My Favorite Things To Do Minsk – Introduction Minsk is the capital of Belarus and a city that is very busy working through the last 100 years of history. The city (as is the country) is trying to figure out what is its identity in a post-Soviet environment with mainly Russian speaking population. Minsk is […]
Saudi Arabia is launching a new visa regime for 49 countries. The Muslim kingdom, relatively closed off for decades, has in recent years relaxed strict social codes. They stopped segregating men and women in public places and requiring women to wear all-covering black robes or abayas. How to apply Visas will be available online, with […]
I’ve written about the top things to do in Novosibirsk, Russia, but have a look at some of my favorite views of the area below.
– good news from Singapore Airlines – the Silkair brand will soon be folded into the ‘mainline’ Singapore Airlines brand The changes are part of a turnaround program that is already increasing profits for Singapore Airlines. Singapore Airlines also promises to install lie flat seats in the new 737 MAX Business Class that Silkair has […]
Priority Pass is a runaway success – in a way, it is a new credit card. Consumers can get an unlimited number of Priority Pass visits with many consumer credit cards all over the world. US banks are the most generous; I myself have three of these cards and have been enjoying many lounge visits at […]
– an American Airlines plane in Hong Kong was briefly engulfed in a fire as a cargo loading equipment caught fire earlier today One injury is reported but the plane and passengers were amazingly not harmed. – I woke up to the smell of fire this morning – there are several huge fires raging just […]
– British Airways was ‘all systems down’ on Saturday and has slowly recovered since then Such a massive IT outage is a nightmare scenario but BA unions have fueled the fire with a direct blame for IT outsourcing. I find it hard to believe that a power outage in the Central London server rooms can […]
– Emirates profits tumble for 2016 as the airline struggles with a fall in demand and it’s growing lack of competitiveness Emirates has failed to rejuvenate it’s aging fleet and has a much too higher cost factor (per mile) than the new generation f competitors in the gulf and other LCCs. I would not bet […]
For some time now, I’ve been trying to reduce the sheer amount and weight of my travel belongings. Just two years ago I usually traveled with a big check-in Travelpro Duffel Bag. Since then, I have migrated to a Rollaboard (even for trips lasting 3+ weeks) and I’m now contemplating reducing it further and going on trips […]
– Norwegian is launching London to Singapore later this year – directly competing with the many A380 Singapore Airlines runs between both cities Norwegian had trouble securing overflight rights over Russia – I guess for this route no Siberia flying is required – If this article is right – we will soon see major changes […]