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Transport for London and the RMT Union clash horns over the planned closure of ticket offices. RMT Union wish to strike, leaving hundreds of thousands of passengers to find their own way around London.
A rather unenforceable speed limit in the outskirts of Colorado Springs
Our frequently flying hero Randy Petersen is on the lookout again!
I saw Scott Mackenzie’s post earlier today which sounded like an interesting proposition. If you’re very good at searching for flight…I mean REALLY good, you can apply for a full time job at Flight Fox.
Twitterer Mike Mompi’s got a good image of what’s going on. From his twitter page: Update 16:31hrs GMT, Statement from London City Airport’s website: “London City Airport can confirm that a technical issue occurred onboard Swiss flight LX437 due to depart to Geneva at around 15.00 on Thursday 27 March 2014. 74 passengers and four crew…
Does anyone remember the Dutch superstars The Vengaboys? They were the ones to bring you such catchy/annoying hits as “We like to Party” and “Boom Boom Boom I want you in my room”
Well not quite… I don’t mean to put you off entirely! I’m not aware of the media coverage outside The Netherlands, so you may or may not be aware that it’s the Nuclear Security Summit next week, where many presidents and prime ministers of countries across the world will converge about 10mins from my front…
Here’s an interesting idea for a day out. Ahead of its public opening on 4th June 2014, why not be part of the volunteer team to act as passengers for the newly-refurbished Heathrow Terminal 2?
Back in January last year I wrote a post explaining how the UK’s Air Passenger Duty (APD) worked, and how you can avoid paying it. George Osborne, The Chancellor of the Exchequer, today announced in a couple of changes in his Budget 2014 to how APD will be calculated.
Sometimes I wonder if I have amnesia, as I don’t have much recollection of doing this interview, but Jenny Southan from Business Traveller magazine seems to have quoted me in her article called “Slash & Burn” which investigates the devaluation of loyalty programmes. It online version is here (paid subscription required), but if you pick up…
Last November I invited Mike from Ik Vlieg Veel to write a guest post about why you should fly Star Alliance instead of Skyteam if you’re based in The Netherlands. Ralph, another fellow blogger based here in The Netherlands, responded with his own critique last month. The text is all in Dutch, so use Google or Bing…
Privium is the paid-for fast track service through Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. Coming in 2 levels and ranging from €121-€205 per year, it can be hard to justify such an expense. Click in to see my point of view.
I suppose this ‘trick’ will only suit those who have balls of steel…how about asking for “highest class of travel only” in your employment contract?!
Unless you follow me regularly on Twitter, Does anyone still remember the early days when I used this logo?