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☆ A 77-year-old woman was fined for bringing a chicken sandwich into Australia, and she says she had to use her pension to pay it off
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-23 | by ( Marielle Descalsota | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A passenger was fined $1,995 after she brought a chicken sandwich into Australia. AdvertisementA New Zealand woman traveling to Australia was fined for entering the country with a chicken sandwich, The New Zealand Herald reported on Tuesday. She was fined 3,300 New Zealand dollars, or $1,995, for bringing an uneaten sandwich into Australia. AdvertisementIt's not the first time a passenger has been fined for bringing an undeclared item through an Australian airport. And in August last year, a passenger was fined $1,870 for packing McMuffin sandwiches on a flight from Bali to Australia.

Persons: Armstrong, —, NZH Organizations: Service, New Zealand Herald, Brisbane Airport, Australia's Department of Agriculture, Fisheries, Forestry Locations: Australia, Zealand, Christchurch, New Zealand, Bali

☆ WestJet lost a passenger's bag on a domestic flight in Canada. The passenger's AirTag shows it was in Jamaica.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-22 | by ( Marielle Descalsota | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A WestJet passenger traveling in Canada used an AirTag to track her lost bag. Advertisement"They kept saying it wasn't their fault, they didn't get it there because they didn't fly in," Pedersen told BI. "I was very hurt to know that my bag was rummaged through and stuff was stolen while it was in Jamaica," Pedersen told BI. Pedersen told CityNews that WestJet had asked her to file a home insurance claim to receive compensation for her missing items. In August, a passenger flew across the US and used an Airtag to track down her lost bag.

Persons: Lorraine Pedersen, —, CityNews, Pedersen, WestJet, " Pedersen, Norman, Westjet Organizations: Service, Apple, Minnesota -, BI, International, Westjet, Canadian Transportation Agency Locations: Canada, Jamaica, Toronto, Winnipeg, Minnesota, Minnesota - North Dakota, Kingston , Jamaica, Kingston, Oklahoma, Ireland

☆ San Francisco Bay's only private island is on sale for $25 million — but there's a catch
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( Marielle Descalsota | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

San Francisco Bay's only private island is on the market for $25 millionRed Rock Island lacks basic infrastructure like power and running water. AdvertisementSan Francisco Bay's only private island is on the market for $25 million — but there's no electricity or running water, reported The Wall Street Journal. The island has been put up for sale several times in recent years for between $5 million and $22 million, Durning told WSJ. In September, a private island in Solano County, California was put on the market for $75 million. And in August, a private island in Maine with a cottage and lighthouse was listed for $400,000.

Persons: Francisco Bay's, Brock Durning, hasn't, —, Chris Lim, Lim, Durning Organizations: Service, Street, Contra Costa, Christie's, Estate, Rafael Bridge, Google, San Francisco Chronicle Locations: Francisco, Richmond, Rafael, Marin, Alaska, Solano County , California, Maine

☆ An American tourist died after a boat bound for a private island sank in the Bahamas
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Marielle Descalsota | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

An American tourist died after a ferry sank in the Bahamas. The ferry was headed to Blue Lagoon Island in Nassau, the capital of the Bahamas. AdvertisementAn American tourist died after a ferry with over 100 passengers sank in the Bahamas on Tuesday morning, the Associated Press reported, citing local police. The ferry sank en route to Blue Lagoon Island, a private island in the capital of Nassau. In 2022, 17 migrants died after the boat they were on capsized off Paradise Island in the Bahamas.

Persons: —, Chrislyn Skippings Organizations: Service, Associated Press, Royal Bahamas Police Force, AP, Business Locations: American, Bahamas, Nassau, Broomfield , Colorado, Nassau Bahamas

☆ An American soldier stole a 300-year-old painting during World War II. It made an unusual journey back to Germany.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( Marielle Descalsota | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A stolen painting was returned to Germany after going missing for over 78 years. Someone had previously tried to sell the painting in the Chicago art market in 2011. AdvertisementAdvertisementA stolen painting belonging to Germany made an unusual journey home on Thursday after going missing for over 78 years, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. AdvertisementAdvertisementAlte Pinakothek and researchers at Art Recovery International verified the painting as being Lauterer's original artwork in 2022, Marinello told Insider. It's not the first time a stolen painting has been recovered from US soldiers who served in World War II.

