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Why Condé Nast Traveller owes Ryanair an apology
In the last few days there has been yet another round of Ryanair-bashing, largely sparked by the editor’s letter in Condé Nast Traveller. In this, the editor, Melinda Stevens, tells of her botched attempts
Read More »Online check in for flights: Which seat should you choose?
Which are the best seats to choose on a plane if you don’t want anyone sitting next to you? And should you check in online as soon as the service is available? In these
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Air New Zealand Skycouch review
Unless you’re in the pointy end of the plane, with proper beds and complimentary caviar whenever you click your free booze-soaked fingers, long haul air travel is no fun at all. For economy class
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The truly brilliant KLM route map
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How to take advantage of a dying airline
Bmibaby makes its last flights on September 9th – and there are some very good deals to be had for anyone prepared to pick over the corpse. Anyone looking for a bargain European break
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Why I don’t want an iPad for inflight entertainment
Last week, Qantas announced that it was going to ditch the existing in-flight entertainment from its fleet of Boeing 767s and just give everyone an Ipad instead. That’s laudable, you might think, especially when
Read More »Emergency exit seats: Profit over safety
Late on the 21st of March 2012, I flew from Chiang Mai to Bangkok on Air Asia flight FD 3257. Now the Air Asia planes look rather snazzy – most seats are black, but
Read More »Time to start asking questions about tax
Blame tax rises No-one likes paying tax. Let’s face it, we live in an economy that splutters along based on massive, widespread corporate tax avoidance. And when a tax goes up, it’s an easy
Read More »Travel industry predictions for 2012
2012 should be a big year in travel – so I thought I’d join everyone else by making predictions for the forthcoming twelve months in the travel industry. These are based, naturally, on extensive
Read More »Why we have to queue in airports
Misery at Orlando Airport Last Saturday afternoon, I touched down at Orlando International Airport. Two hours and fifteen minutes later, I was still on the plane. We weren’t allowed off because the immigration hall
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