Facial-recognition technology streamlines boarding on British Airways
British Airways has used facial-recognition technology to streamline the boarding process for more than 250,000 passengers traveling internationally from US… Read More »
Sri Lanka fears up to $2 billion tourism losses
Sri Lanka fears its lucrative tourism industry could see arrivals drop by up to 30 per cent, with losses of… Read More »
Clark, the Philippines reopens after earthquake damage
Clark airport reopened on April 24, two days after a 6.1-magnitude earthquake partially damaged the airport’s terminal. The airport’s largest… Read More »
Maldives’ Flyme looks to start seaplane services in 4Q19
FlyMe (Maldives) (VP, Malé) will launch seaplane operations in August, soon after a new terminal opens at Malé Velana International Airport, the island nation’s… Read More »
AirGuide and PXcom Partnership Offers Unique Passenger Entertainment Experiences
New York NY, Delray Beach FL (USA) (AirGuide / Pyramid Media Group) & Bordeaux, France (PXcom) April 24, 2019 –… Read More »
Experience the Galapagos with a private yacht charter
No two ways about it, the best way to experience the Galapagos is by chartering a private yacht. The Galapagos… Read More »
Overtourism may shut down more popular tourist Southeast Asia destinations
Overtourism could shut down more popular tourist destinations. At the same time that Thailand’s popular Maya Beach undergoes rehabilitation and a break from… Read More »
Airline official calls for harsher penalties on airplane-drone near-misses
An unidentified drone operator nearly collided his UAV with an Air Newzealand plane descending onto Auckland airport. Air Newzealand flight… Read More »
Singapore Airlines’ new regional cabin product on its 787 jets
Singapore Airlines unveiled the results of its US$350 million investment in new regional cabin products on 20 Boeing 787-10s in… Read More »
Destination Residences Hawaii partners with Hawaiian Airlines
Destination Residences Hawaii and Hawaiian Airlines have partnered to provide guests of Maui’s premier Vacation Rental Company up to 20,000… Read More »
Biometric self-boarding at LAX a technological milestone
A trial project that is testing ticket- and passport-free international departures at Los Angeles Airport (LAX) is the first such… Read More »
The reasons why airline service is awful
Frequent flyers know airline service is a shell of its former glory, and it’s getting worse. From damaged and lost… Read More »
The best nature destinations in Brazil
Luxury tourism to Brazil is back in focus with the news that Virgin Atlantic recently announced that they would launch… Read More »
‘Clear similarities’ between catastrophic Boeing plane crashes
On a day when thousands mourned the 157 victims of last Sunday’s Ethiopian Airlines crash, Transport Minister Dagmawit Moges said… Read More »
The super-rich are being scammed on their private jets
Five grand for mystery sushi. Seven for plastic cups. And more fuel than the plane could possibly hold. Such are… Read More »
Galapagos: a once-in-a-lifetime luxury journey to experience rare and unique wildlife
It is easy to imagine why the Galapagos Islands are one of the top places to visit of many experienced… Read More »
Where to spend Easter in Provence
Easter… the word conjures up Spring sunshine, cute rabbits, fluffy chicks and chocolate. However, in the USA or UK, the… Read More »
Discovering the Amazon in Peru
Our world tour of 15 countries in 10 months included 52 flights one of which was from Cusco to Puerto Maldonado… Read More »
Comparing Iceland and Norway
These two Nordic countries share some characteristics including dramatic landscapes, Viking history, and beautiful trails. But once you scratch the… Read More »
Will the Nairobi Attacks Dent Kenya’s Tourism Boom?
Tourism operators in Kenya are hopeful that this week’s terror attacks in Nairobi will have little impact on the country’s… Read More »
Boeing’s unveils radical ‘transonic’ wing design
The future looks interesting for air passengers, with a raft of new designs in the pipeline promising faster planes capable… Read More »
Airline & Travel Weekly News Briefs
The world’s most dangerous countries revealed Libya, Afghanistan and Somalia are the most dangerous places on earth, according to a… Read More »