Persons: —, Johann Franz Nepomuk Lauterer, Christopher Marinello, Marinello, Lauterer, It's Organizations: FBI, Service, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Art, International, Chicago, Alte Locations: Germany, Chicago, Bavarian, Munich, Vienna, Italy, Dessau

☆ Step inside the Beverly Hills of the Philippines, where homes rarely change hands, access is nearly impossible if you don't know a resident, and inequality is on full display
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-05 | by ( Marielle Descalsota | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Ervina Balaga, a realtor who sells homes in Beverly Hills, met us inside the neighborhood. A mansion perched on top of the hill in Beverly Hills in Cebu, Philippines. Balaga told me the cheapest home on the market right now in the neighborhood costs 52 million pesos, or around $915,000. Balaga told me homes in Beverly Hills are rarely sold to outsiders, as many who live there are regarded as the "Old Money" of Cebu. For comparison, the median price of homes in Cebu City is listed at $141,270, per data by the Urban Land Institute.

Persons: Ervina, Marielle, Balaga Organizations: Urban Land Institute Locations: Beverly Hills, Cebu, Philippines, Cebu's, Seoul, Pasil, Cebu City

☆ Frontier is the worst US airline in 2023, and Spirit isn't far behind, according to recent study — see the list of the top 10 airlines
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-28 | by ( Marielle Descalsota | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Frontier was named the worst US airline in 2023 by claims management company AirAdvisor. The overall score is taken from the average of the individual criteria scores. At the top of the list: Delta Airlines, which had an average score of 7.67, was crowned the best US airline. But two popular airlines — Frontier and Spirit — were ranked at the bottom of the list, with overall scores of 3.22 and 4.11, respectively. Entrants are arranged in ascending order of their overall scores.

Persons: Delta, AirAdvisor, — Organizations: Delta Airlines Locations: Boston , Massachusetts

☆ The unofficial timeline of how Burger King's 'have it your way' offer ended up with a guy ordering a $290, 100-patty burger in Bangkok
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-21 | by ( Kai Xiang Teo | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Burger King Thailand has released a 100-patty burger that costs nearly $300. Which is how, 69 years after Burger King was founded, we find ourselves staring a monstrous, 100-patty burger straight in the face. July 2023: Burger King Thailand unleashes the "Real Cheese Burger" upon the world, featuring twenty slices of cheese and nothing else between two buns. July 2023: A week after the debut of the real cheese burger, the Thai chain one-ups itself by releasing the Real Meat Burger, a vegetarian's nightmare consisting solely of patties. And while Burger King might have the spotlight right now, the competition is stiffer than ever.

Persons: Burger, McDonald's, Burger King, Marielle Descalsota, hadn't Organizations: Burger King, Service, McDonald's, Burger Locations: Burger, Burger King Thailand, Wall, Silicon, Burger King Brazil, Thai, Bangkok

☆ Mexico is the best country to live and work abroad, a survey of expats has found. Here's the top 10.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Mexico is the most popular place to live and work abroad, a survey of more than 10,000 expats found. The survey also found that expats were most unhappy in Kuwait, Norway, and Turkey. The country has been popular with expats for some time, consistently ranking as one of the five most popular countries since the InterNations survey was first conducted in 2014. More than 10,000 expats spanning 171 nationalities and living across 172 countries and territories took part in the survey. Expats praised the country for having friendly locals and said it was easy to find housing.

Persons: InterNations, Expats, Radu Bercan, Lisa Marie David, NurPhoto, Malgorzata, Marielle, Inti, Toshio Kishiyama, Oleg Senkov Organizations: Service, Privacy, Buddha, Getty, Clair, Panama, Guell Locations: Mexico, Kuwait, Norway, Turkey, Wall, Silicon, Portugal, Lisbon, Bahrain Bahrain's, Philippines, Mayon, Costa Rica, Thailand Bangkok, Thailand, Taiwan, AFP, Malaysia George Town, Malaysia, Panama Panama City, Panama, Barcelona, Spain

☆ A moose was killed after wandering onto a Connecticut airport, and people are asking why it wasn't relocated instead
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-12 | by ( Marielle Descalsota | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A moose was killed after wandering onto a Connecticut airport, per AP. But several online users are asking why the moose wasn't relocated out of the airport instead. A moose was killed after wandering onto the grounds of a Connecticut airport — but online users are asking why the animal wasn't relocated instead. A video posted on Twitter by the local TV station WFSB showed a frail-looking moose wandering about on a road. Several online users were left asking why the moose was euthanized instead of being relocated.

