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☆ She couldn’t stop thinking about the guy she met at the Athens Olympics. Then a message from him changed her life
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-26 | by ( Francesca Street | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +26 min

So I thought, ‘Let me see if I can go to the Athens Olympics. An unexpected opportunityOmaira got to watch the final dress rehearsal of the opening ceremony of the Athens 2004 Olympic Games on August 13, 2004. And then Omaira was off to work at the shooting center, where the Games’ shooting events were held. But while Omaira was cultivating a pretty heady crush, Dimitris didn’t really have time to engage with his potential feelings. Omaira GillThis year marks 20 years since Omaira and Dimitris crossed paths at the Athens Olympics.

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☆ Southwest says 80% of its customers didn't like the unassigned seating policy. But I will miss it.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-26 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Read previewWhen Southwest Airlines announced Thursday it was dropping its unique plane seating system, I was among the (apparently small) group of people who reacted with disappointment. In announcing the policy change, Southwest said their research showed 80% of customers preferred an assigned seating system, while 86% of new customers did. AdvertisementIt also means navigating the chaos that can be found at essentially every other airline's gate besides Southwest. Some families also love Southwest's open seating policy for this reason. But without the open seating, the airline is losing part of what sets it apart — even if that means gaining new customers.

Persons: —, Sean Cudahy, Guy, I'm, aren't, Cudahy, it's, Jason Steffen, Southwest's, Cudahey, Steffen Organizations: Service, Southwest Airlines, Business, Southwest, University of Nevada Locations: Southwest, Burbank , California, Denver, Las Vegas

It sounded like a story ripped from a narco thriller: One of the biggest drug lords in Mexico was lured onto an airplane, flown across the border and presented to American federal agents by the son of his former partner in crime. As improbable as it may seem, that is exactly what appears to have happened on Thursday evening, when a Beechcraft King Air turboprop landed at a small municipal airport outside El Paso, and off stepped one of the most wanted men in Mexico: Ismael Zambada García, a founder of the notorious Sinaloa drug cartel. Mr. Zambada García, known as El Mayo, had for decades evaded capture by both Mexican and American officials, living a life of luxurious simplicity in the mountains of Sinaloa — despite the $15 million U.S. bounty on his head. But in the end, U.S. officials said, he was betrayed by an unlikely foe: a son of his closest criminal ally, Joaquín Guzmán Loera, the infamous drug lord known as El Chapo, who is now serving a life sentence in an American federal prison.

Persons: Ismael Zambada García, Zambada García, Sinaloa —, Joaquín Guzmán Loera, El Chapo Organizations: Beechcraft King Air Locations: Mexico, El Paso, Sinaloa, El Mayo, U.S

☆ Gaza war weighs heavy on the minds of Palestinian Olympians: ‘I want to be an inspiration’
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-26 | by ( Zeena Saifi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Valerie Tarazi, 24, is originally from Gaza and one of two Palestinian swimmers who will be competing in Paris. Almasri was the first woman to represent Palestine in the World Cross-Country Championships in Belgrade in 2024, according to the Palestine Olympic Committee. But as a refugee, he couldn’t represent Palestine or Syria. Ismail, the team’s best hope to become the first Palestinian to win an Olympic medal, told CNN he feels similarly. This year, there will be eight – the most in history, according to the Palestine Olympic Committee.

Persons: Omar Ismail, Ismail, “, ”, ” Ismail, won’t, Valerie Tarazi, she’s, Tarazi, …, Layla Almasri, ” “, I’d, Almasri, don’t, Faris Badawi, he’s, couldn’t, –, Boxer Wasim Abu Sal, Jorge Salhe, Mohammed Dwedar, Yazan Al Bawwab, we’re, it’s, Omar Organizations: Abu Dhabi CNN, West Bank, United Arab Emirates, CNN, United Nations, International Olympic Committee, National Olympic Committee of Palestine, Games, Olympic Games, Paris, Palestine Olympic, Yarmouk Refugee, Tokyo Games, Palestine Olympic Committee Locations: Abu Dhabi, Jenin, UAE, Jordanian, Uzbekistan, Jordan, Palestine, Palestinian, Gaza, Paris, United States, Belgrade, “, Yarmouk, Damascus, Syria, Europe, Germany, Ramallah, Santiago , Chile, Jericho, Saudi Arabia

