Nepal floods: Everest, Annapurna and Manaslu are unaffected and running normally.
The 26 August flood hit one corridor in northern Rasuwa. Langtang-region treks are paused while the access road is rebuilt — everything else is operating as usual.
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Kevin edits the news desk and signs off on every article before it goes live. He carries editorial responsibility for the breaking flight and travel changes, the safety advisories, and the hard coverage when things go wrong, including the 2026 floods. When a story touches loss of life, an official figure, or a family, it runs under his name because the accountability does. His rule for the desk: verify it against the primary source, or do not say it.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
