Nepal is open for the autumn season, and glad you are coming.
Everest, Annapurna and Thorong La are open. Langtang treks stay paused while the Rasuwa road is rebuilt; Mustang and Manang roads are still being repaired.
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Breaking Flights & Access
A radio fault on a Corendon flight sent a hijack code and closed Nuremberg airport. Security closures usually void EU261 cash, but meals and rerouting still apply.
Breaking Flights & Access
A Corendon jet squawked 7500 and Eurofighters escorted it in. Under EU261 your care rights apply regardless, but cash compensation is unlikely.
Breaking Flights & Access
Puerto Vallarta’s airport stayed closed into Tuesday 13 October. You can rebook free or get a refund, but cash compensation for weather is not owed.
Breaking Flights & Access
About 130 staff, air traffic control included, plan to walk out from 16 to 18 October. If flights are cancelled, the airline owes you a refund or rebooking, but usually not cash.
Visas & Entry
HM Passport Office says it must not insist on DNA evidence. Here is what the official guidance allows, who pays, and what happens to your application if you decline.
Breaking Safety & Advisories
A landslide-dammed river burst on 11 October, leaving five missing and four bridges damaged. Here is what we know and what to check before a Manaslu trip.
Flights & Access
Australia’s official August figures put Qantas at 83.5% on time and Jetstar at 76.7%, with cancellations down to 1.1%. Here’s what that means for your next booking.
Breaking Safety & Advisories
Nepal’s cabinet has moved to cut the wait for declaring a missing person dead from 12 years to 45 days after the 26 August floods. Here is what is and isn’t settled.
Breaking Safety & Advisories
A national public-sector strike hits Belgian trains and buses on 12 October. Brussels Airport expects flights to run, but getting there is the problem.
Flights & Access
easyJet will fly about 1.4 million fewer winter seats because of jet fuel costs. Here is your refund, rerouting and compensation position under UK law.
Visas & Entry
Second-year working holiday places drop to 45,000 and third-year places to 5,000, both decided by ballot, starting by the end of 2026. British backpackers are exempt.
Money & Insurance
RAC found 16 of the UK’s 20 busiest airports raised drop-off fees this year. Gatwick and Stansted charge £10, and an unpaid or overstayed stop can cost £100.
Trail & Weather
Snow from 24 to 27 September shut the Annapurna Circuit’s pass. A local hotel association cleared it and trekking resumed on 5 October. Here is what to verify.
Breaking Safety & Advisories
Isaias came ashore near Destin as a Category 2 and is now a post-tropical storm. Rain of 4 to 15 inches and 668,000 outages are the problem for weekend travellers.
Safety & Advisories
The FCDO updated Bangladesh advice on 9 October: crowds 16–21 October, fuel sale caps, Middle East airspace disruption and flood risk. Insurance fine print applies.
Safety & Advisories
The FCDO page, updated 9 October, advises against all but essential travel to the whole of Eritrea. Going anyway can invalidate your insurance.
Deals & Routes
Both need guided restricted-area permits. Tsum Valley is slower and more cultural; the Manaslu Circuit crosses a high pass. Here is how to choose.
Deals & Routes
Mardi Himal is the shorter, higher-viewpoint walk; Annapurna Base Camp is the longer, deeper one. Here is how to choose between them.
Visas & Entry
The Labor Department has subpoenaed nine universities over J-1 research visas. Existing visas are not cancelled, but sponsors may tighten up. Here is what to check.
Breaking Safety & Advisories
USGS puts it at 7.7, with a 6.6 aftershock. The tsunami threat has passed and Tocumen airport has reopened. What to do now, and what you are owed.
Breaking Safety & Advisories
An Avianca flight from Medellín to JFK diverted to Miami with eight passengers hospitalised. Here is what the rules say about injury claims and seat belts.
Breaking Flights & Access
Isaias is a Category 2 hurricane heading for the northern Gulf Coast. American, United, Delta, JetBlue and Southwest have waivers, with different deadlines.
Safety & Advisories
Smartraveller's schoolies advice says no insurance can mean paying costs up to $100,000. Here is what that covers, what it doesn't, and what parents should check.
Safety & Advisories
Smartraveller says methanol poisoning can look like a bad hangover for 12–24 hours. Here’s what Australian school leavers and parents should know before flying.
