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Travel to Rome: Tourists should expect some disruptions | news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site

2 days ago | news.com.au | Shireen Khalil

Following the death of Pope Francis, tourists visiting Rome should expect some disruptions to their travel plans.
Influencers pose ‘new threat’ for uncontacted tribe

1 week ago | news.com.au | Shireen Khalil

Influencers who attempt to visit uncontacted tribes have been labelled “reckless and idiotic” by an organisation advocating for indigenous peoples. YouTuber Mykhailo Viktorovych Polyakov was the latest outsider to try and make contact with the Sentinelese people after visiting the North Sentinel Island in the Indian Ocean last month. The 24-year-old left the isolated tribe a can of coke and a coconut on the shore as a peace offering – but both items were ignored.
This mom of two hasn't paid for an international trip in 10 years -- here's how she travels for free

2 weeks ago | nypost.com | Shireen Khalil

Sally Edmonds has been on five international trips with her family over the past 10 years and has not paid a single cent for any of them. The 50-year-old mother-of-two is “obsessed” with collecting loyalty points and has come up with a strategy that allows her to be on top of her points game — this includes staying up-to-date on the latest offers to ensure she earns points on all eligible transactions. Edmonds is a member of Velocity — the frequent flyer program of Virgin Australia.
Female tradie’s wild $6m adventure

2 weeks ago | news.com.au | Shireen Khalil

Laura Hillman knows a thing or two about boats. The 19-year-old just finished helping to build a $6 million luxury yacht and delivered it though some treacherous waters to its owner in Fiji. For the last three years, the Gold Coast local she has been working as an apprentice diesel mechanic at Riviera – a dream job if you will, that was inspired by her grandfather. The Aussie company has been building luxury motor yachts for 44 years.
Drunk passenger arrested at airport after being booted from plane

2 weeks ago | nypost.com | Shireen Khalil

A 37-year-old man from Western Australia has been arrested after he allegedly became aggressive towards cabin crew and punched a wall outside a boarding gate. The Australian Federal Police charged the Byford man with disorderly behavior following the incident at Perth Airport on March 24. He is expected to appear before Perth Magistrates Court on April 7.
‘Drunk’ WA man arrested at Perth Airport for alleged disorderly behaviour

2 weeks ago | news.com.au | Shireen Khalil

A 37-year-old man from Western Australia has been arrested after he allegedly became aggressive towards cabin crew and punched a wall outside a boarding gate. The Australian Federal Police charged the Byford man with disorderly behaviour following the incident at Perth Airport on March 24. He is expected to appear before Perth Magistrates Court today (April 7). “The AFP will allege the man, 37, was intoxicated as he boarded a flight bound for Melbourne,” AFP said in a statement.
Man faces 30 years in jail for plane act

2 weeks ago | news.com.au | Shireen Khalil

A man is facing up to 30 years behind bars for allegedly endangering the safety of a Sydney-bound aircraft and assaulting a member of the cabin crew. Air Asia X flight attendants were forced to restrain the 46-year-old Jordanian man after he tried to open the plane door during its journey from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He also allegedly assaulted a member of the crew. Australian Federal Police (AFP) arrested the man when the plane landed at Sydney International Airport on Saturday, April 5.
Twist after woman tried to open Jetstar door

2 weeks ago | news.com.au | Shireen Khalil

A passenger who tried to open a Jetstar plane door on a flight from Bali to Melbourne has reportedly returned to Australia after she was released by local authorities in Indonesia. The incident took place on Monday where the woman tugged at the door handle in an attempt to open it about two hours into the journey. Crew immediately intervened with the help of an off-duty policeman, after they were alerted by an alarm.
Images of a tourist who visited an isolated tribe revealed

2 weeks ago | news.com.au | Shireen Khalil

Images of a tourist who visited an isolated tribe and was later arrested have emerged as it has been revealed he’s a “thrill-seeking” YouTuber who also visited the Taliban in Afghanistan. Mykhailo Viktorovych Polyakov, a popular Ukrainian-American content creator, made the illicit visit to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands on March 29, where he left the Sentinelese people a can of Coke and a coconut as tribute.
First thing Dua Lipa did in New Zealand

3 weeks ago | news.com.au | Shireen Khalil

Dua Lipa is in New Zealand for her world tour – and judging by her social media posts, she’s living it up in Auckland, having hit up a winery as soon as she landed. Can you blame her? The region is home to some of the best wines in the world. The mega UK pop star performed at Spark Arena on April 2 and has one more sold-out show on April 4, that will mark the end of the Trans-Tasman leg of her Radical Optimism tour.