Could This Be the Most Expensive Super Bowl Ever?
So you want to go to the Super Bowl this weekend. Even for non-football fans, this year’s spectacle of professional sports and over-the-top entertainment — in Las Vegas, no less — could be hard to resist. Some of the best players of their generation, like Nick Bosa, Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce, will take the […]
Alaska Airlines 737 May Have Left Boeing Factory Missing Bolts, N.T.S.B. Says
Four bolts used to secure the panel that ultimately blew off an Alaska Airlines plane during a flight last month were removed — and appear not to have been replaced — at Boeing’s factory in Renton, Wash., according to a preliminary report released Tuesday by the National Transportation Safety Board. The panel, known as a […]
Boeing, Still Recovering From Max 8 Crashes, Faces a New Crisis
After two deadly crashes involving its best-selling 737 Max 8 planes five years ago, Boeing spent billions of dollars to make its products safer and repair its reputation. Now, the company is again confronting a wave of uncertainty and costs after a harrowing incident involving a different 737 jet. Just four weeks ago, a hole […]
Help! I Missed a Cruise and the Cruise Line’s Own Travel Insurance Won’t Pay.
Dear Tripped Up, After graduating from college in 2022 and working for a year, I used my bonus and some of my savings to book a nine-day Mediterranean cruise on Norwegian Cruise Line for my partner and me. Our $7,657 cruise package included airfare from Atlanta to Barcelona, Spain, via Newark, and Norwegian’s own BookSafe […]
In Canada’s Yukon Territory, Northern Lights and Winter Fun
Frozen hair is a nuisance in most places, but at the Eclipse Nordic Hot Springs in Whitehorse, Yukon, it’s a higher calling. Every winter, hundreds of people try to freeze their hair into a troll-doll-like coif for a chance to win cash prizes of 2,000 Canadian dollars, or nearly $1,500. And just in case that […]
Boeing Suspends Financial Outlook as It Focuses on Safety
Boeing said on Wednesday that it would not provide a full-year financial forecast, the clearest indication yet that the company is trying to assure customers that it is prioritizing safety amid growing concerns about its popular 737 Max jets. Even as it announced its quarterly earnings, the company chose to concentrate instead on discussing quality […]
How to Save Money Traveling in 2024
While others focus on New Year’s resolutions, my family and I come up with a dream list of where we want to go. Places we missed the previous year (Thailand and the Cook Islands) often get rolled over, but we always add new places (this year, South Korea) that can — with careful planning — […]
Paris Olympics 2024: What to Expect for Tickets, Hotels and Travel
The opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics promises to be spectacular: On the glittering waters of the Seine, a flotilla of barges will carry about 10,000 athletes to the foot of the Eiffel Tower, as nearly half a million spectators line the four-mile route to cheer on the event of the century. Good luck, […]
6 Cocktail Bars to Visit for Drinks in Singapore
In the cocktail world, Singapore almost inevitably evokes the pink, gin-based, grenadine-spiked Singapore Sling, a drink born in 1915 at the stylish Long Bar at the Raffles Hotel. In those strait-laced colonial days, it was improper for women to imbibe in public, so a bartender formulated a cocktail that looked like fruit juice. Today, the […]
The Best Airport Amenities, According To Our Readers
For many travelers, airports are places to pass through as swiftly as possible, not places to savor. The incessant drone of announcements, the frustration of being shut out of increasingly exclusive lounges, the overpriced food, the serpentine lines and the fruitless search for an electrical outlet all can make for a hellish experience. But every […]