Persons: wasn't, James Fowler, it's Organizations: Authorities, Bradley International, Associated Press, Twitter, Department of Energy, Environmental, AP Locations: Connecticut

☆ New Yorkers are wearing Dyson's $1,000 'air purifying' mask-cum-headphones in the haze, but TikTok users are skeptical that it works
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-12 | by ( Marielle Descalsota | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

New Yorkers are wearing the Dyson Zone headphones as masks in the haze. TikTok users are skeptical of the headphones' "air purifying" claims. But users on TikTok aren't so sure, as some are skeptical if it really works. Several New Yorkers posted videos on TikTok showing off their Dyson Zones, with one user, Eric Goldie, likening it to "wearing clean air." Another New Yorker, Kate Kozuch, said in a TikTok that people made fun of her for wearing her Dyson Zone.

Persons: Dyson, Eric Goldie, Goldie, Bob Dillan, Kate Kozuch, Kozuch, Kozuch's TikTok, Nick Graham, Dillan Organizations: Morning, Canada —, Dyson, Yorker Locations: New York City, Canada, New York

☆ The 10 least affordable places to live if you're an expat in 2023
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-08 | by ( Reena Koh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

New York, Hong Kong, and Geneva are the top 3 unaffordable cities to live in if you're an expat in 2023. Read further for the 10 least affordable places to live if you're an expat in 2023, ranked from the most expensive to the least expensive. Alberto MazzaThe average monthly rent for a four-room apartment in Geneva's city center is about $4,600. GettyThe median monthly rent for a two-bedroom flat in London touched a high of $2,895 in December, according to CNBC. JaCZhou 2015/Getty ImagesThe average monthly rent for a four-room apartment in the city center of Zurich sits at around $4,200, per The Local.

Persons: —, Lee Quane, Read, Sharp, ANTHONY WALLACE, Alberto Mazza, LondonlovesBusiness, Justin Sullivan, Alexander Spatari, Marielle, Allan Baxter, Tokyo Kantei Organizations: Service, York, ECA, Big Apple, NBC, New York Times, Getty, expats, Bloomberg, CNBC, San Francisco Bay Area, Jerusalem Post, Central Bureau of Statistics, CBS, South Korea Skyline, South, Financial Times Locations: . New York, Hong Kong, Geneva, London, Singapore, New York, Asia, expat, Manhattan, expats, NBC New York, China Hong, Switzerland, Geneva's, Swiss, NurPhoto, Zurich, San Francisco, US, San Francisco Bay, Tel Aviv, Israel, Jerusalem, Seoul, South Korea, South Korean, —, Korean, Tokyo, Japan

☆ A Carnival cruise passenger was arrested by the FBI for sexually abusing his 9-year-old daughter
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-05 | by ( Marielle Descalsota | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A Carnival cruise passenger was arrested by the FBI for sexually abusing his daughter. Justin Sigmon was recorded touching his daughter by a passenger and the ship's CCTV. The Federal Bureau of Investigations has arrested a Carnival cruise passenger for sexually abusing his nine-year-old daughter, according to a criminal complaint filed in the Southern District of Florida. On May 26, a passenger recorded Sigmon touching his daughter's thighs, and eventually moved towards her "private area," according to the complaint. According to the passenger, Sigmon covered his crotch with his hands after his daughter had moved away from him.

Persons: Justin Sigmon, Sigmon, Markenzy Lapointe Organizations: FBI, Federal Bureau of Investigations, Southern District of, US, Office Locations: Southern District, Southern District of Florida, Miami, Bahamas, Franklin

☆ Air New Zealand has been ranked the best airline in the world, a study found. See which others made the top 10.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-03 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | Marielle Descalsota | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Air New Zealand has been ranked the best airline in the world by AirlineRatings.com. Air New Zealand has been ranked the best airline in the world by AirlineRatings.com, a website for airline safety and product reviews. Air New Zealand was ranked first for best economy class; Qatar Airways took the lead for business class; and Singapore Airlines was ranked the best first-class airline. Air New ZealandSafety: 7/7Product: 7/7Air New Zealand, or Air NZ, is headquartered in Auckland, New Zealand. Korean Air has an average score of 7.8/10 based on 60 AirlineRatings.com reviews.

