[credit provider=”KLM”] “It really isn’t smelly!”That’s the assertion given by KLM to press and passengers on Friday, as the first-ever series of biofuel-powered intercontinental flights was inaugurated.

It takes a special sort of person to be a flight attendant. In the early days of aeroplane travel, flight attendants were a cross between nurses and bellboys, then the jet era called for them to be glamorous representatives of the airline.

There’s only a few days until we bid fond adieu to 2012 and ring in a brand new year.

[credit provider=”Shutterstock.com”] We are right in the middle of the holiday travel season, so we’ve got some advice for you when it comes to picking your airline seats. It’s not just for travel over the next few weeks, but a trick for all year long.We imagine that it’ll only get […]

[credit provider=”debaird™ / Creative Commons” url=”http://www.flickr.com/photos/debaird/189193141/sizes/z/in/photostream/”] We’ve all been there—you enter the credit card digits on what you think is awesome airfare, but just moments later you realise that really wasn’t the case.Thankfully Uncle Sam has got your back more than ever, as now cancelling flights within 24 hours of […]

[credit provider=”Courtesy of Jaunted” url=”http://www.jaunted.com/story/2012/10/19/05626/925/travel/A+Sneaky+Peek+at+Delta%27s+Massive+New+Home+at+JFK%27s+Terminal+4″] There are some 60 airlines flying into and out of New York-JFK Airport. Competition is fierce, but New York’s always game for a little of that.Passengers are looking for the cheapest tickets (of course), shiniest planes, most routes and newest facilities. Come next spring, Delta […]

[credit provider=”Jaunted” url=”http://www.jaunted.com/travel-photos/full/445/Matamata%2C+New+Zealand+Hobbit+film+set#7″] Confession: we’re giant Lord of the Rings fans.We might even have seen the first movie eight times when it was on the big screen, and countless times on DVD and iTunes since then.

[credit provider=”Stock photo from gliving.com” url=”http://gliving.com/anheuser-busch-to-make-green-beer/”] You may wanna sit down for this one.Chicagoist reports that Anheuser-Busch has submitted applications to trademark 42 U.S. airport codes. Now, why would they want to do that? There can only be one answer: beers named for airports! AHHHH OMGOMG YES YES YSSHEGFLEABSSHH!1!!

[credit provider=”Alaskan Dude via Flickr” url=”http://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/3200114217/sizes/l/in/photostream/”] When flight attendants score some new uniforms—or some new shoes—we are usually all excited about it.However, this is unfortunately not the case with Alaska Airlines and the new shirts, pants, and skirts they’ve been passing out to those who work the aisles high in […]

[credit provider=”Jacob Mee via flickr” url=”http://www.flickr.com/photos/jacobmee/3883035689/”] One of the top tourist sites to visit in Beijing is the Forbidden City, the former Imperial Palace.We told you the other month how powerful it was arriving at Tiananmen Square—which sits across from the Forbidden City—but today we’re telling you what NOT TO DO when you […]

[credit provider=”dwilho | Flickr” url=”http://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/2247297832/in/photostream/”] In between all the commercials and snacking there was a pretty good football game last night, and when the final whistle was blown it was the New York Giants on top. They’re the Super Bowl champs—for the second time in four years—and now New York is ready […]

[credit provider=”Flickr | eugene” url=”http://www.flickr.com/photos/eugene/3257852608/”] After a busy Sunday we now know that there’s going to be a Super Bowl rematch between the New England Patriots and the New York Giants. Fans from the Northeast—and the rest of the country—are already submitting vacation request paperwork as they roll into the office. […]

Once again this year the Sundance Film Festival is taking their show on the road.

[credit provider=”Augapfel via flickr” url=”http://www.flickr.com/photos/qilin/3278112880/sizes/l/in/photostream/”] There’s plenty of cheap—and electric—cars roaming the streets in and around Paris these days, but now there’s a new type of public transportation arriving in the City of Lights. Tuk-Tuk taxis are most common over in Southeast Asia, but a fleet of free-to-use vehicles are […]

[credit provider=”Jaunted” url=”http://www.jaunted.com/story/2011/11/18/6619/8099/travel/Delta+is+Happy+to+Ho+Ho+Haul+Your+Christmas+Tree+This+Season+”] If you’re off to grandma’s house next week to celebrate Thanksgiving and you want to bring a Christmas tree back home with you—no problem! Delta will gladly carry your tree under the belly of the plane, and in fact, they’ve been doing this for a few years […]

[credit provider=”cycreation / Shutterstock.com ” url=”http://www.shutterstock.com/gallery-2506p1.html?cr=00&pl=edit-00″] There’s plenty of airports (like PHL and NRT) with rent-a-room spots, where travellers may pay for a few hours to take a nap or just to escape the hustle and bustle of the terminal, but now the concept has crossed the pond.Thanks to the […]

[credit provider=”Flickr” url=”http://www.flickr.com/photos/absentmindedprof/3644361150/”] Watching the movie “The Terminal” or reading the Alain de Botton book A Week at the Airport can make you have crazy ideas, like perhaps that living in an airport for a period of time would be awesome. Tom Hanks kind of finds romance, de Botton eats […]