Terrifying footage shows 95ft waves crashing over luxury Atlas World Voyager cruise ship as it makes its way through ferocious storm with 115mph winds off Antarctica

by David Hibbins | Jan 3, 2024 | Latest Travel News

Terrifying new footage has emerged from a luxury cruise liner negotiating a ferocious storm off Antarctica, capturing the moment waves measuring almost 100ft smashed the vessel and swamped the deck with freezing seawater.The Atlas World Voyager cruise ship was...

Did coast guard plane pilot or air traffic control blunder cause Japan Airlines crash? Captain – and sole survivor – on smaller aircraft insists he had permission to take-off but officials say he was told to stay off runway

by David Hibbins | Jan 3, 2024 | Latest Travel News

A Japanese air traffic controller and the captain of a Coast Guard plane that collided with a passenger jet on Tuesday have given competing accounts of the deadly crash.Japan’s transport authorities began inspecting the charred remains of the two planes on...

Revealed: How the Japan Airlines cabin crew pulled off ‘miracle’ evacuation plan from Tokyo plane inferno

by David Hibbins | Jan 3, 2024 | Latest Travel News

Children were heard screaming and pleading for their lives as bright flames licked the exterior of the Japan Airlines plane that smashed into a coastguard aircraft on the runway of Haneda Airport yesterday. But the crew of JAL flight 516, an Airbus A-350...

Revealed: The best new hotel openings of 2024 from around the world, from a property shaped like a ‘Walnut Whip’ in Edinburgh to a corker in Majorca… and finery in Florida

by David Hibbins | Jan 3, 2024 | Latest Travel News

From a former army barracks in Malta to a building shaped like a Walnut Whip in Edinburgh, there’ll be a flurry of openings next year — take your pick for a deserved getaway.MAKE IT MALTAHard Rock Hotel Malta in St Julian’s, opens in 2024 in an ex-British Army...

Revealed: What UK cities will look like in 2050, according to AI – so, is your hometown set to change?

by David Hibbins | Jan 2, 2024 | Latest Travel News

From London’s Big Ben to Edinburgh’s castle, many UK cities are instantly recognisable thanks to their distinctive buildings. But these famous landmarks could be hidden away behind bulky transport systems in just 26 years, according to artificial...

Revealed: The best new cruise ships for 2024, from a Cunard liner oozing retro glamour to a floating city with capacity for 7,600 passengers

by David Hibbins | Jan 2, 2024 | Latest Travel News

When a gleaming new cruise ship comes over the horizon, it is always something to celebrate. And there’ll be no shortage of them in 2024, including the world’s biggest. It’s been a record-breaking year for cruising, with more than 31.5million passengers, and...