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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Safety & Advisories
A 16-year-old hiker was airlifted off Crown Mountain near Vancouver after an AI-planned route ended at a climbing route. Here is how to use apps without trusting them blind.
Breaking Flights & Access
Lufthansa and Air India have paused Riyadh flights and the FCDO warns against all but essential travel there. Here is your refund right, and what you won’t get.
Deals & Routes
Tilicho Lake is 789 m higher and costs US$530 more solo than Annapurna Base Camp. Here is who should pick which, and who should pick neither.
Deals & Routes
Poon Hill tops out at 3,210 m on every version, so extra days buy acclimatisation and slower walking, not a higher view. Here is how to choose.
Safety & Advisories
A Malaysian travelling alone vanished near Rasuwa on 25 August and turned up safe on 2 October. Here is what his case says about the 54 still missing.
Money & Insurance
Hackers took 8.7 million customer records from Manchester Airports Group. Most only lost an email address, but phishing is the real risk. Here is what to do.
Money & Insurance
A Guardian investigation found sign-up fees, monthly charges and very small earnings behind the travel agent side hustle, here is the maths before you pay.
Flights & Access
A three-hour delay on a Miami to Madrid flight can be worth about $674 or nothing at all, depending on the airline and the direction you fly.
Flights & Access
Ryanair blamed UK air traffic control, Belgian strikes and Etna ash. The CAA says cash compensation is unlikely, but refunds, rerouting and hotels are not optional.
Breaking Safety & Advisories
UAE prosecutors call the FZ1073 cockpit attack a terrorist act. Here is what is confirmed, what is not, and what rights you have if a Gulf flight is cancelled.
World Destinations
Members backed a consultation 15 to 1 on 30 September, so the one-email route to a temporary campsite could end. Here’s who it hits and who it doesn’t.
Visas & Entry
Since 28 September, Stena Line and Irish Ferries want a passport from every passenger on the Wales to Ireland crossings, children and British and Irish citizens included.
Deals & Routes
Poon Hill tops out at 3,210 m on a 5-day walk, Annapurna Base Camp at 4,130 m over 9. Here's which suits your fitness, time and nerves.
World Destinations
Four real options for one week, from a 4-day ridge walk to a 7-day Everest view trek, with altitude, price and the catch in each.
Breaking Visas & Entry
Argentina’s new citizenship-by-investment scheme costs about €311,000 and opens before year-end. Here is what the passport buys at a border, and what it doesn’t.
Breaking Climate & Environment
A US$50 million project will study and drain Thulagi, Lower Barun, Lumding Tsho and Hongu II, and it could take six years. Here's what it means for trekkers.
Flights & Access
The 17–21 October pilot and cabin-crew notice covering Air France and Transavia was suspended on 9 October. What you are owed if a new notice comes.
Money & Insurance
Since 1 October 2026, Amex Platinum, Business Platinum and Centurion cards no longer open Lufthansa lounges. The other 1,550+ lounges are unchanged.
Flights & Access
easyJet flight crew in Italy strike for 24 hours on 16 October. Because it is the airline’s own staff, a late cancellation can be worth €250 to €600.
Industry & Tourism
Nepal had 88,248 visitors in September 2026, up 12.1%. Asia drove it; arrivals from the US, UK and Australia fell 14% to 29%. The year is up 6.2%.
Money & Insurance
Banks are cutting free card travel cover from 1 October. Dates for NAB, CommBank, Westpac and ANZ, and why a card never covers a Himalayan trek.
Breaking Flights & Access
The UK says airlines must seat under-14s with a parent free, but it needs the Civil Aviation Bill first. What you can do on your next flight until then.
Breaking Climate & Environment
Balen Shah told the UN General Assembly on 24 September that Nepal needs $4.78 billion to rebuild after a flood that killed over 1,300 people.
Breaking Safety & Advisories
A 78-year-old and a 66-year-old died three days apart on Washington's Sauk Mountain trail, which has now killed at least five hikers since 2017.
