While communication has sped up things for us and made life that little bit more accessible, it still comes with its downsides. I mean, yeah it’s cool to be able to connect with any part of the world whenever you wish to, but at the same time it is only ever more reason to justify [...]
While budget flights may be old news for Australians since the welcoming of Virgin, Tiger Airways, and Quantas offshoot Jetstar, we often forget that not all countries, or continents, have the luxury of low budget air travel.
Internationally acclaimed three time Grammy winners THE BLACK EYED PEAS have added a ‘world record’ to their long list of achievements after rocking out at 41,000 feet on a special “Mile High Karaoke’ Virgin Blue flight from Melbourne to Perth on Friday.
Australian flight company Qantas, through its charitable trust, the Qantas Foundation, has pledged a $25,000 cash donation and joined with Australian Rugby Union to assist the Samoan and Tongan communities devastated by the recent tsunami.
Aviation and tourism history will be made on New Year’s Eve when a Qantas Airbus A380 super jumbo operates a unique sightseeing flight to Antarctica – the first commercial flight by an A380 over the south polar region, and the only aircraft permitted to do so on New Year’s Eve.
Samui Airport in Bangkok was announced the world’s top ten in the “Best Airports Worldwide” category for the 4th consecutive year whilst Bangkok Airways is ranked in the top ten in the “Best Cabin Service Worldwide” category following an annual “Best Asian Travel Brand 2009” poll surveyed by one of Asia’s forefront online travel magazine, [...]
British Airways are celebrating 90 years of travel this year. It was in fact on 25th August 1919 that the world’s first daily international air service was launched from London to Paris, operated by Air Transport & Travel Ltd – a precursor to British Airways.
Suddenly the world of cheap airfares is beckoning you to take a holiday. Falling passenger numbers and swathes of empty seats have forced some carriers to make drastic cuts and as a result the cost of flights has been slashed to keep people flying. Even business travel has been affected. Emirates recently wiped $3500 from [...]
What better way to see the beautiful island of Maui than from the heavens? You’ll be able to see all the island has to offer from a different perspective while having a bit of an adventure at the same time. Even if you’ve never been on a helicopter before, this is a great place to [...]
Although you can find all sorts of holiday activities in Maine, New England, one of the best and most unique has to be taking a hot air balloon ride. Kennebunkport in Maine is easily the best place to see beauty from a basket. Between September and October is when the seasons are changing and the [...]