United Kingdom
United States
Asia Pacific
New doubts over Heathrow expansion
Plans for a new runway at Heathrow have been thrown into doubt by a study that claims passengers will have to be charged £20 to drive to the airport. According to a report in The Times, the Department for Transport study says that the runway can only be built if the M4 motorway is buried in a five-mile-long tunnel, to restrict nitrogen oxide emissions within European Union limits. The newspaper reports that such huge costs mean it is unlikely that a government pledge to open the third runway by 2020 will be kept. Opponents of the Heathrow expansion greeted the news; the chairman of the Hacan ClearSkies group told The Guardian: “If they are talking about having to put the motorway in a tunnel, this really isn’t the real world. It show the Government is chasing an impossible dream in a third runway.” And a Friends of the Earth spokesman added: “This is really drastic action they are talking about. It might just about solve the problem but it would be enormously expensive.” Report by Tim Gillett, News From Abroad
Mark Jaronski of Explore Georgia on FIFA World Cup 2026
Connecting Small Businesses to Global Tourism Markets: Nate Huff of Tourism Exchange
North Carolina’s Resilience: Wit Tuttell on Recovery and Tourism
Kittipong Prapattong’s Plan for Thailand’s Tourism Growth: Taxes, Visas, and Campaigns
James Jin: Didatravel’s Journey from China to Global Reach and the Impact of AI on Travel
Darien Schaefer on Pensacola’s Evolution: From Small Town to Global Destination
Florida Tourism’s Next Frontier: Dana Young on Expanding Beyond the Classics
Patrick Harrison on Tampa Bay Tourism’s Resilience and Marketing Strategy
Bubba O’Keefe on Clarksdale’s Vibrant Music Scene
Commemorating Elvis and Embracing Tupelo’s Culture with Jennie Bradford Curlee
Craig Ray and the Expansion of the Blues Trail
Presenting Mississippi’s Cultural Trails with Katie Coats
BA suspending all Heathrow to Abu Dhabi flights
Turkish Airlines flight in emergency landing after pilot dies
Unexpected wave rocks cruise ship
Woman dies after going overboard in English Channel
Foreign Office issues travel advisory for winter sun destinations