Sleeping with the fishes--an underwater hotel room!
Africa's first underwater hotel room, in a Swedish-built structure that lets you watch the passing mermaid (not really!) parade outside your bedroom window. MORE
Africa's first underwater hotel room, in a Swedish-built structure that lets you watch the passing mermaid (not really!) parade outside your bedroom window. MORE
Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond of Top Gear were driving across France while filming an episode. They were doing 143 kph (88 mph) in a 130 kph (80 mph) zone and received a harsh penalty.
This is a story I enjoy seeing. The budget hotel chain B&B Hotels wins the top honor in the Worldwide Hospitality Awards . So it just goes to show, the budget traveler does not need to give up good service while saving money.
The European Commission has approved use of the lastest wireless technologies (4G, 3G) onboard aircraft. Until now only 2G was allowed. Read more about this in this link.
Responding to pressure from Asian and Middle Eastern carriers, it seems that European and American airlines are starting to pay more (?some) attention to those passengers in their Economy cabins. Seems they are finally realizing that small...
√√Southwest has joined TSA's Pre-Check program which allows selected travelers to move through security faster, using special lanes, and removing less. TSA also √√announced it's now available in more than 100 airports. ...
Consumers are buy more food, beverages and miscellaneous items from stores and kiosks at US airports. Improving economy or just a manifestation of more time waiting around at airports? Here's that link.
EasyJet tests planes so another shutdown of air traffic in Europe doesn't occur. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/tra...chnology-tested.html
The new One World Trade Center beats out the Sears Tower . http://travel.france24.com/con...allest-us-skyscraper
For an extra fee, you can skip the passport line when arriving in England. Here's that link:
No wonder that seat beside you is always occupied! Airports around the world are reporting increased traffic in 2013. Here's that link.
British Airways is known for the steepest "fuel surchages," especially on award tickets--but a group of frequent fliers has sued, pointing out that the fees seem to bear no relation to fuel costs at all. A senior judge in the U. S. District...
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American Airlines will go into its new merger with a plan that may merge your knees with the seatback...it's announced to its flight attendants that it will begin squeezing more rows into its narrow-body MD-80 and 737 fleets. The FAs got the word...
Deal has been reached with the justice department to allow the merger between American Airlines and US Airways. Read more here.