Robert “Bingo” Bingochea is a Denver-based flight attendant for United Airlines who commutes to work from his home in Phoenix. Bingochea has been a flight attendant with United for seven years and previously worked in the airline industry in other capacities. Though he says every day on the job is different, we joined him on …
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An aristocrat who claims his family should have inherited the throne of Monaco is suing France for $401 million
A French aristocrat is suing France for €351 million ($401 million) in damages. Count Louis de Causans says the French state cheated his family out of the throne of Monaco. De Causans told Le Parisien that “sleight of hand” had allowed the French state to rewrite Monaco’s laws of succession. De Causans’ ancestor was apparently …
The pillows at Airbnb can tell you all you need to know about how the company is changing for the worse
I’ve been an avid user of Airbnb, the popular home-rental service, for nearly a decade, using the platform to visit 30+ countries. In recent years, I’ve noticed a shift on the platform from regular people renting out their own apartments and spare bedrooms to a more professionalized service with hosts who operate multiple locations. From …
I tried to climb the ‘plank walk’ in China known as ‘the most dangerous hike in the world,’ but just getting there was the hardest part
The Plank Walk on China’s Mount Hua is considered by many to be one of the most dangerous hikes in the world. Hikers walk across a few planks of wood bolted into the side of a 7,000-foot peak to reach a small shrine. While hikers are harnessed, it is a terrifying adventure. I recently tried …
A 30-year-old mountaineer became the first person to successfully ski down K2, the second highest peak in the world — here’s the footage
30-year-old Polish mountaineer Andrzej Bargiel became the first person to ever successfully ski down K2, the second highest peak in the world, in July. K2 is considered one of the toughest mountains to climb in the world. Bargiel attempted the feat last year but was turned back by bad weather and poor snow conditions. Watch …
This is the one thing you should always ask for when ordering hotel room service, according to a chef trained by Gordon Ramsay
The British chef Jason Atherton is the owner of a global restaurant empire. As a jet-setter, he has some simple advice for getting the most out of food on the road. He says you should always ask for hotel food to be served with a cloche on top instead of in a hot box. He …
Here’s what it’s actually like to work in a Chinese electronics factory, according to one American student
This native Bostonian is a worker on an assembly line in China. Mike Gecawicz assembles 3.5 mm headphone cables in Dongguan, a city in Southern China. He chose to become a factory worker to gain a better perspective on the products we use everyday. Mike Gecawicz is a student at the University of Maine, where …
The 13 best places to visit in September for every type of traveler
To find the best places to visit in September 2018, Business Insider looked at climate data, cultural calendars, and peak travel times. September is shoulder season for many top tourism destinations, and savvy travelers are already planning their trips. The best places to visit in September include American natural wonders like the Grand Canyon and …
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Step inside Trump’s private golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey, where the president is spending his summer vacation
President Donald Trump is taking a working vacation this week at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey. Since the weather at his private Mar-a-Lago club in Florida isn’t ideal in August, Trump spends his summer weekends at his other favorite luxury property in Somerset County. Occasionally referred to as “Camp David North” and …
RANKED: The 10 best airlines in Europe
Consumer aviation website Skytrax recently released their ranking of the best airlines in the world. Asia and Middle Eastern airlines have dominated the top of the rankings, but European carriers have also performed well. In 2018, five European airlines made it into the top 20 of the overall rankings including Lufthansa, Swiss, and KLM. Consumer …
Forget Mykonos and Santorini. I found a little-known island in Greece that’s twice as beautiful and half the price
Traveling to Greece during the peak summer months can be an expensive, busy, and crowded vacation, particularly if you frequent the two most popular islands in the country, Mykonos and Santorini. At the recommendation of a local, I visited Tinos, an island well-known to Greeks and about a 30-minute ferry ride from Mykonos. While similarly …
This 24-year-old is hitchhiking across America and live-streaming the whole thing on Amazon’s Twitch for his thousands of followers
Trevor Daneliuk first started hitchhiking about four years ago, when he was still a college student studying accounting. Today, the 24-year-old Canadian has hitchhiked in 25 countries, and says he’s been picked up by generous drivers close to a thousand times. His current trip will take him across all 50 United States — he’s been …
The new Ritz-Carlton luxury cruise ships for the ‘1% of global travelers’ look like incredible super yachts — here’s a look at all the amenities and perks
Ritz-Carlton cruise ships are designed like yachts and come with 149 suites — each with their own private terrace — accommodating up to 298 guests. The Ritz-Carlton cruise line will begin sailing in 2020. Reservations for the inaugural season of the Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection opened in June. Last year the Ritz-Carlton Hotel revealed plans for …
Trump is on a ‘working vacation’ at his private golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey. Here’s how his vacation time compares to past presidents.
