Touring the world might sound like an exciting plan, though it loses some of its charm when compared to the future tourism trend: Visiting outer space. 

You'd think tourism trips to space are years away, you really would ... but they're not. 

In fact, a few Emiratis and expats in the UAE just bought tickets sold by Virgin Galactic, the world's first registered commercial space airline, and are set to board a 90-minute outer universe flight next year. 

The tickets were bought at an event held as part of the ongoing Dubai Airshow, a one of a kind aerospace event that wraps up on Thursday. How much did each passenger pay for their ticket, you may ask? A whopping $250,000 for a single pass and a spacesuit to wear for the trip. 

Well, at least no luggage is needed and surely no spare outfits for a spontaneous fine-dining experience. 

A sample of the special spacesuit was put on display at the Dubai Airshow and was signed by none other than Dubai's Ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum during his visit to the event on Sunday. 

Speaking to Khaleej Times, head of communications at Virgin Galactic Aleanna Crane said that over 600 customers from 60 countries have already signed up for flights to space. They include people from the UAE, namely Dubai.

Crane added that the region is very engaged in the space sector and that's especially true when it comes to the UAE. 

The country is striding ahead of its neighbors in the field and is heavily investing in it via firms like Abu Dhabi-based Mubadala, which owns a third of Virgin Galactic. The UAE has also spent years backing up its national Astronaut Program, which in 2018 selected two astronauts, Hazaa Al Mansouri and Sultan Al Neyadi, and trained them to launch into space. 

In September, Al Mansouri became the UAE's first-ever astronaut to make a trip to the outer universe. 

In 2014, the country officially established a Space Agency and set an ambitious goal of launching a probe to Mars. Two years later, the Gulf state and NASA signed a deal to work together to reach the Red Planet. 

Not having enough of Mars, the country set up the Emirates Mars Mission in 2016, which plans to send an unmanned spacecraft to explore Mars in 2020. The journey is expected to take seven months. 

One year later, the UAE announced its plans to build the first-ever city on Mars ... in about 100 years. The Mars 2117 project is part of a 100-year national program that focuses on spearheading scientific breakthroughs like the renowned Mars Mission.

Just when we thought Westerners couldn't ruin hummus any more than they've already done, someone comes along to prove us wrong. 

People have been destroying our beloved dish for a while but the sabotage was taken to another level this time.

Over the weekend, online user Amy Mackinnon, a staff writer for Foreign Policy, came across a new version of hummus being sold in the U.S. and posted about it in a now-viral tweet. 

What is it made of? Nope, not chickpeas and tahini but a mix of weird ingredients including brown sugar and ginger spice. 

To add to the travesty, the hummus was advertised as being inspired by holiday gingerbread. No, we won't be having any of that, thank you very much. 

Mackinnon captioned her tweet "Not today, Satan," and we're just going to join her in as thousands of dismayed tweeps did. 

Because if you're adamant about creating new versions of hummus, at least try topping the traditional one (that's practically impossible, but at least it might result in something better than a gingerbread flavor). 

Also, who needs seasonal hummus when the real version is so perfect all year round? Who wants pumpkin spice and fall-themed hummus in their pantries? No one. 

We've said it loud and clear before but here it is again: Stop messing with hummus and all our food for that matter.