Persons: Geoffrey Thomas, Taylor Rains, Johannes P, Virgin Atlantic Sir Richard Branson, Steve Parsons, Richard Branson, Emirates Yursi Abu Barak Organizations: Morning, Air New, Qatar Airways, Air, Zealand, Singapore Airlines, Delta, US, Ryanair, New Zealand, Air New Zealand Air, Air New Zealand, Air NZ, . Air NZ, Qatar Airways Qatar Airways, Etihad Airways, Etihad Airways Airbus, Etihad, UAE, Korean Air Korean, Airlines, Korean Air, Christo, Anadolu Agency, Getty Images, SIA, Qantas Qantas, Qantas Media Safety, Qantas, Virgin, Virgin Atlantic Boeing, Heathrow Airport, Virgin Atlantic, Delta Airlines, Cathay Pacific Airways Cathay, Boeing, Cathay, Nikkei, Emirates, Dubai . Emirates, UAE . Emirates Locations: Zealand, Air New Zealand, Europe, Air, Auckland , New Zealand, Doha, Qatar, Al Jazeera, Abu Dhabi, UAE, Seoul, South Korea, Bali , Indonesia, Singapore, Asia, Mascot, Australia, Virgin Australia, Crawley , England, Taoyuan City, Taiwan, East Asia, Cathay Pacific Airways Cathay Pacific, Hong Kong, Nikkei Asia, Dubai ., Emirates, Dubai

☆ Air New Zealand is asking passengers to volunteer to be weighed before boarding and reassures them that details will not be shared: 'No one can see your weight, not even us'
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-31 | by ( Marielle Descalsota | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Air New Zealand is asking passengers to volunteer to be weighed before boarding. But that's exactly what Air New Zealand is asking its passengers to do in what it calls a "passenger weight survey." Air New Zealand's "passenger weight survey" is voluntary, the airline said. Should passengers feel uncomfortable being weighed, they can simply choose to decline to participate in the survey, the representative said. Passengers will be asked to volunteer to step on the scales only on select Air New Zealand flights departing from Auckland International Airport.

Persons: Alastair James, James, you'll Organizations: New Zealand's Civil Aviation Authority, Morning, Air, Air New Zealand, Auckland International Airport Locations: Zealand, Air

☆ A Southwest pilot crawled in through the plane's window after being locked out of the cockpit before takeoff
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-26 | by ( Marielle Descalsota | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A Southwest Airlines pilot was captured crawling through the window of a plane. A passenger captured a photo of a pilot crawling through the window of a Southwest Airlines plane after being locked out of the cockpit. Door locked," Rexroad tweeted on Thursday. "I think it is amazing that Southwest Airlines goes above and beyond to get their flights to be on time. In a TikTok posted in July last year, an American Airlines pilot was shown climbing into a plane through the windscreen.

☆ An empty station, a burning countryside, soot raining from the sky: This is what it's like to ride Laos' gleaming new $6 billion railway in April
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-23 | by ( Marielle Descalsota | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Laos is one of the few remaining communist countries in the world. But a shiny new railway funded by China now cuts through the countryside. It's a massive 1,000-kilometer, or 621-mile train network that aims to connect Laos with Thailand and Kunming in southern China. Despite being one of the poorest countries in Southeast Asia, Laos took on a $1.8 billion loan from China to build the railway. I flew to Laos from Singapore in early April to experience first-hand how the historic railway is developing.

☆ A video captured a Carnival cruise passenger climbing between balconies. Other people on board cheered him on.
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-18 | by ( Marielle Descalsota | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A male passenger was seen on video climbing between balconies on a Carnival cruise. A video shows a passenger climbing in between balconies on a Carnival cruise as several people cheer him on. In a video posted by the industry website Cruise Hive, a male passenger is shown struggling to climb on a ledge on Carnival's Mardi Gras cruise ship. It's not the first time passengers were caught on video flouting the rules on a Carnival cruise. In April, Carnival banned at least two passengers for life after a TikTok showed them fishing from their room's balcony.

