SINGAPORE: Six flights bound for Phuket from Singapore were cancelled on Saturday as the Thai airport remains closed after protesters stormed it on Friday.

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Iran said on Wednesday it was ready to consider a U.S. diplomatic presence in Tehran and called for direct flights between the two countries, nearly three decades after Washington severed ties with Iran.

With high gas prices and more expensive airline flights, many people across the country are being forced to forget about summer travel. The number of people planning to take a vacation in the next six months is at a 30-year low.

Innovative Australian business, Gold Coast Surfboards, has recently launched a new concept in surfboard hire, responding to the growing resistance from airlines in checking through surfboards as luggage on flights.

As travel costs rise and airlines cut back service, companies large and small are rethinking the face-to-face meeting — and business travel as well.