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...]

Communication is key in the world, and especially on the plane - where there are safety-critical instructions that need to be understood, as well as customer service messages. Delta Air Lines is taking a step forward in increasing accessibility in the air - by commencing a rollout of t a uniform language bar option for over 300+ sign languages around the world. It's … [Read more...]

Stansted Airport is increasing the amount of check-in area, with the latest upgrade to the airport. A total of eight extra desks have been opened in the check-in area, with TUI being the first tenant in the area. The new Check-in Aera - Image, Stansted Airport The project team and TUI celebrating the new area - Image, Stansted Airport.  According to the … [Read more...]