During the winter break, I spent a few days over in the most sparsely populated country of Europe, Iceland. From the UK, it is only a relatively short flight away and it allows you to
Which? Travel survey reveals dirtiest airline by UK passengers
Ryanair has been named the dirtiest flight operator within the UK in response to a Which? Travel survey. The survey of 7,901 people across September and October by the consumer champion Which?, revealed that fewer
An awareness drive from India to France for tiger conservation
Gautom Menon is the founder & chief brand officer for Wild Tiger Rum from India and he has decided to drive over 25,000 Kms from India to France in order to raise awareness for tiger
RIP Thomas Cook
The Thomas Cook Group plc travel company has unfortunately gone into liquidation and ceased trading in September 2019. The demise of the world’s oldest travel company, has left thousands of holidaymakers stranded and its 22,000
Having fun at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Every year in August, Scotland’s capital city welcomes a myriad of visitors for its annual International Fringe event with over 50,000 performances across more than 300 venues. The Fringe is an annual tradition as far
The World’s Top 25 Travel Retailers 2019
The latest rankings have been revealed by The Moodie Davitt Report, through their annual guide measured by 2018 sales. This is a must read report with plenty of detailed information and insight – the link
FLIO is dead….long live FLIO!
Stephan Uhrenbacher has confirmed that the most used airport app in the world is being sold to SOS Travel SpA in Italy, founded in 2017 by Rudolph Gentile. “FLIO GmbH, the German subsidiary which actually
Top 25 Global Airports
Brand Finance has released its inaugural study 2019 report revealing the most valuable and strongest global airport brands. The report provides a wealth of information and insight from Brand Finance, the world’s leading independent brand
The growing trend of Dark Tourism
After reading ‘The Dark Tourist‘ by Dom Joly, as he ventured to sightsee the world’s most unlikely destinations, I decided to find out more about this bizarre and unorthodox travel trend. According to Wikipedia, Dark
IATA Forecast Predicts 8.2 billion Air Travelers in 2037
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) revealed that present trends in air transport suggest passenger numbers could double to 8.2 billion in 2037. The latest update to IATA’s 20-Year Air Passenger Forecast, shows that an
Guest Blog: The Future of Inflight Retail – Part 3
Vimal Kumar Rai is a travel retail and aviation expert, and in the 3rd part of this guest blog, he continues to reflect on the future of inflight retail given the recent announcements of more
Amazon is now selling flights…starting in India
Powered by India online travel agency Cleartrip, Amazon has begun offering domestic flights in India. As reported by Skift, “Airlines such as Vistara UK, GoAir, SpiceJet, and Indigo were among the carriers offering flights through
The World’s Busiest Flight Routes 2019
OAG Aviation has released the latest data on the busiest international flight routes over the last 12 months up to February 2019. The top six routes have remained the same with KUL-SIN (Kuala Lumpur –
The Best and Worst pay-as-you-go UK Lounges for 2019
Courtesy of Which? consumer group and magazine and their annual survey, conducted by their undercover inspectors across 21 airport lounges in the UK. Pay-as-you-go lounges include providers such as Aspire, Plaza Premium, No.1 amongst others
KLM to stop in-flight duty free shopping
The Dutch carrier has announced plans to phase out inflight duty free sales, blaming the rise of internet shopping and competition from airport retail sales. Duty Free/Tax Free sales will end during July 2019 on European Flights,
