Emirates to Fly its First Airbus Super jumbo
The Airbus A380 Super jumbo jet can now count premium gulf airline Emirates as its client. After a long wait, Emirates finally acquired the Airbus Superjumbo and followed it up with an order for sixty more such aircraft from the European manufacturer. Media representatives were offered a glimpse of Emirate's super
by Neill Zerk July 29th, 2008
Exotic Sri Lanka draws Middle Eastern travellers
A growing number of travellers from the Middle East are flying to the Asian destination of Sri Lanka in search of a tropic paradise with plenty of sunny days and neat, untouched and serene beach areas. The South Eastern Asian nation recently revealed a surge in the tourist sector arrivals
by Neill Zerk June 21st, 2008
Airlines feeling the weakness of the stock market
Along with the rest of the market, shares of airline companies fell with continuing issue around skyrocketing oil cost. While the price for oil has started to relax a little it has still remained close to record numbers. As the largest expense for
by Neill Zerk June 16th, 2008
Research required for safe travel choices
Every travel insurance policy comes with a few pages of fine print. Although reading the fine print can be extremely important to any traveler, in order to understand the coverage provided, it can also be extremely difficult. One area which is often confusing for travelers is the position of insurance
by Neill Zerk June 14th, 2008
Emirates soon to take A380 delivery
Emirates Airlines will soon join the aviation elite as it begins its services using the superjumbo double-decker plane from Airbus, the A380. The Dubai-based airline will atke delivery of its first A380 in July, which will be used on some ...
by Neill Zerk June 6th, 2008
Vietnam under hotel construction
Already in 2008 Vietnam tourism has felt a burst of new visitors and is appreciating tourism growth by 16% compared to 2007 within the first four months alone. That percentage translates ...
by Neill Zerk June 6th, 2008
New fee means higher travel prices
As if the skyrocketing costs of fuel were not enough, today new legislation was passed in Australia that will add an extra nine dollar fee to be charged to international passengers. This charge is on top of the higher fees already
by Neill Zerk June 4th, 2008
VisitBritain partners with Eurostar
With the Eurostar train still proving an effective means of transport across the English Channel, the rail line operator has entered a partnership with the tourism body of Great Britain to allow Eurostar to begin selling British tour packages and ...
by Neill Zerk May 31st, 2008
Virgin interested in Lufthansa and bmi
Reports of the German national carrier Lufthansa taking over the British airline bmi are rampant, but nothing has yet been publicly confirmed. If the deal is done however, it has been speculated that Virgin Atlantic would be interested in getting ...
by Neill Zerk May 28th, 2008
Three hour delay at Aberdeen
At Aberdeen Airport last night, passengers had to wait over three hours because of a security situation. The pilot of a bmi flight was concerned about a suspicious bag on the aircraft. Passengers had to deplane and identify their bags ...
by Neill Zerk May 25th, 2008
New travel Dubai website launched
Last week, the government of Dubai launched its own search engine, targeted at travelers from Ireland and the UK looking for discounts on flights, holiday packages and hotels in Dubai. The government-backed website will use information from online travel agents like ...
by Neill Zerk May 22nd, 2008
Singapore Airlines enhances the in-air iPod experience
Singapore Airlines just gave travellers another reason to fly with their airline. The all-Business Class Airbus A340-500 will now offer in-flight iPod and iPhone connections as a part of their premium entertainment package. Passengers on Singapore Airlines all-business class flights between ...
by Neill Zerk May 19th, 2008