☆ I went on a secret holiday for a month without telling my boss, using a mouse jiggler to avoid suspicion. I'd do it again.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Charissa Cheong | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

I've also started "quiet vacationing," which is when your employer is under the impression you're working but you're secretly taking time off. Although I've considered leaving my job, I'm in a golden cage. Because I spend a lot of time doing nothing, I started quietly taking time off for travel without taking PTO over the past two years. Why are we having regulations about the hours that I'm online or where I'm working from? The world can't function if no one has a job, but your job doesn't need to be your entire life.

Persons: —, I'm, I've, I'd, it's, It's Organizations: Service, Business, San Locations: San Francisco, Europe, Italy

☆ A Southwest flight came 150 feet from crashing in the sea. Experts suspect 'pure human error.'
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Mikhaila Friel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewA Southwest Airlines flight that was diverted after a dangerously low descent was likely down to "pure human error," aviation experts said. A Southwest flight came dangerously close to the Courtney Campbell Causeway in Tampa. A dangerous patternIt's not the first time a Southwest flight has descended to a dangerously low altitude. In June the FAA said it was investigating a Southwest flight that dropped to 525 feet when it was 9 miles from landing in Oklahoma City. The FAA is also looking into another Southwest flight that descended to 400 feet above the ocean off the coast of Kauai, Hawaii, in April.

Persons: —, Max, Richard Curran, Mark Stephens, Curran, Courtney Campbell, Sridip Kumar Mishra, Stephens, Nancy Allen, it's, Robert Katz, Katz Organizations: Service, Airlines, Boeing, Business, Air Traffic Control, TV, Fox, Aviation Administration, Aviation Management, City University of London, Delta Air Lines, aj Airbus, Tampa Bay Times, Tampa International Airport, FAA Locations: Columbus , Ohio, Tampa , Florida, Fort Lauderdale, Tampa, Tampa Bay, Oklahoma City, Kauai, Hawaii, Southwest

☆ 'Let's go': Harris agrees to debate Trump, accuses him of 'backpedaling' on Sept. 10 date
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks to reporters upon arrival at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on July 25, 2024. De facto Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris said Thursday she is "ready to debate" her Republican rival, former President Donald Trump. Harris, the vice president, said that she has agreed to face off with Trump on Sept. 10. "But I'm ready." But he said he "absolutely" would want to debate Harris if she becomes the Democratic nominee.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Harris, Let's, Joe Biden, Trump Organizations: Base Andrews, Democratic, Republican, Trump, ABC News, ABC Locations: Maryland, Washington

☆ Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada: US operation to capture Sinaloa cartel leaders had the help of one of the captured men: a son of ‘El Chapo,’ official says
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Emma Tucker | Polo Sandoval | Evan Perez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, 76, the alleged co-founder and leader of the powerful Sinaloa cartel, was arrested in El Paso, Texas, Thursday, Attorney General Merrick Garland said in a statement. Another alleged cartel leader, Joaquin Guzman Lopez, 38, was also arrested, he said. But Zambada didn’t know US investigators had exploited a rift in the Sinaloa cartel and Guzman Lopez was helping with Zambada’s capture, the official said. Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, a historic leader of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel, left, and Joaquín Guzmán López, a son of another infamous cartel leader, after they were arrested by US authorities in Texas, the US Justice Department said Thursday. “Ismael Mario Zambada Garcia is the long-time leader of the Zambada Garcia faction of the Sinaloa Cartel.

