An interesting study done by the University College London and published in the Obesity Reviews journal on Tuesday correlates rising obesity rates with our living in environments that are steadily becoming warmer and more comfortable. […]
At 4.32pm Moscow time today (Monday morning – 1332 GMT, 8.32am in New York, 5.32am in Los Angeles) some type of bomb exploded in the luggage claim area of the international arrivals hall at Moscow’s
Moscow Airport Terror Bombing – 31+ dead, 130+ injured Read More »
Let's start the newsletter with another reader survey. Later in this week's compilation of articles, you'll see mention of new airplane designs being developed by Lockheed Martin, Boeing, and Northrop Grumman (pictured here are two
This Week's Security Horror Story : The US refuses to allow a nine year old boy to travel to Disney World in FL with his English parents. His parents are allowed to come, but strangely,
Might the future of airline ownership see the world ending up with only one single airline conglomerate, operating some number of 'competing' brands? We have seen the first steps towards that with the common ownership
Will We End Up With Only One Airline in the Entire World Read More »
There have been some interesting airplane related announcements this week. The most interesting concerned a large 'order' (the reason for the quotes will become apparent) when a White House briefing coinciding with Chinese President Hu
I've added a sixteenth part to my growing series about traveling in New Zealand, this time offering suggestions for both the normal and the less well known ways of traveling between New Zealand's two major
How to Get Between New Zealand’s Two Main Islands Read More »
It has been a dismal week for air travel with weather related disruptions messing up much of the East coast; although the real focus on weather this week has to be on Australia and the
Hot on the heels of AA, BA and IB (Iberia) being given permission to more or less merge (on the specious grounds that merging the three airlines will create more competition and benefits to us
Many thanks to long time Travel Insider supporter, Kevin Morgan, for supplying this detailed analysis and commentary on Southwest and its new Rapid Rewards program. Any errors or inconsistencies are from my very light edit
Guest Column : Southwest’s New Rapid Rewards Program – Is It Better or Worse? Read More »
Spread over three enormous halls at the Las Vegas Convention Center, taking up over 1.6 million square feet of space, with over 2700 exhibitors and attended by over 140,000 visitors, the annual CES show was
The Annual Consumer Electronic Show – Roundup and Tablet Commentary Read More »
After years of speculation and rumor, it has finally happened. At an event in New York this morning, Verizon released details of its version of the iPhone. The Verizon iPhone goes on sale on Thursday
Apple’s iPhone Now Available from Verizon Too – But Not as Good as the AT&T iPhone Read More »
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