Travel Expected Labor

Boeing strike ends after machinists approve new labor contract with 38% wage increases

Boeing machinists approved a new labor deal Monday, ending a more than seven-week strike that halted most of the aircraft production at the company that was already struggling with mounting losses.

Fed’s Barkin says economy looks ‘pretty good,’ but labor market bears watching

“The labor market might be fine or it might continue to weaken,” Barkin said.

Business - MarketWatch - 6 hours ago

After hosting World Cup, Qatar praised by UN rights body for labor law reforms but urged to do more

Qatar has been praised at the United Nations’ top human rights body for improving labor laws before the 2022 World Cup

Sports - ABC News - 3 hours ago

King Charles III travels to Australia for first royal visit since cancer diagnosis

King Charles III is only the second reigning British monarch to visit Australia. His mother, Queen Elizabeth II, became the first 70 years ago.

‘They want something different’: Two reports predict a big shift in travel behavior in 2025

Trend reports from Expedia and Booking.com show vacationers are forgoing splashy trips to global hot spots in favor of lesser-known places.

Business - CNBC - October 21

Watch live: White House holds press briefing ahead of busy Biden travel week

The White House will hold a press briefing Monday ahead of a busy week with President Biden. Biden will be in Washington on Monday before departing for a speech in New Hampshire on Tuesday. He will ...

Politics - The Hill - October 21

He's British, she's Australian. Here's their trick to traveling 10,000 miles — with kids in tow

Stopovers break up the distance. But there are pros and cons to scheduling short trips in cities like Seoul, Bangkok, Dubai and Singapore.

Business - CNBC - October 21

Middle East Crisis: Israeli Military Says It Killed Top Hezbollah Leader

Hashem Safieddine was widely seen as a potential successor to his cousin, Hassan Nasrallah, the armed group’s former leader whom Israel also killed in September. There was no immediate confirmation ...

World - The New York Times - October 23

Major airlines are cutting services to China or quitting entirely amid low travel demand, high costs

A new report from travel news site Skift shows that seven major airlines have retreated from the country in the past four months.

Business - CNBC - October 25

Musk's election falsehoods travel hundreds of times further on X than fact-checks from officials

As Elon Musk continues to aggressively share conspiracy theories and misinformation about elections on X, election officials are fighting back.

A new start after 60: I wanted to live cheaply – so I bought a boat, moved in and began travelling the world

After his mother died, Stephen Payne was keen for a change. He now travels around Europe and considers this one of the best decisions he’s ever made. After his 92-year-old mother died in 2019, ...

World - The Guardian - October 28

Time Cut review – tinny time-travel Netflix slasher offers too much deja vu

The streamer’s gimmicky and over-familiar Halloween offering sees a teen going back to 2003 to save her sister from a masked killer. The triumphant return of the slasher movie, a subgenre that had ...

World - The Guardian - October 30

Ryanair warns air travel tax rises mean 10% of its UK flights could be cut

CEO Michael O’Leary says decision to raise passenger duty ‘will deliver cuts, not growth’

Business - Financial Times - November 1

New York Nico’s New NYC Travel Guide Is a Love Letter to Small Businesses

“These businesses are kind of like safe spaces for me,” says social-media icon Nicolas Heller, better known as New York Nico.

Business - Inc. - November 5

Paralympian Tanni Grey-Thompson leads effort to improve air travel for disabled passengers

The new taskforce will work to make flying accessible for all "from booking to baggage claim".

Expedia shares rise after company raises full-year outlook, citing progress abroad amid travel-demand concerns

Shares of Expedia Group Inc. rallied after hours on Thursday after the travel-booking platform boosted its full-year outlook, helped by consumer demand and growth in advertising and its segment ...

Business - MarketWatch - 4 days ago

Auburn team plane forced to return to airport after players fight on flight to Houston for Saturday's game

Freshman Jahki Howard and senior Ja'Heim Hudson were kept back and will not play Saturday vs. the Cougars after altercation in air

Sports - CBS Sports - 3 days ago

While Europe frets, India expects

European foreboding about peace and stability in the world finds little echo in New Delhi

Business - Financial Times - October 14

Casabrews 5700PRO Review: Exceeding Expectations

This all-in-one espresso machine delivers on quality with minimal fuss.

Tech - Wired - October 16

Inheritance tax increases expected in Budget

It is not known how many people are likely to end up paying more under the government's plan.

Sources: Middleton expected to miss opener

Bucks star Khris Middleton, who is rehabbing from offseason ankle surgeries, is expected to miss Wednesday's season opener against the 76ers, sources told ESPN.

Sports - ESPN - October 21

WPP Returns to Growth, Beating Expectations

WPP reported a surprise rise in organic revenue for the third quarter, returning to growth after declines in previous quarters, as it benefited from higher spending among its bigger clients and a ...

Business - The Wall Street Journal - October 23

Bloomsbury to beat expectations on ‘romantasy’ boom

Publisher reports best-ever first half as sales of authors such as Sarah J Maas and JK Rowling continue to soar

Business - Financial Times - October 24

Bud Light Owner's U.S. Sales Bounce Back After Boycott

After over a year of seeing its American sales hammered by a boycott, Anheuser-Busch InBev said its U.S. sales had bounced back, helping the Bud Light owner partly outweigh big drops internationally.

Business - The Wall Street Journal - October 31

Here's the weather expected for Halloween night

Weather in the Northeast will be warmer than usual during Halloween, a change from what's usually a cold night for families who will be out trick-or-treating. CBS News' Lana Zak breaks down what's ...

What to expect on US election night

Don’t anticipate results tonight, but there will be some early indicators

World - Financial Times - November 5

FirstFT: Decision day in America

Also in today’s newsletter, Boeing workers vote to end strike and Ukraine encounters first North Korean troops on the battlefield