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☆ Southwest profit falls 46% as airline takes 'urgent' steps to increase revenue
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Leslie Josephs | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Southwest Airlines airplanes are serviced at their gates at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on May 18, 2024, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Shares of Southwest fell 4% in premarket trading Thursday. Revenue per available seat mile, a gauge of airline pricing power, fell 3.8%, roughly in line with Southwest's reduced forecast last month. Southwest reported adjusted per-share earnings of 58 cents a share, above analysts' expectations. The airline is in the middle of an overhaul as pressure mounts from investors to do more increase revenue.

Persons: Bob Jordan, Jordan Organizations: Southwest Airlines, Hollywood International Airport, Southwest, Boeing, Elliott Investment Management, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines Locations: Fort Lauderdale, Fort Lauderdale , Florida, U.S

☆ 2025 Could Be a Great Time to Be President, Economically Speaking
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Jeanna Smialek | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

As that happens, the Federal Reserve is preparing to cut interest rates. A huge burst of infrastructure spending under the Biden administration has taken time to ramp up, but projects both small and large are likely to break ground in earnest in 2025 and 2026. One clear answer: It won’t be the person who shepherded some of the policies that are laying the positive groundwork. President Biden announced on Sunday that he was ending his candidacy for re-election, passing the Democratic baton to Vice President Kamala Harris. White House officials play a relatively minor role in slowing inflation and exert no direct control over interest rates.

Persons: Biden, Kamala Harris, Mr, Biden isn’t Organizations: Federal Reserve, Democratic, Semiconductor Locations: U.S, stoke

☆ Protesters gather outside of police station after Manchester Airport confrontation
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Natalia Osipova | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ CrowdStrike's crisis management strategy holds lessons for all companies
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Polly Thompson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

He believed Kurtz deserves credit for quickly engaging the media on Friday, apologizing, and promising solutions — even if social media users say the apology didn't come fast enough. The steps to take in a crisisGood crisis management can be boiled down to a few simple yet crucial steps, the two experts told BI. But as disruption from the CrowdStrike outage slowly lessens, many are still concerned by the in-built potential of technology-reliant systems crashing, bringing down all operations with them. Griffin said his company, which provides crisis management software, is now reviewing its plans and policies to prevent the kind of tech failure CrowdStrike experienced. "The bottom line is that crisis management is not a check the box; it is an evolution and requires continuous training, exercising, and learning to improve, especially as the nature of threats and types of incidents evolve."

Persons: —, CrowdStrike, George Kurtz, Kurtz, Getty, Shawn Henry —, Sean Griffin, Griffin, Peer, it's Organizations: Service, Microsoft, Business, Windows, Madrid, Barajas, Europa Press, Disaster Tech

He told CNN he wasn’t notified of the minors program embargo. The couple flew to Atlanta, Georgia, from Spokane, Washington, on a Delta flight and encountered no issues, they told CNN. Travelers wait for their luggage at the Delta baggage claim at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) in Atlanta, Georgia, US, on Tuesday, July 23, 2024. “There should be some kind of compensation for this.”He told CNN the issues have cost him a significant amount of money. Bastian also told Delta passengers in a note on Sunday that the airline would “continue to offer meal vouchers, hotel accommodations and transportation where available.

Persons: CNN —, “ Delta, ”, Reed, wasn’t, Delta, He’s, Pete Buttigieg, Jeremy, Kaylee Jones, Lucia, ” Jones, Ed Bastian, Christian Monterrosa, Dylan Steele, Steele, “, Arthur Ginolfi, I’ve, Ginolfi, Bastian, we’re Organizations: CNN, Delta, “, LaGuardia, Delta Air Lines, Atlanta’s Hartsfield, Jackson International Airport, Hartsfield, Jackson Atlanta International, Bloomberg, Getty, Jackson Airport, Delta Airlines Locations: Delta, Atlanta, Charlotte, New, Orlando, New York, Florida, St, Atlanta , Georgia, Spokane , Washington, Delta’s, South Georgia, Washington, Jackson, Philadelphia, New Jersey

CNN —Germany’s busiest airport temporarily suspended flights on Thursday after climate activists glued themselves to the tarmac in a protest against the use of fossil fuels. Climate activist group Letzte Generation, or “Last Generation,” posted videos and photos on X that appeared to show its members on the tarmac. Gas and coal are threatening our existence,” Letzte Generation said on X.CNN has reached out to Frankfurt police for comment. On Wednesday, Letzte Generation members glued their hands to the tarmac at Germany’s Cologne-Bonn airport. Oil Kills said a further nine people blocked security gates at Helsinki airport in Finland, also causing disruption to passengers.

