Virgin Atlantic are introducing updated "Goodie Bags"... or Amenity kits for their Upper Class and Premium Economy passengers. The new products feature a reduction in plastic packaging but feature some new goodies including: REN Beauty products (natural and vegan) A @Bambuubrush - a toothbrush with a bamboo handle that can be disposed of in compost, activated … [Read more...]

Vistara and Bluebox Aviation are celebrating their first anniversary flying together - with the on-board In-Flight Entertainment system going through an upgrade to make it App-Free. Vistara World - Now comsumable App-Free. Image, Bluebox Aviation  Together, they operate the  Vistara World on-board portal aboard Vistara's entire fleet of 31 Airbus A320 … [Read more...]

Amenity kits can be many things - it can be a useful aid en-route when travelling, a memory of travel beyond travel or as a collectable Japan Airlines have updated their amenity kits for its international business class routes, introducing a kit by Maison Kitsuné and Beams. And which one you'll get depends on which direction of travel you're doing. Flights … [Read more...]

It seems that hotels are catching on to the idea of removing single-use plastics, with Marriott International announced that it’s expanding an initiative to replace single-use toiletry bottles of shampoo, conditioner and bath gel in guest room showers with larger, pump-topped bottles. Marriott International New Amenities, now with added pump action - Image, Marriott … [Read more...]

The UK government has mandated that airports within its territories will need to install 3D cabin baggage scanners. Could this be the beginning of Fast Track for all? Maybe. The installation date has been mandated for 1st December 2022. In principle, this technology will allow you keep your bag sealed and not have to take out liquids, laptops and … [Read more...]

For a lot of travellers, grabbing a bottle of water at the airport in a plastic bottle is a done thing normally - after all - even with modern aircraft, it’s best to be hydrated when in the air. That’s going to be a little different at San Francisco International Airport with a ban on sales of water bottles made of plastic is going into effect. Inside SFO … [Read more...]

Air Canada is working towards introducing its new Airbus A220, with the first routes announced for the type The first routes will be: Montreal - Seattle Toronto - San Jose The timetables for the new routes are as follows: Toronto - San Jose AC 765 DEPART YYZ 08:55 ARRIVE SJC 11:28 AC 766 DEPART SJC 12:15 ARRIVE YYZ 20:10 Montreal - Seattle AC 565 … [Read more...]

Editors Note: Apologies for the wrongly rotated images that triggered one person to hit the comment section and whine. It's actually a fault with WordPress and how it reads EXIF information. I'm just trying to write on the road... odd concept - but it can be done. EXIF information handling is a different thing on the road...  There are some things I love to see when … [Read more...]

Those of you who spend any length of time on this blog will know I have a love/hate or a hate/hate relationship with National Express. Sometimes, my hate is driven at the lousy customer service and inflexible ticket policies. My love is generated as its one of the only ways of getting from Birmingham to Heathrow Airport in the middle of the night when I need to catch an … [Read more...]