☆ Watch the world's biggest plane take off into the sky, as the Stratolaunch Roc successfully completes its first drop test
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-18 | by ( Marielle Descalsota | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Videos show the Stratolaunch Roc successfully completing its first drop test. A video shows the biggest plane in the world taking off and cruising into the sky — taking it one step closer to hypersonic flight. The Stratolaunch Roc successfully completed its first drop test — which tested the plane's ability to release an autonomous launch vehicle in the air — in Mojave Desert on Sunday, according to the company's press release. Stratolaunch's vehicle Talon-A could be seen attached to the plane. In another video posted by Stratolaunch on Twitter, the Roc was shown landing flawlessly on the runway.

☆ A Missouri man says American Airlines lost his suitcase and his $26,000 prosthetic leg — but the airline only paid him $600 for his lost clothing
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-11 | by ( Marielle Descalsota | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A man claims American Airlines lost the suitcase containing his prosthetic leg. A Missouri man claims that American Airlines lost his suitcase and prosthetic leg — and only compensated him $600 for it. He added that he was initially paid some $600 to cover the clothes he lost in the suitcase, according to the Fox2Now report. Williams then followed up with American Airlines to compensate him for his lost prosthetic leg. Williams isn't the only passenger who lost his suitcase while flying with American Airlines.

☆ Southwest is the worst airline in the US, according to a new study — take a look at how the 11 biggest US airlines rank
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-27 | by ( Marielle Descalsota | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The personal finance website WalletHub released its list of the worst airlines in the US on April 19. Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto/Getty ImagesWalletHub analyzed 2022 flight data from the US Department of Transportation to come up with its ranking. The nine national airlines were selected based on the highest passenger revenue, Gonzalez said. The last category was safety for 30 points, which factored in the number of fatal injuries in aviation accidents, the number of injuries in aviation accidents, and the number of aviation accidents — the data is measured from 2017 to 2022. Take a look at how these US airlines rank, from the lowest to highest scores.

☆ The world's first supersonic trainer jet is on the market for just $800,000 — take a look inside the T-38 Talon
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-14 | by ( Marielle Descalsota | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Though it's a military aircraft, civilians can own one of these jets for $800,000. A T-38 Talon aircraft flying from Columbus Air Force Base in Ohio. Airman First Class Thomas Sjoberg/DVIDSAccording to aviation maintenance company Thornton Aviation, one unit of the T-38 is currently on the market. The one T-38 unit is the only available unit "in stock military condition," per Thornton Aviation's website. Thornton Aviation did not respond to Insider's request for comment.

☆ Tesla is discounting its cars in Singapore by $3,000 to $3,800 to make them 'more affordable' — but they still cost upwards of $57,000
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-14 | by ( Marielle Descalsota | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Tesla recently slashed the prices of its cars in Singapore — but not by much. According to the press release, Model 3 and Model Y cars are now between 4.35% to 5% cheaper. This means that it's likely that a Tesla car's COE is more expensive than what it actually retails for. But Tesla cars still enjoy some discounts from the Singapore government, as local authorities are trying to incentivize the ownership of electric cars. The cost of Tesla cars can be rebated up to SG$45,000 in the EV Early Adoption Incentive and Vehicular Emission Schemes, Tesla said in the press release.

☆ You could fly the 11 hours from San Francisco to Tokyo for as little as $100 this summer, thanks to a budget airline's new route
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-13 | by ( Marielle Descalsota | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Zipair is set to launch flights between San Francisco and Tokyo this summer. Japanese low-cost airline Zipair announced that it's offering a new route between San Francisco and Tokyo, according to the airline's press release on April 7. A one-way flight ticket from San Francisco International Airport to Narita International starts from just 10,000 Japanese yen, or $91. The airline is set to operate five flights a week between San Francisco and Tokyo. Tickets for Zipair flights between San Francisco and Tokyo are available for booking on its website.

☆ Budget airline launches 11-hour flight between San Francisco and Tokyo this summer for under $100
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-13 | by ( Marielle Descalsota | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

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