Tag: bad weather
Boat sinks, many dead at Lake Mai-Ndombe in Inongo, Congo
Juergen T Steinmetz- May 26, 2019 19:57Tourists are not expected to be among the 30 dead in Western Congo, where 200 more are missing after a boat sank at Lake Mai-Ndombe in Inongo, Congo Lake Mai-Ndombe ... Read More
Bad weather in Delhi causing flight disruptions
editor- May 17, 2019 21:46Bad weather in Delhi, India, is causing air transportation congestion today, Friday, May 17, 2019, with 32 flights being diverted as a result. Route disruptions are being experienced from flights ... Read More
Search underway for missing plane heading from Tennessee to South Carolina
editor- March 15, 2019 20:18Macon County Emergency Management agency reported that crews are searching for a plane that took off from Knoxville, Tennessee, but never reached its destination in Aiken, South Carolina. Macon County ... Read More
Nepal Tourism Minister Rabindra Adhikari among dead: What happened?
Juergen T Steinmetz- February 27, 2019 13:52The Government of Nepal issued a statement on the crash of an Air Dynasty helicopter that killed Nepal Tourism and Civil Aviation Minister Rabindra Adhikari today together with 6 more, including the ... Read More
Helicopter crash in Nepal: tourism minister on board
Dmytro Makarov- February 27, 2019 09:32A helicopter carrying six persons including Tourism and Civil Aviation Minister Rabindra Adhikari has crashed in Pathibhara, Taplejung on Wednesday afternoon, according to officials at the Ministry of Home Affairs. ... Read More
‘Bikini hiker’ freezes to death in Taiwan’s Yushan National Park
Chief Assignment Editor- January 21, 2019 16:25Gigi Wu clearly had a passion for climbing. Dubbed the ‘Bikini hiker', she gained notoriety for scaling mountain while scantily clad. The 36-year-old ascended many of Taiwan’s tallest summits and ... Read More
How Ocho Rios, Jamaica became a life-saving Christmas miracle for two sailors from Costa Rica?
Juergen T Steinmetz- December 24, 2018 08:23Rerouting of the Royal Caribbean's Empress of the Seas from Cuba to Ocho Rios, Jamaica meant to be a life-saving Christmas miracle for two sailors. Read More
H.I.S. reports full year results
editor- December 9, 2016 21:20H.I.S. Co., Ltd., a leading travel and airline ticket agency, has announced results for the full year ended October 31, 2016. Read More
140 tourists stranded at airport in Nepal
editor- January 24, 2011 04:41KATHMANDU, Nepal - More than 140 international tourists have been stranded at Tenzing-Hillary airport, Lukla, the only airport for Everest region in Nepal, for more than six days. Read More
Bad weather severely disrupts normal life across Europe
editor- December 20, 2010 06:21Hundreds of travellers were stranded over the weekend at airports and railway stations and stuck on snow-bound motorways with their holiday plans in ruins as bad weather conditions — freezing ... Read More
Tourists’ deaths to be investigated
editor- August 10, 2009 06:44MANILA, Philippines - Philippine municipal officials could face charges for allowing tourists to trek up Mount Pinatubo in bad weather, police said. Read More