US Homeland Security announces “intimate” airport body searches
570 If you don’t like the thought of airport security guards frisking you, be warned – it’s going to get a whole more intimate when you leave the US. Pat-downs…
British Airways to reduce legroom by 1 inch on short haul flights
886 Free snacks and drinks have already disappeared from the economy service on short haul flights and from next year British Airways is cutting legroom too. The airline wants to…
easyJet celebrates International Women’s Day with an all-female crew
841 easyJet airline today flew a special flight operated by an all-female crew. EZY8275 left London Gatwick this morning bound for Madrid with a female Captain, First Officer and four…
Brits should expect 20% VAT hike on phone calls made abroad
383 If you make phone call outside the EU you will be slapped with 20 per cent VAT on your final bill. This was announced in the government’s Spring Budget.…
Malta’s famous Azure Window arch collapses into the sea
503 Malta’s much loved arch, the Azure Window or Tieqa tad-Dwejra, as it is known in Malta, was lost to the sea yesterday morning. The loss of this monumental rock…
Unveiled – Symphony of the Seas, the biggest cruise liner ever
453 The largest cruise ship of all time is set to make its maiden voyage in April next year. Royal Caribbean’s Symphony of the Seas will have the capacity to…
Row over a $12 blanket causes a four-hour flight diversion
381 A flight en route from Las Vegas to Honolulu had to be diverted over a row over an in-flight blanket. The 66-year-old man asked for the blanket when he…
Star Tours: The Adventures Continue at Disneyland Paris
976 Star Tours: The Adventures Continue opens at Disneyland Paris on 26 March 2017 Star Wars fans: put March 26 2017 in your diary and head to Disneyland Paris for…
The future of travel? Pop.Up: a car that doubles as a helicopter!
827 You can say goodbye to traffic jams if airline manufacturers, Airbus have their way. They are in the process of developing a self-driving drone-car hybrid in an imaginative attempt…
Iceland may slap on a tourist tax because too many people visit
490 Blessed by nature, and made famous by the popular TV hit series Game of Thrones, Iceland has become one of the world’s hottest countries. Tourists flock there in droves…