TERMINAL TREBLE Music hath charms to soothe

The venues may be a little unconventional but the events are undoubtedly welcome; as airports are increasingly offering live music to help weary travellers spend enjoyable hours in the waiting phase of the airport experience. Passengers used to chronic line-ups can now look forward to musical line-ups of entertainment coming to a terminal nearby.

A federal appeals court has overturned a ruling barring a Virginia man from opening a tattoo shop in Key West. The 11th US Circuit Court of Appeals found the city lacked evidence in arguing that adding tattoo shops would hurt tourism.

Kyrgyzstan's Interior Ministry says a British citizen who made rude remarks about the country on social media is to be deported within a day. According to the ministry, McFeat's comment sparked labour unrest at the Kumitor gold mine, where he is an employee.

Malaysia Airlines has imposed a ban on checked-in baggage on its flights from Kuala Lumpur to Europe, citing safety and "strong head winds" as the reasons for the measure. The ban is effective today (until further notice) and applies to flights to London, Paris and Amsterdam.

The cities of Toronto and Hamilton have issued cold weather alerts, triggering increased services for the homeless in some areas. The cities issue cold weather alerts when Environment Canada forecasts temperatures below -15 C, or a wind chill of -20.

The iconic State Route 1 with its gorgeous seacoast vistas between San Francisco and Los Angeles is the California road trip that most have on their bucket list. This time of year however the most southern coastline from San Diego to LA offers less driving and more sun with a liberal sprinkling of posh and great eats. It’s the travel gift to spoil a loved one.

A fire that engulfed a 63-story luxury hotel in Dubai on New Year's Eve still smouldered through the first day of 2016. Authorities said they were still working to determine the cause of the fire that erupted before the city's fireworks extravaganza and raced through the Address Downtown, one of the most upscale hotels and residences in Dubai.

In an horrific accident, an electrician aboard the Carnival Ecstasy cruise ship was killed while working on an elevator during the final leg of a three-day cruise from Miami.

Ever since it opened in 2000, the Oresund bridge between Sweden and Denmark has been a towering symbol of European integration and hassle-free travel across borders that people didn't even notice were there. However, things are changing. On Monday new travel restrictions imposed by Sweden to stem a record flow of migrants are an example of how national boundaries are re-emerging.

WestJet announced that it expected to fly 74,247 guests across its network on Sunday, setting a new single-day record. The airline's previous single-day record was 72,240 guests, set on July 31, 2015, the civic holiday long weekend.

President Barack Obama appears frustrated with Congress for not passing laws to tighten gun controls in the US. Critics say Congress is in the pocket of the National Rifle Association, the most powerful gun rights lobby group in the country.

Turkish Airlines announced on January 3 it had cancelled a total of 529 flights due to heavy snowfall in Istanbul over the previous three days. The carrier said it transferred some 9,700 passengers to hotels and offered food for some 28,900 passengers.