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Indonesian paradise just a single stopover away after new route launched
The paradisiacal region of Raja Ampat in Indonesia is now only a single stopover away for British travellers thanks to a new flight launched by Garuda Indonesia that will connect onto their London-Jakarta non-stop service twice a week. Indonesia’s national flag carrier, the operator of the only non-stop flight between the island nation and the United Kingdom, will launch a daily service between Jakarta and the city of Sorong in West Papua from 10 March 2018. The industrial city is...
Riding the wave – cruising industry will boom in 2018
With 27.2 million people expected to cruise this year, a million and a half up on last year, 80% of travel agencies expecting to increase sales and a total of 27 new ships scheduled to host their maiden voyage, it’s beyond contention that the cruising industry is going from strength to strength. With the cruising industry estimated to make a massive $126 billion in 2018, with an average of half a million passengers onboard a total of 449 ships throughout...
Watch: Farting passenger causes emergency landing when his fellow passengers kick up a stink
A Transavia flight from Dubai to Amsterdam was forced to make an emergency airline when a passenger wouldn’t stop farting. According to reports that have blown up in the Dutch press this week, the man’s constant wind wound up two fellow passengers who demanded he stopped blowing off. The men got eggy with his constant egging especially when crew on the low cost airline insisted they could not intervene to stop the flatulent passenger quacking. When he refused to stop...
New non-stop route to Wuhan launched by China Southern Airlines
China Southern Airlines has launched a new route from the UK to China, with flights between London and Wuhan taking off in May 2018. The new route will be the only non-stop flight operating from London to the Central Chinese city and will fly three times per week, from 30 May 2018 with fares from £377 return, including all taxes. The historical city, which once consisted of three smaller cities – Hanyang, Hankou, and Wuchang – is the capital of...
New hotel plans to be plastic-free by 2020 in a bid to tackle sea pollution…
Eco-conscious Akaryn Hotel Group announces its new hotel, akyra TAS Sukhumvit Bangkok, will be the first single-use plastic-free hotel in Asia. On the back of David Attenborough's Blue Planet II documentary series, which highlighted the extreme level of plastic waste in the ocean, a continuing number of businesses have begun banning single-use plastic - including the BBC and several well-known retailers. Akaryn Hotel Group is the latest company to mark its commitment to tackling sea pollution after announcing its new hotel will become single-use plastic...
Virgin to build hyperloop route between Pune and Mumbai
Virgin Hyperloop One today announced the Indian State of Maharashtra’s intent to build a hyperloop between Pune and Mumbai beginning with an operational demonstration track. Sir Richard Branson announced the Framework Agreement in the presence of the Hon’ble Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Hon’ble Chief Minister of Maharashtra Devendra Fadnavis to begin the development of the route. In a statement, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the hyperloop route could have the same impact upon India in the 21st century...
Humans allocated less space on flights than animals on their way to slaughter
Humans are allocated less space on flights than that given by law to cattle on their way to slaughter, shocking new research has revealed. Based on a medium sized calf weighing 75kg (the average weight of a human) the legal entitlement for cattle in transportation is 0.5m2 . On a flight, the average space per passenger is 0.35m2. Kate Andrews, Loco2’s co-founder and COO behind the research comments on the findings: "As a train travel evangelist, I’m always looking for...
What to expect from Eurostar’s London to Amsterdam service
It’s official: on Wednesday 4 April, travellers can travel direct from London to Amsterdam by train, doing away with the need for airport rigmarole. The extension of the Eurostar comes after a number of delays to the launch. But track improvements mean that the London-Brussels journey has also benefitted, with 17 minutes being shaved off its journey. The inaugural journey takes place on 23 March but on 4 April, the new service will begin in earnest, luring away some of...
easyHotel offer £5 pop-up four-poster supplement for Valentine’s Day
Nothing says romance quite like an overnight stay in a cheap hotel in Croydon. Add a self-assembled gazebo, that turns your bog-standard bed into glittery, pink four-poster love raft, and sparks will fly. This Valentine's Day easyHotel, the budget hotel chain that offers rooms for as little as £19.99 per night, is 'trialling' a supplement that lets frugal couples hire a pink and orange four-poster self-assembled canopy (gazebo) for £5. Whoever said romance was dead? To order the ultimate mood-setting...