Economy Class & Beyond

Travel Technology – The Xiaomi Mi Smart Band 6 – Entry-level fitness tracker… or e-Waste?

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Time for some more travel Technology - this time looking at the Xiaomi Mi Smart Band 6. But at this price, is it going to give a reasonable experience or is it headed for the e-Waste pile? And what do you give up for such a low price point? Price I got mine via Amazon UK for £32.99 + £2.99 delivery to an Amazon locker. Check around - the pricing is all over the … [Read more...]

Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond (11/12 December)

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It's that time of the week again - it's Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond at its new timeslot. And no, I'm not used to it moving too. It was my birthday this week at Economy Class and Beyond. So, the joy of life as I do another orbit around the sun. Also, a lot of odd things this week. So par for the course. Stuttgart Trip Report Yes, we've reached the end of … [Read more...]

British Airways offers 50% bonuses on Avois purchases

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For those who need to top up their Avios balance, British Airways is offering a 50% bonus purchase on Avois British Airways Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner - Image, Economy Class and Beyond In the example cited by BA, if you buy 10,000 Avios before 19 December 2021, you’ll actually get 15,000 Avios. 20,000 becomes 30,000, 100,000 becomes 150,000. You can purchase them at … [Read more...]

HS2 announces the winner of its rolling stock tender….

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Whilst still controversial, and sliced and diced, HS2 Limited has announced the winner of who will build rolling stock for its new line operating out of London Euston And it’s a consortium of Alston and Hitachi Rail who will be building the new trains. The Hitachi-Alstom High Speed) 50/50 joint venture has signed contracts with High Speed Two to design, build, … [Read more...]

TRIP REPORT: To Stuttgart and Schwabisch Hall – Off Home Again

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Off Home Again To Stuttgart and Schwabisch Hall In this trip report: An Invite to Germany Testing and Paperwork Off to Heathrow, Terminal 5, and the South Galleries Lounge BA920 London Heathrow to Stuttgart (Club Europe) The joy of German Immigration, Into Stuttgart and the Novum Hotel Rieker, Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof Off to Schwabisch Hall, qubixx … [Read more...]

Eurostar trials facial recognition for contactless travel

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As we continue to move away from paper tickets and such, contactless travel is the current buzzword. iProov and Eurostar have launched a trial to Provide Contactless Travel at London St Pancras International The new service "SmartCheck" went live on 6th December. The SmartCheck service enables passengers to complete secure ticket verification and UK exit check on … [Read more...]

Finnair Expands its US network

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Finnair is continuing to expand its network to the USA, with the airline planning a number of new routes Finnair Airbus A350-900 at London Heathrow Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond From its home of Helsinki Vanatta, Finnair will operate fights to Seattle from 1 June 2022. The airline will operate these in the summer season of 2022, flying three weekly flights … [Read more...]

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