alleging that the company negotiated a recent labor deal in bad faith because it knew a sale of the airline to Westjet was on the… Read More »Sunwing knew company was about to be sold to Westjet during labor talks, pilots union alleges
Major European hotel chains are hiring workers without experience, or even a CV, as executives admit years of underpaying staff have come back to bite them. the hotels are now unable to meet post-pandemic travel demand. Thousands of workers left the hospitality industry when international… Read More »‘Hired in 24 hours’: Top hotels in Europe snap up unqualified staff to plug gap left by shortages
In an industry where consolidation, mergers and acquisitions are common, especially over the past two years, New York-based agency First in Service has remained fiercely independent. And the brother-and-sister duo at its helm have no plans to change course, with their eyes set firmly on… Read More »NYC’s First in Service thrives by being fiercely independent: Travel Weekly