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A security breach at Manchester Airport (MAN) left more than 20 flights disrupted on Friday night and into the early hours of Saturday, including one TUI flight that declared a low fuel emergency. The airport was forced to suspend arrivals after a man made his way onto the active airfield, with seven flights diverting to other UK airports and 17 more entering prolonged holding patterns.

The U.S. Navy has publicly revealed a previously little-known next-generation air-to-air missile: the AIM-424 LRAAM (Long-Range Air-to-Air Missile), officially named “Malice.” The new missile was announced at the Tailhook Symposium held in Reno, Nevada on Aug. 22, 2026, and was first reported by The Aviation Week. The weapon then appeared on the Navy’s official Fact Files website on the same day, providing the first official glimpse of the missile intended to give U.S. Navy and  U.S. Marine

Nestled within the lush tropical forest of Ubud, The Kayon Resort proudly introduces two new accommodation categories, 4 units of Premier Pool Villa and 2 units of Royal Jacuzzi Pool Villa, expanding its collection of private retreats designed for couples and discerning travelers seeking privacy, romance, and a deeper connection with nature.

Vicuna Air have announced the launch of Vicuna Waypoints, a new service connecting travellers and their pets between cities across Europe and Vicuna’s transatlantic gateways, including its New York–Brussels route. Named after the points used in aviation to guide a journey, Waypoints takes the idea beyond the aircraft, connecting clients between their front door and their Vicuna flight by pet-friendly transport and hotel stays.

United and CAE today celebrated the first phase of expansion at the world’s largest pilot training facility, adding 40 new CAE training devices (a combination of full-motion and fixed simulators) since 2022. United’s Flight Training Center in Denver now has eight total buildings, nearly 700,000 square feet of training space, the equivalent of 12 football fields, and a total of 86 CAE training devices: 52 state-of-the-art full-motion flight simulators and 34 fixed training devices.

Four Seasons Yachts have announced The Lanserhof Reset, designed to enhance the transatlantic experience aboard Four Seasons I. Developed in collaboration with the longevity experts at Lanserhof, the program offers personalized consultations, restorative treatments, and expert-led wellness experiences throughout the journey.

Keeping a 20-year-old aircraft in service can look like an obvious financial win. If an airline already owns the jet, the largest cost associated with a new aircraft disappears from the equation. There is no need to commit tens of millions of dollars to an acquisition, arrange new financing, or accept the higher lease rates associated with scarce new-generation aircraft. Yet the apparent saving can be misleading because an older aircraft consumes more fuel and generally becomes more expensive to

This winter season, Sundance Mountain Resort will reveal over 100 acres of new terrain, marked by Electric Horseman, a brand-new high-speed quad lift and Storyteller, a 1.7 mile groomed ridge run. This expansion concludes the resort’s first phase of its back mountain expansion, bringing the total acreage to 605 acres of pristine skiing and snowboarding, while looking ahead to additional expert terrain growth across future seasons.

Happitat, the World’s First Happiness Destination and a landmark of happiness on Bangna Km. 7 by CP Axtra Public Company Limited (CP Axtra), officially opens its doors to welcome everyone into a world of happiness. THE GRAND CELEBRATION OF HAPPITAT “THE MAGICAL DESTINATION OF HAPPINESS” features a full day of activities and experiences, before reaching the grand climax with “The Sky Canvas of Happiness,” transforming the forest and sky with more than 2,222 drones, music and performances.

Visit Atlantic City has funded a new video spotlighting civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer’s powerful connection to the city. Part of the Fannie Lou Hamer Digital Driving Tour, the video will mirror the initiatives objective of using heritage tourism to invite visitors to experience Atlantic City through a deep cultural and historical lens. The video will be released on Friday, Aug. 21.

Bilt, the membership that connects where you live with the places you love, today announced a new partnership with Blacklane, the global chauffeur service, further expanding luxury mobility options in the Bilt ecosystem. Starting today, Bilt Members can book across Blacklane’s global network through the Bilt Concierge or Bilt Travel Portal, earning or using Bilt Points on each journey, and unlocking an annual credit based on their elite status

TUI is inviting independent travel agents from across the UK to apply for an exclusive seven-night Orlando educational trip as part of its ongoing TUI Wanderlust programme. In partnership with Universal Orlando Resort and Visit Orlando, the latest TUI Wanderlust experience will see 12 agents travel to Orlando, Florida on 16 October 2026, flying direct from Manchester on TUI’s Boeing 787 Dreamliner. The educational trip has been designed to give agents first-hand experience of one of the world’s

DMC Quote, the travel technology brand of Singapore headquartered Travel DMC Group, has launched a booking and ticketing system for attraction, tour and activity operators. The platform enables operators to enter their products once and sell through their own booking page, at their physical counter or gate, and through the DMC Quote travel agent network.

Marriott Bonvoy, Marriott International’s portfolio of 30 extraordinary hotel brands and highly awarded travel program, is making it even easier for pet parents to travel with their four-legged companions in Thailand. All across the kingdom, purr-fect stays await with pet-friendly packages and exclusive amenities that will treat dogs and cats like VIPs.

Five travel writers share their favourite holidays at home, from gravel biking in Scotland and a steam train ride in Yorkshire to rowing all the way from Oxford to LondonOne of my best UK holidays was the week I spent in June 2013 rowing from Oxford to London with two friends, James and Tom. Continue reading...

French flag carrier Air France is putting an end to the risque rumor that the sauna in one of its business class lounges was used as a 'sex den'. According to People, the airline has denied allegations that the sauna in its business lounge at Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG), Terminal 2E, Hall L was closed due to inappropriate passenger behavior.

Becoming an airline pilot takes years of commitment to studies and tens of thousands of dollars to pay for flight training before finally reaching the cockpit of a commercial airliner. After all that time, choosing the right carrier to sign on the dotted line with can be a complex decision. However, one of the most basic and important differentiators is baseline salary.

IHG has, for a long time, had an IHG Business Rewards program that allows those who book on behalf of others or arrange Meetings and Events at IHG hotels to earn status and awards (and often also bonus) points. IHG then launched IHG Business Edge in 2018 (read more here) that we haven’t much covered since then, because there doesn’t appear to have been many offers for sign up or being part of the program, but that has now changed. You can access IHG’s page for the Business Edge here. READ MORE:

First, I would like to acknowledge how amazing the technological advances in restoring and maintaining the sense of sight has been in recent years; and I am thankful that services that were once restricted to a limited number of specialists in few locations are now widely available. The official web site of the Carolinas Center for Sight was submitted by derek, who is a long time reader of The Gate With Brian Cohen. Thank you, Derek! For this edition of this popular game, can you guess what... F

Earthquakes aren’t uncommon depending on where you are, but I am still surprised I wasn’t hit by one when I lived in the LA area in the mid- to late 2000’s. I remember being at the Hilt2000snjuku hotel in the late 2010s when the hotel was swaying a bit, but the Quito experience was quite something in 2016 (read more here), when the country was hit by a rather significant 7.8 magnitude earthquake that caused major damage, especially in Guayaquil. My sleeping schedule on the current is sti