Economy Class & Beyond

United adds San Francisco to Hangzhou to its map

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It seems United Airlines use of the Boeing 787 is paying off dividends with the airline planning to operate more thin and long routes = with the announcement the airline is to operate a service between San Francisco International Airport (SFO) and Hangzhou's Xiaoshan International Airport. United Airlines Boeing 787-9 taking off - Image, (c) The Boeing Company United … [Read more...]

The Boeing “Clean Lavatory”. Yes – This is a thing.

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Lets face it, there are places on a plane we don't like to go. For some, it's the aversion of turning right when boarding a plane, for some its turning right and heading to the back row of said plane. But for the germ-a-phobes, the one place they fear is probably the airplane toilet. Well, it seems Boeing has come up with a concept for a cleaner toilet aboard a plane with … [Read more...]

Etihad Global Sale in progress

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If it's not Qatar Airways discounting its fares, it's the turn of Etihad to discount their fares. Etihad Airbus A330-200 at Manchester Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond The sale is in both Economy and Business Classes. Let's have a look and see what's discounted. These prices are from London Airports - pricing is also available from Manchester and Edinburgh. Below … [Read more...]

US Visa Waiver Programme Changes

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For those of us who travel to the United States of America on the Visa Waiver Programme (via ESTA), there have been a fair few changes to it - including who qualifies for VWP/ESTA. So the key restrictions of travellers who will not be able to enter the USA under the VWP: Nationals of VWP countries who have travelled to or been present in Iran, Iraq, Sudan, or Syria on or … [Read more...]

(UK) Free Starbucks Rewards Gold!!!!

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Let's be honest, there's only a few statuses I care about (and even then I'm letting one of those go this year)... so imagine my surprise today when I went for a Starbucks in Birmingham when I found out Starbucks UK is offering their Gold status... for FREE. Free Gold? That sounded way too good to be true... but a quick check of the Starbucks UK site confirms … [Read more...]

REVIEW 2015: My Travel Year

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It’s time to review my personal travels in 2015. Firstly, the mapMap by the Great Circle Mapper - www.gcmap.com So let’s have a look at what I’ve done. Longest Segment:  HKG-LHR (5994 miles) Shortest Segment: LHR-MAN (151 miles) Total miles flown: 66213 flown Segments flown: 58 flown New Airports … [Read more...]

REVIEW 2015: What you missed between July and December

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It's that time where I start reviewing 2015... before we hit 2016. Lets have a look at some of highlights of 2015 JULY The Davis Commission suggests a 3rd runway at Heathrow. The UK Government decides to let the report age until the end of the year. Free WiFi at Frankfurt Airport? It does exist I present my first Snapshot of Qatar Airways A350 in Economy Class And … [Read more...]

Hyatt Hotels hit by Malware

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It seems that Hyatt Hotels has joined the list of hotels that have been attacked by Malware. It seems the hotels systems have been hit by malware on the payment systems at Hyatt-managed locations. The issued statement goes into little detail sadly of which properties are hit and where (which would had been nice), nor the dates that have been hit. December 23, 2015 … [Read more...]

Aer Lingus says no to Hoverboards

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Aer Lingus is one of the latest airlines who are saying no to Self-Balancing Scooters - sometimes known as Hoverboards. The fact they actually don't hover in the air is besides the point. Aer Lingus Retro A320 taxing at Dublin Airport - certainly not hovering, and hoverboards not welcome So why? It's down to the Li-Ion battery. According to the airline: "the problem with … [Read more...]

Brussels: Public Transport affected during terror alert

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I'm sure you're all aware that public transport in Brussels (Metro primarily) has been affected due to an increase in terror alert in the city (with the city remaining at the highest level of terror alert). The Grande Place, Brussels - Image, Economy Class and Beyond However, other public transport services are affected. Inside Brussels, the Metro/PreMetro will … [Read more...]