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Oktoberfest 2026 Ended With a Record 7.4 Million Visitors, Beating the Previous High by 200,000

Munich's final tally put the 16-day festival at 7.4 million guests and 6.7 million litres of beer, with the Oidn Wiesn heritage area up almost a quarter and lost property down.

Oct 4, 2026/2 min read

Crowds inside the Hacker-Festzelt tent at Oktoberfest on the Theresienwiese in Munich, photographed on 3 October 2025 and not this year's festival

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Hawaii's 90-Foot Hōlei Sea Arch, About 550 Years Old, Collapsed Into the Pacific During Storm Nolo

The National Park Service says one of the Big Island's best-known landmarks was standing on 23 September and gone by the night of 27 September. Rangers are warning people to stay back from the unstable cliffs.

Oct 3, 2026/2 min read

The Holei Sea Arch on the Kalapana coast, Hawaii, photographed while it was still standing, long before the collapse in September 2026

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Hilton's First Hawaii Curio Collection Hotel Opens on Kauai This Week With Views of the Ocean Course

Hale Hokuala Kauai, a 210-room resort near Lihue Airport, began welcoming guests on 1 October as Hilton's first Curio Collection property in Hawaii, with access to the Ocean Course at Hokuala and a working farm on site.

Oct 1, 2026/2 min read

The coastline at Wailua on Kauai, illustrative of the island where the new resort has opened and not the resort's own grounds, photographed in December 2011

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Heathrow's Terminal 5 Is Getting a Bigger Flagship Lounge Built Like a British Country House

No1 Lounges released renders of the flagship space replacing Club Aspire at Heathrow Terminal 5, a 28 per cent larger lounge with rooms styled as an Orangery and a Library, due to open in spring 2027.

Sep 29, 2026/2 min read

Heathrow Airport's Terminal 5, where the new flagship lounge is being built, photographed ahead of the announced redevelopment

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Hurricane Nolo Grounded Two Dozen Flights and Shut Trails on Hawaii's Big Island Over the Weekend

Hawaiian Airlines and Southwest cancelled 21 flights out of Hilo and four major carriers issued travel waivers as the storm parked south of the island, closing state parks, trails and coastal tours even after its hurricane watch was lifted.

Sep 27, 2026/2 min read

An aircraft coming in to land at Hilo International Airport on Hawaii's Big Island, the airport where flights were cancelled ahead of Hurricane Nolo, photographed in March 2013

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American and Starlux Launch a Codeshare Tying Taipei to Four West Coast Cities as Flights Begin This Week

American's flight codes now appear on Starlux services linking Los Angeles, Ontario, San Francisco and Seattle to Taipei, while Starlux codes go on 26 American domestic routes, with the new joint schedule taking effect on 30 September.

Sep 27, 2026/2 min read

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COTALAND, a 30-Ride Theme Park Beside Austin's Formula One Track, Opens Its Gates This Weekend

Built on 30 acres next to the Circuit of the Americas, the park's grand opening runs Saturday and Sunday with a ribbon cutting and fireworks, headlined by Circuit Breaker, the only tilt coaster in Texas, and a second coaster called Palindrome.

Sep 26, 2026/2 min read

The Circuit of the Americas racetrack in Austin, beside which COTALAND has been built, photographed in March 2023

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Hurricane Nolo Strengthens Toward Hawaii's Big Island, With Forecasters Warning of Up to 35 Inches of Rain

The Big Island is under a hurricane watch as Nolo, now packing 80 mph winds, is expected to make its closest approach late Friday into Saturday. Forecasters say the rainfall could trigger catastrophic, life-threatening flooding and mudslides.

Sep 25, 2026/2 min read

A wooded stretch of the Big Island of Hawaii's coastline, illustrative of the terrain under Hurricane Nolo's flood warning, photographed in September 2021

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Travelling With Prescription Medicines: The Paperwork, the Packing and the Countries That Say No

A medicine that is routine at home can be controlled, restricted or banned elsewhere. Carry originals, a prescriber's letter and only what you need, and check the destination's rules before you pack.

Sep 20, 2026/3 min read

A weekly pill organiser beside loose tablets and capsules, illustrative of everyday prescription and over-the-counter medicines and not a particular treatment, photographed in December 2017

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Kyoto in Autumn Colour: How the Season Moves Across the City and How to Beat the Crowds

The leaves turn from the hills in first and the city temples last. Plan around the colour front rather than a fixed date, go early, and know which routes and rail lines save you the most time.

Sep 16, 2026/3 min read

Maple trees in orange and red autumn colour at Ginkaku-ji temple in Kyoto, photographed in November 2007

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Dubai Had 869,000 Visitors in August, Its Best Month Since the War Began, and Hotels Are Back to Two Thirds Full

Occupancy was 36 per cent in March. It was 66 in August, nine tenths of last year's level, and arrivals have grown by double digits every month since spring. Nearly seven million people have come this year against almost twenty million last.

Sep 15, 2026/3 min read

The interior of Terminal 3 at Dubai International Airport, with travellers under its curved roof, photographed in 2019