ROME — Michael O'Leary has been called a lot of things, not all of them polite. The 47-year-old chief executive officer of Ryanair , the biggest and most successful low-cost airline in Europe, maybe the world, has been called a bully, a feral capitalis

A picture from one of the fall trips that L & M Tours has to offer. (courtesy of L & M Tours) Are you looking to get away? With fall on it’s way, a vacation sounds good. If you don’t feel like driving, L & M Tours has the perfect solution.

BARCELONA, Spain – Spain's worst drought in decades forced Barcelona to start shipping in drinking water yesterday, an unprecedented step that business leaders bemoan as a public relations nightmare for one of Europe's top tourist destinations.

We have heard countless stories of Sri Lankans and indeed other South Asians braving risky sea journeys to Europe in rust buckets that pass off as vessels.

This time last year, airlines were bragging about all their new routes across the Atlantic, taking advantage of the "open skies" liberalisation between Europe and the US. This winter, that trend will reverse.