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Thai Airways has World’s Best Economy Class – SkyTrax 2018 Awards

Thai Airways was awarded the SkyTrax award for the world’s best economy class, winning the title again after scoring first place in 2017 as well! They win with the best economy class catering, the third-best seat and great service. Second place goes to Singapore Airlines, with Qatar Airways, Emirates and ANA All Nippon Air rounding […]

Eurowings – Facts & Figures

Euowings started as a regional airline in Germany, was acquired by Lufthansa and transformed into a low-cost carrier. The airline is growing rapidly, adding new hubs, destinations and planes, resulting in head-spinning changes and some bad press from operational challenges. So, who really is Eurowings today, what destinations does Eurowings serve and what planes do

Meriton Hotels fined for manipulating TripAdvisor Reviews

The Australian hotel chain, Meriton Property Services, has been fined $2,2M by Australia’s federal court for manipulating TripAdvisor reviews by providing fake or no email addresses for guests they believed to have had a bad experience at one of their properties. The court believed that this would mislead or deceive consumers looking to book with

IHG Rewards summer 2018 promotion: Earn 5,000 or 10,000 points per stay!

In InterContinental Hotel Group’s (IHG) promotion calendar is usually a hole in August – with one of the popular Accelerate promotions ending in July and the next one starting in September. Instead, IHG Rewards Club is offering two promotions, offering 5,000 or 10,000 bonus per stay! Find out the details of the  promotion to keep

Hotel Indigo Bali Seminyak Beach Review

Hotel Indigo Bali Seminyak Beach is the latest IHG Hotel on Bali and  the first Indigo Resort. It has a great beachside location in the heart of the Seminyak action, and a selection of luxurious rooms, suites and private Pool Villas with butler service. You also find a kid-friendly pool, a quiet pool, gym, spa

Best dinner experience on Bali – The Breeze at Samaya

The Breeze at Samaya is rated as one of the top restaurants on Bali and the best one I’ve eaten at on the island! The beautiful, ocean side setting, fantastic service and delicious food making it a great choice for a special occasion when good is just not enough and it has to be perfect!

Bamboo Airways launching service in Vietnam in 2018

A new start-up airline has applied for a licence to fly i Vietnam and announced large orders of planes earlier this year. Bamboo Airways signed deals for 24 Airbus A321neo in March and for 20 Boeing B787 in June. They have already received preliminary approvals from the Vietnamese government and plan to launch domestic service

Great location & amenities, poor service: Villa Santi, Luang Prabang

Villa Santi has the perfect location in the heart of Luang Prabang‘s old town with views of the daily alms procession, offers access to a pool & gym and nice breakfast at very good value. But you won’t find the friendly and warm service Laos is known for here and the rooms are not as

Singapore Airlines is the world’s best airline: Skytrax Awards 2018

Singapore Airlines, my personal favorite airline, has been named the world’s best airline of 2018 by SkyTrax Global Airline Awards. They are followed by Qatar Airways as No2 and ANA All Nippon Air (3.). StarAlliance again dominates the charts with 5 of the top ten belonging to the alliance. As always, no US carrier is

Philippine Airline’s new Airbus A350 will fly to London and New York!

Philippine Airlines recently received their first Airbus A350 and announced non-stop flights to New York as well as London. The A350 will have PAL’s new business class, with fully-flat business class seats with all-aisle access, new Premium Economy cabin and a spacious Economy cabin. It’s another great improvement for the 4-star airline on their march

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