Pilots have reacted angrily to media reports that Flybe’s owners are holding secret talks with the UK government to prevent the airline’s collapse. It’s been claimed that the airline, which operates half of the UK’s domestic flights outside London, has asked ministers for an emergency cash injection to keep it flying. The airline was rescued...Read More
Fancy shopping? There is more to the Capital of Luxury. Outlets, small shops and flea markets also coexist in the city of lights. Coco Chanel’s Famous Quotes: Elegance is when the inside is as beautiful as the outside. Simplicity is the key note of all True Elegance. You can be gorgeous at thirty, charming at...Read More
Since opening in October 2017, Singapore Changi International Airport’s Terminal 4 has stood apart from the rest of the award-winning airport’s terminals—not only because of its food emporium, Peranakan-inspired shophouse facades, and boulevard of 160 fig trees, but also because of its “self-service system,” where passengers can move through the check-in, bag drop, immigration, and boarding...Read More
Did you Know? Officials in Italy are sick of slow-moving tourists looking for a place to sit on public monuments. This week, Rome announced that visitors can now be fined €400 ($450) for sitting on the city’s historic Spanish Steps, which for decades have served as a crowded picnic, drinking, and resting spot for hordes of travelers looking...Read More
Amsterdam has been plagued by overtourism, with 18 million annual visitors descending on its 867,000 residents. The authorities have taken measures to deter overzealous tourists, by dismantling the “iamsterdam” sign — a former selfie spot — outside the Rijksmuseum in December 2018 and announcing a ban of “disrespectful” tours of the red light district in...Read More
Happy World Tourism Day. The United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has celebrated World Tourism Day on September 27 since 1980. The purpose is to raise awareness on the role of tourism within the international community and to demonstrate how it affects social, cultural, political and economic values worldwide.Read More
For anyone who wants to feel like a modern day Marie Antoinette The Palace of Versailles has long served as a popular tourist attraction, but a new luxury hotel set in its lavish grounds means visitors will now be able to stay there. Airelles Château de Versailles will open in spring 2020 – the first...Read More
What could be more romantic than a Parisian wall declaring love in over 250 languages? Designed by Frédéric Baron and Claire Kito, this outdoor art installation features the words “I love you” written 1000 times in over 300 languages. Le mur des je t’aime (the wall of I love yous) is located in the Square...Read More
Emirates is once again pushing the boundaries of technology, becoming the first airline outside America to receive approval for biometric boarding from the US Customs Border Protection (CBP). Soon, customers flying from Dubai to any of Emirates’ 12 destinations in the US will be able to choose facial recognition technology at the departure gates, reducing...Read More