Persons: ”, Oil Kills Organizations: CNN, ”, Oil, Letzte, Germany’s Cologne, Norwegian Government Locations: Germany, Frankfurt, Europe, Bonn, Norway, Oslo, Norwegian, Spain, Barcelona, Helsinki, Finland

☆ American forecasts lower unit revenue, says took 'aggressive' action after sales strategy backfires
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Leslie Josephs | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

An American Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft approaches San Diego International Airport for a landing from Phoenix on June 28, 2024 in San Diego, California. American Airlines is forecasting a drop in unit revenue of as much as 4.5% for the third quarter as high demand failed to make up for an industry-wide glut of flights that have forced airlines to slash fares. The carrier's profit fell 46% during the second quarter even though revenues rose. The carrier has been grappling with an industry-wide oversupply of flights and a direct-to-consumer sales strategy it adopted that backfired. It said in an earnings release Thursday that it has "taken swift and aggressive action to reorient its sales and distribution strategy" after complaints from travel agents and customers.

Organizations: American Airlines Boeing, San Diego International Airport, San Diego , California . American Airlines Locations: Phoenix, San Diego , California, American

The videos began circulating Wednesday, quickly going viral on social media and sparking an outcry from both the public and some politicians. One video shows a man on the ground with at least two police officers pointing a taser at him. The video appears to show the attacks taking place on the ground level of the airport outside of several elevators. In its statement released on X, Greater Manchester Police outlined what it said were the events that led up to the videos. Police said they were called to Terminal 2 of the airport on Tuesday evening following reports of an assault.

Persons: CNN —, Constable Wasim Chaudhry, ” Chaudhry, Andy Burnham, Paul Waugh, Waugh, Diana Johnson, Richard Tice Organizations: CNN, Manchester Airport, Manchester Police, Greater Manchester Police, Police, Independent Office of Police, Protesters, Rochdale, Home, Reform Locations: Britain, Rochdale, Greater Manchester

One person survived the Saurya Airlines crash, the Civil Aviation Authority said in a statement. The Saurya Airlines plane caught fire at the airport in Kathmandu, Nepal on July 24, 2024. Last year, Nepal saw its worst plane crash in more than 30 years when at least 68 people died when a Yeti Airlines flight went down near Pokhara. In early 2018, a US-Bangla Airlines flight from Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka to Kathmandu crashed on landing and caught fire, killing 51 people. And in 2016, a Tara Air flight crashed while flying the same route as the 2023 crash.

Persons: Gyanendra, Navesh Chitrakar, Sujan Gurung Organizations: CNN, Saurya Airlines, Civil Aviation Authority, Nepal, Tribhuvan International Airport, Aircraft, International, Yeti Airlines, Bangla Airlines Locations: Yemeni, Kathmandu, Pokhara, Nepal, Dhaka

☆ We live in hotels full-time with our 14-month-old baby. We won't be settling in the suburbs.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Megan Carnegie | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

When my wife got pregnant with our 14-month-old Noah, we continued traveling throughout the pregnancy and Noah's infancy. Yusuf OmarAdapting Noah to nomad lifeSumaiya: Now, we're building our company and raising Noah, our 14-month-old, as best we can. AdvertisementSumaiya and Yusuf Omar flying with baby Noah. When we're on business trips, hotels are a business expense, which is the majority of why we travel. In addition to hotels, we've also spent short stints at our parents' homes and lived in a rented van.

