Airports

Qantas A380 business class review (London to Sydney): Passenger reveals the BIG difference the upgrade made

It’s the Champagne before take-off that really lets you know you’re about to fly in a more refined manner than usual.<p>Sitting in my spacious seat on …

Heathrow

Britain to probe if airlines deliberately split passenger groups

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) said on Saturday it was beginning a review into airlines' seating policies, including whether some operators were deliberating splitting up groups of passengers travelling together.<p>Some customers have complained that they have been seated …

Aviation

The Wings Lounge Review Manila MNL Airport - Massage, showers & more available 24 hours a day. - Renés Points

• My last Delta 747 flight & the frustration with Delta Diamond Global Upgrades<br>• Delta One 747 Experience Detroit to Japan Narita<br>• The Wings Lounge Review …

There's only one fix for L.A.'s traffic nightmare — we all have to pay up

Twenty-five years after the first modern subway train rolled into Los Angeles, traffic is horrible, billions of dollars are being invested in more public transit, and ridership has been declining for years.<p>Robert Gatica, 24, offers a clue as to what's going on.<p>I met him on Whittier Boulevard in …

Los Angeles

Basic economy tickets may not be a great deal on some routes

Delta, American and United airlines, three of the world's the biggest carriers, all launched a bare-bones fare called "basic economy" in the past few years to better compete with ultra low-cost carriers such as Spirit and Frontier Airlines.<p>A study by Hipmunk, a travel comparison site, found that …

Business

Germs in airplane cabins are bad, but it's even worse at the airport terminal

You don't have to be a germophobe to want to slip on rubber gloves when you enter an airplane cabin.<p>A new study confirms once again that various surfaces in the cabin of a commercial plane have many times the amount of bacteria than an average kitchen counter. But the latest study found that …

News

Things Are Getting Worse, Not Better: Round Ups, Checkpoints and National ID Cards

- Advertisement -<p>Here in Amerika, things are getting worse--not better--as the nation inches ever closer towards totalitarianism, that goose-stepping …

Liberal View

Get 3,000 Avios or other miles with a new Heathrow Rewards sign-up bonus

Heathrow Rewards – the loyalty scheme for Heathrow’s duty free shops – has launched a new generous sign-up bonus for 2018 worth 3,000 points.<p><b>3,000</b> …

Heathrow

How to Get a Secret Engagement Ring Through Airport Security

It’s “proposal season,” as much as such a thing exists. And if you plan a surprise proposal during your next trip, you don’t want to expose the …

Airport Security

Did you miss the puppies at DIA? It’s OK, you can watch them online

The puppies have landed in Denver.Denver International Airport hosted its third annual puppy bowl for lucky travelers Friday morning. It’s unclear …

Denver

Bay Area forecast: It’s early February, and ideal beach weather

Never mind what the calendar says. Could there be a better time to head over Highway 17 for a beach day?<p>As the entire Bay Area warms up through the …

Weather

LAX testing facial recognition technology to speed up check-in process

The Transportation Security Administration has launched a three-week test to see if biometrics can help speed up the check-in process at Los Angeles International Airport.<p>But don't expect to see a big difference yet.<p>As part of the test, the TSA has installed two new gates at the Tom Bradley …

Business

How does it work? Apple AirPlay 2: Everything you need to know

At last year’s Worldwide Developers Conference in June, Apple announced its next big mobile operating system update, iOS 11, which went live in …

Smart TV

Cuts Continue at Etihad as Barber/Beauty Salon Eliminated from First/Business Lounges

The first class lounge has seen dining cutbacks. I’ve noticed cutbacks in meal service. They eliminated chauffeur service outside the UAE. The …

Abu Dhabi

Meet the Boring Company: Flamethrowers, hats and Elon Musk

Elon Musk’s Boring Company is garnering major attention this week after its sale of 20,000 flamethrowers went viral on social media, but the tech entrepreneur created the firm for an entirely different purpose.<p>Commonly described as an infrastructure and tunnel firm, the Boring Company arose in …

Elon Musk

14 injured at Frankfurt Airport after hauler collides with bus

A bus and a hauler used to tow aircraft have collided at Frankfurt Airport, injuring 14 people. There were 72 people who had just arrived from Spain …

Germany

United's Planning to Open 3 Polaris Lounges in Summer 2018

At the grand opening of United’s first Polaris Lounge, at Chicago’s O’Hare Airport (ORD), the airline said that all of its domestic locations would …

Frequent-flyer Programs

Review: Turkish Airlines San Francisco-Istanbul

Exquisite business class experience, but ground service in Turkey lacking<p>Turkish Airlines B777<p>In December I flew on Turkish Airlines from San Francisco to Budapest via Istanbul in business class on a Boeing 777-300ER and a Boeing 737-800.<p>TravelSkills with Chris McGinnis sponsored by<p>It's the second …

Turkish Airlines

Trump sets up a grand bargain on immigration

Those who argue that the wall won’t work have something of a point. Although a wall is a mighty symbol, and symbols matter, it’s far from clear that …

Immigration

Ranked: Britain's best and worst train firms for internet reliability

The nation's train companies have been assessed for internet reliability in Transport Focus' national rail passenger survey.<p>Its latest research out …

Transportation (UK)

Centuries-Old Estate in Berkshire, U.K., Available for £12M

The 45-acre, Grade II-listed property has hosted a few famous families<p>Hurst Lodge, a Grade II-listed historic estate in the Village of Hurst, …

Real Estate

Win a holiday to Malaysia

<b>We’re giving away a five-night holiday to Malaysia with return business class flights on Malaysia Airlines’s brand new A350. The holiday includes</b> …

Asia Travel

Delta is now allowing its London passengers to track the location of their checked bags through an app

• <b>Delta is now allowing passengers travelling to and from London to monitor the location of their checked bags.</b>• <b><br>ID tags will be added to luggage and passengers can track the bags through the Delta app.</b>• <b><br>The service is set to expand to other European hubs like Amsterdam and Paris.</b><p>Worried about the …

Heathrow

The 5 Craziest Things Passengers Tried to Sneak by the TSA in January

The cat’s out the bag: January was just another month at TSA checkpoints across the country. From (fake) guns that turned out to be hookahs to cheese …

Mad Max

While Steph warms up, young Kings fan makes last-minute change

Stephen Curry's name has become synonymous with the top of the NBA's top-selling jerseys.<p>Sometimes, his leaguewide popularity surpasses fans' loyalty …

Basketball

£510 million boost from China / Heathrow flights

Flights between China and London's Heathrow Airport are responsible for an annual injection of £510 million into the British economy.<p>A passenger …

News (China)

Britain under increasing pressure to ban antique ivory sales

A British official who leads a border security unit targeting wildlife contraband says Britons want to end their domestic ivory trade, which allows …

Business

Airport police officer on leave after gun found in bag

An airport police officer has been placed on leave for trying to pass through security at the Columbus airport with a loaded gun in his bag.<p>Lt. Scott …

Business

10 Things Not to Do at Airport Security

Our 10 suggestions of what not to do at airport security will make you a savvier flier, capable of breezing through the checkpoint like a pro.<p>1. …

Airport Security

What It's Like To Meet After Falling In Love Online, As Told In Comics

These days, finding love online is the new normal. A 2013 study revealed that one-third of recently married couples in the U.S. met via the internet. …

Tim Hortons