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Oil giant Shell posts small drop in third-quarter profit to  billion

Oil giant Shell posts small drop in third-quarter profit to $6 billion

Albert Wagner

The Shell logo is displayed outside a petrol station in Radstock in Somerset, England, on Feb. 17, 2024. Matt Cardy ...

How extroverts irritate fellow travelers

How extroverts irritate fellow travelers

Bob Elliott

My husband — a brooding New Yorker, polite and tolerant of much — broke on the seventh day of our ...

‘Golden Week’ bookings show changes in how Chinese are traveling

‘Golden Week’ bookings show changes in how Chinese are traveling

Bob Elliott

Outbound travel from China is set to receive a much-anticipated jolt as “Golden Week” bookings show changes in where and ...

Where to take an alcohol-free, sober-curious trip

Where to take an alcohol-free, sober-curious trip

Bob Elliott

Years ago, the manager of a hotel in Koh Samui, Thailand told me about an unusual booking that he once ...

Why did Airbnb host reject me? Hosts are looking up travelers online

Why did Airbnb host reject me? Hosts are looking up travelers online

Bob Elliott

When a woman in her early twenties requested to book Vicky Borman’s one-bedroom Heritage-listed cottage in the English village of ...

Not the US, says study

Not the US, says study

Bob Elliott

From recent graduates to wealthy professionals, many Brits are considering moving abroad these days. And the motivating force for many ...