Airberlin started a major restructuring this year, focusing on becoming a network airline for Europe and transatlantic traffic, wet leasing a number of planes to Lufthansa and spinning of leisure flights to subsidiary Nikki Air (I reported about it here and here). And that reorganization did not go smoothly: with the introduction of the summer […]
AirHelp has researched and ranked airports around the world – and, to nobodies surprise, Singapore’s Changi airport ranked he best, followed by Munich and Hong Kong. At the bottom of the barrel, you’ll find Kuwait Airport as the worst in the world, as well as Newark and London’s Gatwick and Stansted as well as Manchester!
Many travelers (including yours truly) have been shocked by high mobile phone and data charges on foreign trips. Phone companies worldwide are milking their customers with outrageous charges for phone use in foreign countries. As of June 15th, European Union regulation has ended roaming charges across EU nations – roam like at home is the
California’s Highway 1 is my favorite road trip in the world and the stretch near Big Sur, South of Monterey is the most beautiful part. Driving the windy road along the dramatic cliff side with the mountain above you and the ocean below you in a convertible on a sunny day – driving doesn’t get
In the latest Middle East crisis, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Bahrain and Yemen just announced that they are cutting ties with Qatar over the accusations of supporting terrorism. They are giving Qatari diplomats 48h to leave the country and citizens two weeks. They have called on other Muslim countries to join the
Palawan has been on a number of “best island” lists over the last few years with beautiful beaches, high-end resorts and the unique underground river. But the airport experience on my first visit a few years ago was very basic, with a small, old airport in the main city of Puerto Princesa. Now, the new
MasterCard shared the data of their Destination Index 2017 at the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) Global Summit in Bangkok – and Bangkok, the City of Angels, had the highest number of nightly arrivals at 19.3 Million, followed by Singapore, my previous home town (13.1M) and Tokyo (12.6M).
Lately, there has not only been a race to the bottom for airfares, but also how little luggage you are allowed to bring onboard without having to pay for it! Basic Economy fares on United and American Airlines don’t include a carry-on and Wow Air reduced it to one piece. Air Asia is now also
An Aeroflot Boeing B777 on its way to Bangkok, Thailand, hit clear air turbulence without warning and 27 people were injured, with 17 still in hospital care. Fortunately, there were no fatalities and none are in serious condition, but several had broken bones! Images and video show the plane looked like a war zone, with
Wyndham has been making ongoing changes to their Wyndham Rewards program – and they have been mostly true enhancements. The latest positive change – without announcement – is the introduction of online booking of award stays at their upscale Dolce Hotels – which had to be done awkwardly over the phone so far!
Last week, United made spectacular headlines by dragging a passenger off one of their planes to make room for their crew. They initially claimed that this was a case of “denied boarding” after “overbooking” their flight. While that turned out to be false, it did put the spot light on the practice of overbooking flights –
Philippine Airlines’ President Jaime Bautista confirmed that the Philippine flag carrier is in advanced talks with a foreign investor, looking for an investment of up to 40% in the airline, the maximum allowed in the Philippines. A successful deal could be good news for the airline – and it’s passengers!