Persons: —, Yusuf, Sumaiya Omar, Noah, Sumaiya, Noah's, Noah Omar, Yusuf Omar, COVID, Yusuf Omar Living, we're, Yusuf Omar Sumaiya, we've, Yusuf Omar We, Omar, London Yusuf Omar Yusuf, nannies, Yusuf Omar Yusuf Organizations: Service, Business, Hindustan Times, CNN International, CNN, UN Locations: London, Sumaiya, Durban, South Africa, Gold Coast, Australia, India, Sydney, isn't, New York

☆ Delta’s CEO went to Paris Olympics as his airline struggles to recover from massive meltdown
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Chris Isidore | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Meanwhile, Bastian traveled to Paris for the Olympics, accordingly, where Delta is a sponsor of the US Olympic Team. Ed remains fully engaged with senior operations leaders.”Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian traveled to Paris Wednesday for the start of the Olympics later this week as the airline works to recover from a five-day service meltdown. Jeenah Moon/Bloomberg/Getty Images/FileBastian flew to Paris on a Delta commercial flight, not a private jet, the airline said. As the official airline of the US Olympic Team, the company is flying athletes, coaches and other support staff to Paris. “Unless you’re going to the Olympics, people aren’t going to Paris… very few are,” Bastian told CNBC.

Persons: Ed Bastian, Delta, Bastian, “ Ed, ”, Ed, CrowdStrike, Jessica McGowan, ” Bastian Organizations: New, New York CNN, Olympics, US Olympic, CNN, Delta Air, Paris Wednesday, Bloomberg, Getty, US Olympic Team, Olympic, Delta, Delta Air Lines, Hartsfield International Airport, CNBC, “ Locations: New York, Paris, Delta, Atlanta

☆ CrowdStrike losses may be biggest test yet of cybersecurity insurance risk warning from Warren Buffett
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Kevin Williams | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Jain's hypothetical seemed prescient when a quality control issue from cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike caused a worldwide IT outage that halted flights and freight, shuttered retail outlets, and caused hospitals to resort to charting on paper. "Insurers have been worried about something like what happened with CrowdStrike since cloud adoption happened," said Dale Gonzales, chief innovation officer at Axio, a cyber security risk analysis company. Fitch estimates that the number of insured losses will not exceed $10 billion, ending somewhere in the mid- to high-single billions and that the industry largely priced those in. The cybersecurity insurance market did get lucky, in some respects, with the CrowdStrike meltdown. "Cyber events that have more of a physical consequence would be much bigger in size or scope in terms of losses," Glombicki said.

Persons: Warren Buffett, Ajit Jain, Jain, CrowdStrike, Dale Gonzales, Gerald Glombicki, Fitch, Glombicki Organizations: Microsoft Corp, Fitch Locations: New Delhi, India, Berkshire, Fitch Rating's, Australia, Pacific Asia, U.S

☆ Delta is finally starting emerging from chaos. Why didn’t it learn from Southwest’s meltdown?
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Elisabeth Buchwald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

The situation finally appeared to be returning to normal Wednesday: Delta canceled only 51 flights as of 6 am ET, according to tracking service FlightAware, or only about 1% of its schedule. But it could still take days to get all Delta passengers who had been booked on those canceled flights to where they wanted to go. Delta passengers try to find their bags after canceled and delayed flights at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Monday. But it’s not like Delta executives were sitting on the sidelines during Southwest’s struggles thinking, “’Well we really are an amazing airline. Travelers wait in line at the Southwest Airlines ticketing counter at Nashville International Airport after the airline canceled thousands of flights in Nashville, Tennessee in December 2022.

