Amazing dancing planes

Fun · December 1, 2010

Amazing dancing planes.

Look at this video: planes are dancing!  Read More →

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Welcome Hipmunk

Guides and Tips, Trip Planning · November 29, 2010

Welcome Hipmunk.

A new search engine for flights with a great visualization of results: one simple page with a grid instead of various pages with a lot of text. Moreover results can be easily narrowed by “agony” - that is a combination of price, duration and stops - and other key elements. It’s an US... 

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Discover cool places around the world - Tell Me Where

Discover cool places around the world - Tell Me Where.

Tell Me Where is a web and iphone application that provides recommendations based on the tastes of your friends, and those with similar tastes. Already a success in France, it is ready to take its Urban Guide mix of social network and city guide to the rest of the world. The application not only knows... 

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Twitt @ airport and on board

Tools, Travel Resources · December 3, 2009

Twitt @ airport and on board.

Just launched a French service via Twitter. Twitt #boarding along with the airport code and you’ll get a reply with the list of the other users in the same airport in the last hours. Also you can visit boarding.fr to see a map with airports and users who are there. Another service for Twitter fans... 

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Landing in London or NY? Share a cab

Landing in London or NY? Share a cab.

Taxi² is a free service that enables you to recognise other travellers who are interested in saving half the cost of their taxi ride from London or NY airports to their final destination. The clever taxi² ticket provides you with everything you need to share a taxi: an easy way to find someone to share... 

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Got a lot of miles on Continental?

Airlines Programs, Loyalty Programs · November 13, 2009

Got a lot of miles on Continental?.

You have the chance to bid on an around the world trip to visit the eight wonders of the world. Itinerary is amazing, lasting 3 weeks for 2 people, flights are on business class and package includes hotels, private tours and airports’ transfers. Bid ends Dec, 9th and current highest bid is 755,000... 

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Ryanair new sexy calendar

Airlines, Travel Resources · November 12, 2009

Ryanair new sexy calendar.

Yesterday 3 cabin crew girls dressed in bikini walked streets of London to present the 2010 Ryanair calendar.Video here. The 2010 edition, which was shot at Ryanair’s Alicante base in September, will raise about £100,0000 through the sale of 11,000 calendars on Ryanair flights and from www.ryanaircalendar.com... 

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Hoteliers talk about guests, and it’s really funny!

Fun, Hotels, Travel Resources, Your Stories · November 7, 2009

Hoteliers talk about guests, and it’s really funny!.

Thanks to this article on Times, I discovered this great group on Facebook, “You know you’ve worked in hotels when…” where hoteliers share stories about their guests. Some of the topics discussed: “Funniest thing you have ever seen, that no one would believe unless they... 

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Meeting mean business (not always, but help)

Industry news-data · November 6, 2009

Meeting mean business (not always, but help).

US Travel Association has commissioned a study to evaluate the return on investment of business travel. According to their findings: “For every dollar invested in business travel, businesses experience an average $12.50 in increased revenue and $3.80 in new profits”. Business travel in US... 

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Iphone app: flying without fear

Tools, Travel Resources · November 6, 2009

Iphone app: flying without fear.

Back in 1997, Virgin Atlantic started offering Flying Without Fear courses at £199+vat. They claim to have 98% success rate. Sir Branson wants to replicate the success of these course with an iphone application and he does  a personal introduction on the app. The app is not for free (4.99$ at Apple... 

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