Air Belgium has decided to cease its scheduled passenger operations effective October 3, 2023, and has filed for court-supervised reorganization. The airline has operated flights on behalf of other airlines (wet lease), and they will continue these operations and cargo flights. You can access Air Belgium here. The airline will operate scheduled flights to South … [Read more…]
Yellowstone star Luke Grimes has been showing off his range of talent as of late, shifting gears from acting to music following last year’s reveal of his debut single, “No Horse To Ride” (which was featured in the aforementioned show’s season 5 midseason finale). With four songs incrementally rolled out as singles thus far and … [Read more…]
Venice City Council approved a plan to start charging a fee on specific busy dates in 2024 for those who don’t stay in the city overnight. The fee is just 5 euros and will be collected on 30 days next year around the busy Spring and Summer weekends when they wish to see fewer visitors. … [Read more…]
Neon Mango, a company co-founded by Charlie Hunnam, Vijay Kumar, and Ryan Hurst, has officially launched and is now offering early access to a new style of fan engagement for a few “notables” (celebrities), with more to come in the future. Currently, fans can order “graphs” from Hunnam, Emilio Rivera, and Chris Sullivan. The website … [Read more…]
Japan extended the Trusted Traveler Program (TTP) eligibility just when the pandemic began and reinstated it earlier this year when both Sebastian (read more here) and I (read more here) applied and covered our processes. The registered TTP users can use automated lanes when entering and exiting the country but need to apply for the … [Read more…]
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced yesterday it had both filed and settled charges against three “decentralized finance” operations, Opyn Inc., ZeroEx Inc., and Deridex Inc. In the agency’s own language, the charges included “failing to register as a swap execution facility (SEF) or designated contract market (DCM), failing to register as a futures … [Read more…]
After about two months of intermitent strikes and walk-outs by hotel workers in Southern California, Unite Here Local 11, the union representing them, has called for industrial action on about 60 hotels in the greater Los Angeles/Orange County area. If you’re travelling to Los Angeles this week (as am I), you may find pickets taking … [Read more…]