Continental leaves SkyTeam and joins Star Alliance
Written on January 30, 2009 · Tags: continental, skyteam, star alliance
Hurry up if you plan to redeem SkyTeam points for Continental flights: Regarding SkyTeam, Continental intends to end its participation in the Sky Team Alliance after the last scheduled flight on Oct. 24, 2009. We continue to work through the details of our planned exit from SkyTeam and entry into Star... Read more
Hotel room of the future
Written on January 23, 2009 · Tags: hotel
Scientists in Germany have developed the “Hotel Room of the Future” to show hotels how they can use the latest technology to make guests feel more comfortable. Here video taken in the laboratory at the Fraunhofer Institute in Duisburg to test the room’s hi-tech features. Love the... Read more
How to keep track of all your flights: flightmemory.com
Written on January 21, 2009 · Tags: free, statistics, tool
This site is for aviation enthusiasts who wants to keep record where and when they’ve flown. Register for free and start to input details of your flights: Flight Memory will produce detailed statistics with maps. Read More →
Hudson River crash map
Written on January 16, 2009 · Tags: security
See here the trajectory of the United plane crashed in the Hudson River. Flight duration was about 6 minutes. Apparently it’s second time in the aviation history that a plane lands on the water with no fatalities. Full story: NY Times Read More →
Starwood 500 points x night
Written on January 15, 2009 · Tags: Hotels Programs, offers, starwood
Register by March 31, 2009 here to earn 500 bonus Starpoints® for every eligible night and an additional 5,000 bonus Starpoints for every tenth eligible night. An eligible night is a night at an SPG® participating property paying a qualifying rate that is eligible to earn Starpoints in the Starwood... Read more
The World’s Most Impressive Airport Lounges
1. The Wing - Cathay Pacific, Hong Kong International Airport The Wing is a 43000 sq ft open-air facility that features and 80ft bar, four restaurants and a full-service day spa. This luxurious terminal lounge also features private cabins with showers, beds and Jacuzzi tubs. Top it all off with free... Read more
Best airlines awards
Written on January 5, 2009 · Tags: air france, airline, alitalia, british airways, easyjet, emirates, finnair, KLM, qantas, singapore airlines, swiss, virgin
Conde’ Nast Traveller annual awards are one of my favourites, especially those related to spas in exotic places. This year number 1 of all travel categories was the new Six Senses hotel in Koh Samui: a friend of mine was there some months ago and he told me that it’s the top of luxury he... Read more
Top 20 European airports
Written on January 3, 2009 · Tags: airport
Maps are fun! Here top 20 busiest European airports based on number of passengers: Read More →