United and the company that manages its Terminal C at Newark have a new way for you to burn miles: You can now use your United Mileage Plus points to buy food and merchandise in the terminal. It's believed to be the first place to allow in-person use...
Could it be full crowded planes? A near absence of customer service? Smaller narrower cramped seats? Mediocre food you need to pay for on the plane? No, as we've previously reported, travelers really dislike add-on...
Ever wanted to spend some leisure time aboard an airplane -- when it's not flying? KLM may have the solution for you. It has converted one of its planes into a hotel, with reservations available on airB&B. The airplane/hotel room is located at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport and offers comfortable amenities. More details on this story at this link on Telegraph Travel. Reservation information is available on this link .
Christie's, the big London auction house, is selling vintage travel posters, including a number commissioned in the 1930s by Intourist, the official government travel agency. In various languages, including English, French and German they offer tours...
I'd always thought the very wealthy would own their own planes and fly in comfort when and where they wanted to. Seems there's a growing demand for luxurious accommodation while in the air, including what in effect are flying small private...
Did you know those thousands of tourists in Paris who take photos of the Eiffel Tower illuminated at night and then share these images with their friends on social media are breaking the law? Hard to comprehend, but apparently that's the...
Boston's Logan Airport is becoming more of an international hub, with 13 new international routes in past couple of years. The latest is an El Al-operated route to Tel Aviv that will begin this summer. Other recent additions include a Dreamliner...
According to the Antiquities Minister of Egypt, Mohammed al-Damati, the Sphinx courtyard will be opening soon for the first time in four years since it's restoration of the monument. No date was given. ...
Could we travel these days without our gadgets? I think not. With keeping up to date in mind, well-regarded online tech site, CNET, has made the decision to expand to print, a radical concept these days. In an interview this morning...
Marriott is breaking the old internet template used by many hotel chains. Lower priced hotels, including lower end Marriott properties (eg. Fairfield Inn, Courtyard) have offered free wi-fi for some time. Upper end Marriott properties have...
No, it won't stop at Diagon Alley or any of the other Harry Potter locations, but Transport for London will start 24-hour service next spring on 5 major lines and part of another.
American and USAir have just notified their frequent flier program members (AAdvantage and Dividend Miles) of more detailed plans for merging the two plans, including a date: 2nd quarter of 2015, as well as details of the merger plan. All USAir...
There's always a lot of talk about when it's best to buy airline tickets—how far in advance, what day, even what time. A recent study that got a lot of publicity, even a Wall Street Journal article, suggested that Sunday is the best day because...
Flax!?! Yes, flax. Airlines are remodeling their planes' interiors more frequently than ever. There are benefits to this -- high tech videosystems, larger overhead bins, and inflight wifi come to mind, but there are also...
That could happen. Advances in electronics, combined with a goal of reducing aircraft weight and therefore fuel consumption, could bring us windowless planes within a decade, according to this article from the GUARDIAN (UK). In the...