Air Zimbabwe Suspends F...

Air Zimbabwe, that country’s long-embattled flag carrier, has suspended flights and will likely file for bankruptcy (or whatever the equivalent of that is in Zimbabwe). The struggling airline had stopped flying to London a while back, and was reduced to flying routes in the country...

American Leaks More Det...

When American announced it would roll out a slew of new features on its new 777-300ER aircraft in December, I was left with more questions than answers. Now, just a bit more info has been released, and we have some answers but not all. Oh, and we have pictures. A picture of the new First...

Virgin Atlantic to open...

A new, larger, better Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse for upper-class passengers is scheduled to open at New York’s Kennedy Airport in early March. The new clubhouse “will create an unique experience for our passengers to complement our flagship Clubhouse and Revivals Lounge at...

News and Deals: January...

Belgium strikes disrupt travel as EU summit begins ‎CNN International Strikes by trade unions in Belgium disrupted travel Monday on the Eurostar and Thalys international train lines, the companies announced, as European leaders gathered in the capital Brussels for an informal summit....

News and Deals: January...

Hotel chains create joint reservations site‎ Washington Post A new hotel search engine, backed by six of the largest lodging chains in the industry, is taking direct aim at online travel agencies such as Expedia.com and Priceline.com. Roomkey.com is making a play for the estimated 90...
Luxury Vacation Guide 2012: East London

Luxury Vacation Guide 2...

Filed under: Europe , United Kingdom London , a perennial tourist favorite, is no stranger to the luxury travel market. What’s relatively new is the proliferation of luxury hotels and other venues in traditionally working-class East London. In 2012, East London’s reputation...

Iceland Express Leaves ...

Iceland Express, which had been flying leased 757s across the Atlantic to Boston, Newark, Chicago and Winnipeg (?), has announced that they will no longer be flying those routes. The Icelandic budget carrier had been leasing the 757s from Astraeus Airlines which: a) went out of business...

Topic of the Week: 2011...

The year is just about done for, so it’s time to look at how much flying we all did. My two trips across the pond helped to offset the lack of flying toward the end of the year. What did your year look like? Miles: 38,310 (34,202 last year) Segments: 26 (26) New Aircraft:...

News and Deals: Decembe...

Southwest Airlines denies terminally-ill NH boy special car seat NECN A New Hampshire family had trouble on a Southwest Airlines flight. A Bedford couple says Southwest Airlines endangered their terminally ill son when they forced him from his protective seat on their flight from...

Travel meets journalism...

Filed under: Blogs , Asia , Burma (Myanmar) Last month, writers Nathan Thornburgh (a contributing editor to TIME and recent guest of Fox News) and Matt Goulding (food & culture writer and author behind the Eat This, Not That! book series) launched a new website with the intriguing...

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