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Britt Merrick, Dane Reynolds, The Gudangs And Employees Buy Back Channel Islands Surfboards
Dane and his CI NB2, an undisputed best-seller. Photo: AVG Back in 2006, Burton snowboards acquired Channel Islands surfboards from revered master craftsman, Al Merrick. Early next year, the brand’s ownership will return to Carpinteria after the sale...
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Big WSL Update: 2021 Tour Is ON, Hawaii, Trestles To Decide World Champion, Begins In Less Than A Month
Starting the Tour at Pipe? Puhhleeeaasse. Photo: WSL/Cestari There have been considerable rumblings from surfers on the World Surf League Championship Tour over the last few weeks, about the WSL 's discussions about plans for the 2021 season. With our...
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The New Normal: Learnings of Matt "Mayhem" Biolos Weathering Three Rounds of Beatings of the Surf Industry
This will be the third wave of economic upheaval from his generation of surf industry vets, as Matt Biolos tells Stab in the interview below. The Artistic Director-disguised-as-surfboard shaper, as logical and dynamic a strategist as he is a cunning and...
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Britt Merrick, Dane Reynolds, The Gudangs And Employees Buy Back Channel Islands Surfboards
Dane and his CI NB2, an undisputed best-seller. Photo: AVG Back in 2006, Burton snowboards acquired Channel Islands surfboards from revered master craftsman, Al Merrick. Early next year, the brand’s ownership will return to Carpinteria after the sale...
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London is losing its status as the world aviation capital.
London has lost its crown as a consequence of the coronavirus pandemic after decades as the world's leading city for aviation. With the busiest airport in Europe, Heathrow, and Gatwick, the busiest single-runway airport in the world, the capital handled...
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Travel business: Why shouldn't we be too attached to our baggage?
Assess your cabin luggage the next time you board. Not to see whether it can comply with the ever more complicated set of weight and dimension laws of the airlines, but to estimate the worth of its contents. I speculate that it will contain what you need...
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Eurostar will not stop at stations in Kent until 2022
The next train from Kent to Paris, Brussels or Amsterdam will not be until 2022, Eurostar has confirmed. It will serve neither Ebbsfleet International in north Kent nor Ashford International in southeast Kent for the remainder of this year and throughout...
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13 best car seats: In one of these carriers, keep your child safe and secure:
The car seat or travel device is one of the best, most costly and significant purchases when stocking up for a baby's arrival. There is a great deal of data to take in, and several variations to choose from. The existing law specifies that when they are...
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British people who fly for work claim that living in luxury hotels is one of the greatest advantages.
According to study, breaking the routine, commuting to new locations and staying in luxury hotels are among the best advantages of travelling 'on business'. One in four businessmen and women appreciate the perk of staying in a hotel they otherwise could...
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Brisbane for 48 hours: where to go and what to see
Essentials for travel If Brisbane has a month of goldilocks, steady mid-to late-20s temperatures, but without the Australian summer's normal oppressive humidity and high rainfall, November is it. The capital of Queensland is an increasingly well-connected...
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Testing time for business passengers?
“We’re proposing business travel as a priority,” says Drew Crawley. If I tell you he is chief commercial officer for American Express Global Business Travel, you may well be thinking: well, he would say that, would he? But hear him out. “What we want...
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The Travel Business: searching for new transatlantic links? Via Dublin, travel
Return to business. The bank holiday in England, Wales and Northern Ireland in late August is the last extra day off before Christmas, and the return to work for several firms will be the first real opportunity to assess the economic situation since the...
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For a 'contactless, stress-free travel experience', SpiceJet passengers can book full row on flights
The pledge of the leading Indian airline, SpiceJet, is "a contactless, stress-free flying experience," but only for passengers who pay extra to leave vacant adjacent seats. Travellers who think that "hell is other people," or want to increase social distance,...
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Baby born on EgyptAir flight granted lifetime free air travel
After her mother gave birth while still airborne, a baby is given free flights for life. When Yemeni passenger Hiyam Nasr Naji Daaban realized she was going into labor, EgyptAir flight MS777 from Cairo to London had to make an emergency landing. In hopes...
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Of Course Kylie Jenner and Baby Stormi Have Already Mastered Mommy-and-Me Beauty
Ever since Kylie Jenner announced that she had given birth to her first child with boyfriend Travis Scott, the Internet has been ravenous to know what the newest Kardashian-Jenner clan member will be called. And today, just as she did with her viral pregnancy...
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Aurora, New York: Brought to You by American Girl
It’s easy to describe Aurora, New York, a tiny town on Cayuga Lake, as “Rockwellian.” It’s home to the Village Market (which serves a scrumptious slice of coconut cake), the quaint local bank (really an old home made of quarried limestone), and the red...
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Breaking: The largest working wavegarden pool yet reveals South Korea
You never want to hear about a leak in a wavepool, but this one isn't that bad. Just recently, it has been announced that Siheung Surf Park in South Korea has completed its long-awaited Wavegarden pool and waves are going. Hey there, darling. We have...
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US travel in President Trump's era: How the election outcome will impact visiting the United States
Mr Trump will be the White House's first travel-industry tycoon; he's got a hotel chain. But the presidency of Trump will have a profound influence on the travel industry. As a result of the 'trade-war' policies he has proposed, if the US economy shrinks,...
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Boeing 737 Max cleared to fly passengers again after deadly crashes
The Boeing 737 Max has been cleared to fly passengers again in the US, after two crashes led to the deaths of nearly 350 people. On 29 October 2018, a single faulty sensor triggered an anti-stall system that caused Lion Air flight 610 to crash shortly...
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'Heathrow Grinch CEO steals the salaries of staff' claims airport employees are striking over pay cuts
In a dispute over pay cuts, Heathrow Airport staff are protesting today. Staff who are members of Unite voted for job action, with, according to the party, 84 percent in support of the strike. The airport claims, however, that nine out of the 16 cohorts...
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After drawing the penis in the sky with the flight route, pilots investigated
After using its flight path to "draw" a penis in the sky over Russia, two pilots are currently being investigated. For most of the journey, low-cost Russian airline Pobeda's flight DP407 from Vnukovo to Koltsovo on 11 November can be seen flying as usual....
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The weirdest seven days of my life in Coronaland
n the evening flight from Amsterdam to Florence, the passengers are sitting far apart and breathing in masks and rubbing their hands with disinfectant. The cabin is quiet and there is something sinister in the air. I am gripped by a strange feeling that...
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The best places to go on holiday in October, from New Hampshire to Vietnam
October is the month to flee to these trending travel spots as the UK winds its clocks back. In Italy and New England, soak up the autumn colours and harvest festivals, or head to the warmer shores of the Indian Ocean and South America. Vietnam, Quang...
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Train strikes: will the summer of discontent of the railways be the first round of labour turmoil post-Brexit?
Pity the unfortunate commuter whose destination is Brighton, Brussels or Berwick-upon-Tweed: these journeys, and many more, hang over the threat of rail disruption. In what is quickly becoming a summer of frustration for rail travelers, the five-day strike...
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Stealth Sculpting Exercises to Do on the Beach, According to One 1976
As the heat index steadily climbs, many of us will be seeking refuge—and social distancing—at the beach this summer, where we’ll swim, sun bask, and perhaps even squeeze in a full-body sculpting session. After all, a stretch of sand is “the perfect exercise...