Washington can be a tough town, where scandals abound and never-ending political drama rules the day. Perhaps the hustle and bustle of life in the US capital takes a greater toll on nobody more than the president. “Over the years, presidents struggle so hard to get to the White House and then they’re almost desperate …
17 simple tricks people around the world use to avoid gaining weight
The American diet has changed dramatically since the 1970s. The portion sizes of everything from a muffin to a slice of pizza have gotten as much as 138% bigger. Americans now eat far more chicken than they did in 1975, but less beef. And in 2014, people started spending more money eating out than they …
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JetBlue is selling round-trip tickets for as little as $73 (JBLU)
JetBlue launched a two-day flash sale on Tuesday. The New York-based boutique airline is offering select one-way flights for as low as $34 from Worcester, Massachusetts, to New York. Other standout deals include $54 for flights between Atlanta and Boston as well as $44 to fly between Long Beach, California and San Francisco. All tickets …
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Here are the most common ancestries in every US state
Americans come from everywhere, and every family has a story about where they come from. Self-reported ancestries in America include Italian, German, and Mexican heritage. Using Census Bureau data assembled by the Minnesota Population Center, we found the most common self-reported ancestry in every state. Americans come from all over the world, and have countless …
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I took the excruciating 10-mile journey through Israel’s most notorious military checkpoint that adds hours to the daily commute for 26,000 Palestinians
The Qalandiya military checkpoint in the Palestinian West Bank is the main crossing for thousands of Palestinians to cross into East Jerusalem and Israel. Around 26,000 Palestinians make the commute every day for work, visiting family in nearby villages cut off by a separation wall, or to receive medical treatment. While only a few miles …
Modern technology is slowly killing the mood in the ‘happiest country in the world’
Bhutan measures success not by gross domestic product, but by “Gross National Happiness.” Although Bhutan is sometimes thought of as the happiest nation in the world, modern problems are hurting its reputation. Technology and outside influences are slowly changing the traditional way of life in Bhutan. For years, the small Asian nation of Bhutan has …
Greece is finally set to exit bailouts this month, but a local told me the ‘recovery’ hides a brutal reality for most Greeks
On August 20, Greece will end nearly a decade of international assistance. Greek and European Union officials have characterized Greece as in recovery, with unemployment numbers down and the economy growing. But a taxi driver I spoke to in Athens said the recovery isn’t reaching most regular Greeks, who are stuck on part-time salaries paying …
I traveled to a remote, 400-person indigenous village in the Himalayas. Here’s what my journey way off the beaten path was like.
Nepal is full of contrasts. Sandwiched between China and India, the country’s 30 million residents are scattered across a stark geography, from the snowy Himalayan plateau to sweltering jungle and arid plains. A common refrain among Nepali people is that if you were to spread the country flat, it would be one of the largest …
I visited the glittering Greek island of Mykonos, the summer destination of choice for billionaires — and it’s a very different experience if you aren’t swimming in money
Mykonos is a Greek island, world-famous as a party capital and a popular vacation hotspot for millionaires and billionaires. I recently visited to see what the island would be like on both a frugal cheap vacation budget and on a more mid- to high-end vacation budget. Visiting during the peak summer months of July and …
I paid $350 to eat at Noma, the 4-time best restaurant in the world where guests feast on mould, potted plants, and a giant kebab made from vegetables — here’s what it was like
COPENHAGEN, DENMARK — Approaching Noma, perhaps the world’s most famous restaurant, one can’t help feel the sort of trepidation that comes with any trip to a high-end dining experience. Fancy restaurants are by their nature intimidating places — expensive, filled with wealthy, successful people, and often, snooty staff. Noma, a restaurant that takes immense pride …
Here’s how you can use your Costco membership to rent a car (COST)
Costco members can rent cars at discounted prices through Costco Travel. The retailer’s car rental program allows members to reserve cars from participating Alamo, Avis, Budget, and Enterprise locations. Members need to be 25 or older to use the program. A Costco membership comes with a number of benefits beyond access to the retailer’s warehouses. …
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These are the 10 most hated people on a plane
AirlineRatings.com recently surveyed its readers to find out which types of passengers people find most annoying on a plane. Of the more than 5,300 people who responded to the survey, 78% found people who smell bad to be the worst passengers to be around. Other types of passengers to make the top 10 include out-of-control …
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The youngest person to travel to every country, a 29-year-old banker, is giving away all of his air miles on Instagram
James Asquith became the youngest person to travel to all 196 countries by the age of 24. Now 29, he’s giving away all of his air miles – or Avios points — on Instagram He said he simply wants to inspire people to travel more — and to check out his new app, Holiday Swap. …
A local in Greece gave me a tip to visiting the country, and it’s the opposite of everything you’ve been told
Traveling to Greece during the peak summer months can be an expensive, busy, and crowded vacation, particularly if you frequent the two most popular islands in the country, Mykonos and Santorini. A Greek local told me, upon arriving in Mykonos, that if I wanted a more relaxing, cheaper, and more authentic experience, I should take …