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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

Cool facebook and twitter app by Lufthansa

Love this app! Go to MySkyStatus site and enter your upcoming flight details and your friends on Facebook and followers on Twitters will get regular updates about your departure, altitude, location and arrival as you travel. It works for all airlines and it’s free. Bravo to Lufthansa: a real innovative... Read more

Your own 1st class Pan Am cabin in your garage

There is a garage in Redondo Beach, California that accomodates a replica of a first-class cabin from a Pan Am World Airways 747. Owner (a director of United Airlines) spent 50,000$ and more than 20 years to recreate this cabin. (original story here)  Read More →

Continental goes to Star Alliance

If you have OnePass Silver Elite, you will automatically gain Star Alliance Silver status, and OnePass Platinum and Gold Elite members will automatically gain Star Alliance Gold status. If you have OnePass, look here to know how to earn and redeem miles on Star Alliance airlines. If you are on Miles&More,... Read more

Travelling to NYC? 10 things not to do.

Great tips from Congierge.com: the best and worst meals, quick lunches, views, nightlife and many more to enjoy NYC.  Read More →

Cool hotel suite into Boeing 727

Fancy an holiday in Costa Rica? Costa Verde hotel has refurbished a vintage 1965 Boeing 727 into a unique jumbo suite with oceanic view terrace: If you want to sleep in a plane in Europe without paying a premium fare (and without flying!), Jumbo Hostel at Arlanda airport (Stockholm) has 25 rooms into... Read more

Technology on the road - travel tips

Lonely Planet has produced some short videos for One World alliance with tips to improve travel experience. The video below has excellent tips if you’re an iPhone owner: 1 - you can avoid to bring with you the laptop if you have an iPhone and an USB stick; 2 - join a global wifi service to avoid... Read more

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