11. Hack your care hire “If you’re a spontaneous traveller, book a relocation car hire. You’ll have to drive a set route and find a way home but rentals can start from just $1 a day and some include a fuel allowance.” – Stephanie Yip, Escape E-commerce travel writer 12.Continue Reading
A doctor who was accused of masturbating next to a 14-year-old girl on a plane has been found not guilty. A judge cleared Dr. Sudipta Mohanty, 33, of any wrongdoing on Wednesday after a three-day trial in Boston federal court, New York Post reports. Mohanty said the accusation had beenContinue Reading
Alaska Airlines has sealed a deal to acquire its rival Hawaiian Airlines for a substantial $US1.9 billion ($A2.85 billion). The acquisition, set at $US18 per share in cash (about $A27), is poised to shake-up the travel landscape with the deal seeing both companies become a “market leader” in the premium-travelContinue Reading
One of the world’s most exclusive clubs that we never hear about is exactly what you would think it is. Hidden somewhat in the iconic 3.2km Waikiki Beach stretch, one club captures everything about what it is to be a Hawaiian. It is a mix of paradise, opulence, water sportContinue Reading
A quick island hop away, Hawaii is burning – but you wouldn’t want to be anywhere else. There are not many destinations that can balance the horror of the Maui bushfire catastrophe and the tranquillity of palm trees, aqua water and a sacred beach front that is almost a religiousContinue Reading
A US doctor has been arrested for allegedly exposing himself and masturbating next to a 14-year-old girl on a flight from Hawaii while other passengers slept. Dr Sudipta Mohanty, 33, of Cambridge in Massachusetts, was arrested on Thursday and accused of performing the lewd act on Hawaiian Airlines Flight 90Continue Reading
A plane flying from Hawaii to California has taken an abrupt dive, plummeting to less than 240 metres of the Pacific Ocean. The scary moment is believed to have lasted about 45 seconds and happened just after takeoff from Maui on December 18 but was previously unreported, The Air CurrentContinue Reading
Qantas has rung in the new year atop AirlineRatings.com’s safest airline list for 2023, coming out ahead of the other 384 airlines the watchdog monitors. The Australian airline, which has just celebrated its 100th operational year, has regained the top spot in AirlineRatings.com’s Top Twenty Safest Airlines for 2023, justContinue Reading
A Hawaiian Airlines flight was hit by horrifying turbulence that left 36 people injured. Shaken-up passengers aboard the flight from Phoenix to Honolulu have described how the terrifying trip felt like a “rollercoaster.” Officials said 20 people — among them a 14-month-old baby — were hospitalised with injuries ranging fromContinue Reading
A flight from Phoenix to Hawaii was rocked by severe turbulence on Sunday morning some 30 minutes from Honolulu, leaving nearly a dozen people seriously injured. The Honolulu Emergency Medical Services said it received a call shortly after 11am and responders treated 36 people. Of those, 11 were taken toContinue Reading