Persons: New York CNN — It’s, Delta, Jessica McGowan, Kathleen Bangs, Ed Bastian, it’s, ’ ” Bangs, Seth Herald, We’ve, Chris Perry, Bangs, she’d, aren’t, ” Organizations: New, New York CNN, Delta Air Lines, Delta Connection, Delta, Department of Transportation, Hartsfield, Jackson Atlanta International Airport, CNN, “, Southwest Airlines, Nashville International, Getty, Southwest Locations: New York, Atlanta, Southwest, Nashville , Tennessee, AFP

☆ I'm a public school teacher trying to save money for grad school. I'm on my parents' phone plan and they pay for my tickets to see them.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Jacqueline Lekachman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Swiping through photos of the renovated Manhattan apartment her parents had just purchased for her, I felt a twinge of longing. AdvertisementBeing a public school teacher can make New York City really expensiveI pay for my own rent, utilities, healthcare, food, clothes, entertainment, and other expenses — which add up in New York. As a result, I budget and invest my money seriously because, let's face it, I'm not rolling in cash as a 23-year-old public school teacher. My parents' approach means I'm thoughtful when spending moneyDespite challenges, though, I appreciate that my parents encourage my financial independence. But ultimately I know my parents' expectations are fair and well-intentioned.

Persons: I'm, they're, Uber Organizations: Service, Netflix, NYC Locations: Manhattan, Pittsburgh, New York City, New York

☆ Early-Morning Escalator Fire at Kennedy Airport Injures 10
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Lola Fadulu | More About Lola Fadulu | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Ten people were injured and nearly 1,000 were evacuated after an escalator caught fire at Kennedy International Airport on Wednesday morning, airport officials said. The escalator, in Concourse C of Terminal 8, started emitting smoke around 7:15 a.m., according to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which operates the airport. The Fire Department and Port Authority police officers responded, and about 990 travelers were taken by bus to other areas of the terminal, according to the Port Authority. Eleven U.S. and international airlines, including American Airlines, British Airways and Japan Airways, use Terminal 8. American Airlines said that three of its 89 total departing flights from the airport on Wednesday had been canceled because of the evacuation.

Organizations: Kennedy International Airport, Port Authority of New, Fire Department, Port Authority, American Airlines, British Airways, Japan Airways Locations: Concourse, Port Authority of New York, New Jersey

☆ I traveled to Tulum's brand-new airport. It's bright and beautiful, but I was shocked by the hidden transportation fee.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Anneta Konstantinides | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

After past trips to Tulum through Cancún and Cozumel, I was excited to see its brand-new airport. Cancún used to be the closest airport to Tulum. The new Tulum airport — which began accepting international flights in April — is 20 miles from the city's hub. However, you should still expect at least a 45-minute ride to and from your destination (depending on where you're staying). Round-trip ticket prices to Tulum and Cancún from LA were generally the same when I traveled there in May.

Persons: it's, It's, — Organizations: Getty, ADO Locations: Tulum, Cancún, Cozumel, California, Playa del Carmen, Tulum ., Miami, LA

☆ I spent 3 nights in Asia's least visited country. It also turned out to be the most expensive.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Marielle Descalsota | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

AdvertisementIt's one of the world's least-visited countries, making airfare and hotel rates more expensive than many countries in Asia. Only two airlines — the Indonesian low-cost carrier Citilink and the local airline Aero Dili — fly between Bali and Dili. Marielle DescalsotaCost of hotel stay for three nights: $500Timor-Leste only has a handful of three-star hotels and no luxury accommodations. I booked an entry-level room for three nights at Timor Plaza Hotel & Apartments for around $500, including tax. For activities, I spent $30 on a massage at a traditional Chinese spa and $50 on a half-day scuba diving trip at the coast.

Persons: —, I've, It's, what's, Cristo Rei, Hilton, Burger King, Gloria Jean's, nasi goreng Organizations: Service, Business, Leste, Indonesia, United Nations, Development, Aero Dili, Timor Plaza, Apartments Locations: Europe, Asia, Maldives, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Timor, —, South, Connecticut, Development Asia, Indonesia, Australia, Bali, Dili, Darwin, stopovers, Singapore, Tokyo, guesthouses, Timor Leste

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