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A new reward option: Flights Anywhere
IHG’s Priority Club Rewards has unveiled a new reward option: Flights Anywhere™. This new program lets members redeem Priority Club points, or combine points and cash, to book flights on more than 400 airline carriers worldwide without restrictions on availability.
It’s the fi
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Flight comparison sites
As I’m sure you are aware, there are a number of flight comparison sites out there. You would think they would all essentially do the same job, but they do have notable differences. Many airline tariffs – particularly those of the budget airlines – are complicated by extr
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Updating Twitter from 30,000 feet
I’ve talked previously about innovative ways the travel industry is embracing Twitter and one of the latest comes courtesy of Lufthansa. With MySkyStatus they are allowing users to update their Twitter (or Facebook) accounts with their whereabouts whilst in flight. While you’re
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Blink Foresight
Blink has recently opened a base in Geneva to allow those in central Europe to benefit from its low prices, and has launched an advance purchase scheme – Blink Foresight. The Foresight scheme is much like jetcards that are offered by private jet firms such as NetJets. However, they dif
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Flying hotels... the future of luxury travel?
Flying hotels… the future of luxury travel? Who knows? But an aircruise concept from Seymourpowell in association with Samsung looks to be little more than a publicity stunt to us here at A Luxury Travel Blog. Not only does it look an unlikely shape for such a vessel but the choice o
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New destination management company from Etihad Airways
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, is expanding the range of services it offers business and leisure travellers with the launch of a new destination management company – Hala Abu Dhabi. The new company will be based in the nation’s capital but offer
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The best airport in the world... for five years on the trot
The ACI annual Airport Service Quality (ASQ) Award has been won by Incheon International Airport once again and voted the world’s best airport for 5 consecutive years. Repeating its first place finish in the previous years, Incheon International Airport (IIAC) once again scored the hig
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New cross
Taiwanese national carrier, China Airlines and its subsidiary, Mandarin Airlines, have announced plans to fly a larger aircraft between Taipei and mainland China. This move follows growing demand from travellers seeking more cross-strait flights.
China Airlines and Mandarin Airlines will now
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Interview with Aaron Ritoper, Vice President of Business Development at fly.com
Formerly with Skyscanner, Aaron Ritoper is the Vice President of Business Development at Fly.com, a website which scours major airlines, international carriers and online travel sites, and helps people easily sort and refine results by criteria such as number of stops and departure times and
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Changi Airport is now home to Singapore's tallest slide!
Air travel needn’t be boring any longer! Changi Airport is now home to Singapore’s tallest slide. The 12-metre tall slide can be found at Terminal 3 and riders can look forward to a top speed of 6 metres per second!
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Hong Kong is voted Conde Nast Traveller's Readers' favourite island
Hong Kong has not only been voted Favourite Island but also overall won the Bronze Medal in the Best of the Best Top 100 Travel experiences at the Readers’ Travel Awards from Condé Nast Traveller magazine that were unveiled in London on Wednesday 1st September 2010.
Hong Kong be
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The top 4 ways to fly privately
When entering the world of private flying its important to fully appreciate all of your options and to know precisely which one will benefit you the most. Making a choice between the various forms of private flying can be difficult, and sometimes it helps to think about your options as you
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Live orchestra... on a delayed Boeing 747
Having already waited an hour and a half to take off, the Amsterdam Sinfonietta chamber orchestra gave a spontaneous concert on a delayed KLM Boeing 747 at Shanghai Airport.
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Helicopter collides with vulture
Spare a thought for the helicopter pilot who this week had a collision with a vulture. At the time of the incident, the medical helicopter was just two miles from Nogales airport in Arizona. The pilot managed to land the helicopter and he and his passengers survived the incident without inju
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3 luxury airport hotels in the UK
A night in an airport hotel might not fill you with excitement, but it you dont always have to stay in a concrete box by the terminal. There are some very luxurious accommodation options at airports around the UK.
Sofitel London Heathrow
This is a huge new hotel at Heathrows Terminal 5. Ther
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Golf's most extreme par 3 hole?
Legend Golf & Safari Resort in South Africa has a stretch of 18 holes designed by 18 different top golfers, including Padraig Harrington, Colin Montgomerie, K.J. Choi, Retief Goosen, Justin Rose, Trevor Immelman and Vijay Singh. The 19th hole is an extreme Par 3 that’s an incredibl
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Luxury air safaris over South Australia
Experience South Australia‘s vast vistas teeming with free roaming native Australian wildlife from the comfort of a luxury air safari, with three new tours available through luxury operator Chinta Air Tours.
* Extended Outback Wildlife – see the varied wildlife of the Outback, in
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The world's top 10 airport approaches
Cameras at the ready… private jet booking network PrivateFly.com suggests the world’s Top 10 stunning and inspirational airport approaches.
1. Sion Airport
Nestled in the heart of the Alps, the approach to Sion airport takes you down the Rhone valley. With the high mountain terra
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Win a trip to Salzburg!
WhichBudget.com, a leading flight search and destination finder, has a pair of return Air Berlin flights up for grabs on their new direct flights from London Stansted to Salzburg which launch today.To be in with a chance of winning simply Guess the Destination. The destination is part of the
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Special feature: Crowne Plaza, Changi Airport, Singapore
Why would anyone want to stay at an airport hotel? Prior to having the pleasure of staying at the Crowne Plaza at Changi Airport, the only answer to that question which I could have come up with would have been “convenience”. Sometimes you’ll stay at an airport hotel just
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