recent posts 6 super cheap accommodation options...
6 super cheap accommodation options
Posted by Admin on 06 13th, 2009
Das Park Hotel Sleep in a pip at this hotel designed to provide easy access sleeping for students or artists with smaller budgets in Linz Australia. The area beside the bed/lounge gives you a little bit of space for luggage, there’s a power connection and a plug for the internet. In terms of other facilities, toilets, breakfast area etc are all shared with the public park the “hotel” is located in. The deal is you pay...
British Airways: No Recovery in sight till 20...
British Airways: No Recovery in sight till 2011
Posted by Admin on 04 30th, 2009
The airline industry & airports aren’t only being hit by the economic recession, they also have swine flu to content with plus some bright bunny at WHO who decided to announce that studies have indicated long distance travel can be harmful to the mental health of some people. The question most of the industry is asking is “when is it going to end!”. CEO of British Airways, Willie Walsh, made a statement to WirtschaftsWoche...
Why are Jetstar & Tiger always late? Th...
Why are Jetstar & Tiger always late? They’re not. Virgin actually takes the prize for the longest flight delay.
Posted by Admin on 04 25th, 2009
by obLiterated on Flickr Some people contacted me this week over a story I posted about Airline performance. They suggested that it wasn’t an issue of whether a flight was delayed but rather how much it was delayed which was the real issue. The problem of course is that the BTRE doesn’t record this data. For the last few weeks I’ve been tweeting ontime departure/arrival data for the airlines sourced from Flightstats.com...
Tiger Airways in the poop again. Why don̵...
Tiger Airways in the poop again. Why don’t people read the terms & conditions?
Posted by Admin on 04 24th, 2009
Ben Sandilands today wrote another story about how Tiger Airlines have failed a customer. Apparently as the story goes, a couple were flying from the Gold Coast to Melbourne and decided to book a seat for their 6 month old baby. They say they read the website which said if you wanted a seat for an infant you needed to pay for it and apparently also read that infant equipment would be carried for free by the airline. When they arrived at...
Tiger Airlines have released 30,000 “fr...
Tiger Airlines have released 30,000 “free” flights in Australia
Posted by Admin on 04 24th, 2009
Tiger Airlines Australia have launched a promotion today releasing 30,000 seats ostensibly for free though you do have to pay airport charges & taxes. The return routes being promoted are: Melbourne – Sydney – $25.51 fees + taxes Melbourne – Adelaide – $22.08 fees + taxes Melbourne – Hobart – $23.11 fees + taxes Melbourne – Canberra – $31.88 fees + taxes Melbourne – Launceston –...
Jetstar’s Friday Frenzy Fares...
Jetstar’s Friday Frenzy Fares
Posted by Admin on 04 24th, 2009
Jetstar really are offering some good specials in their Friday Frenzy fare sales. Every Friday between 4pm-8pm (AEST) Jetstar put a range of routes on sale for some pretty darned good prices. Worth checking out!.
Did I miss the memo about Beat up Tiger Airwa...
Did I miss the memo about Beat up Tiger Airways day?
Posted by Admin on 04 24th, 2009
One could be forgiven for wondering what sin Tiger Airways have committed against Ben Sandilands to have prompted the vitriolic attack seen in not just his story in Crikey but two follow-up articles in his own blog PlaneTalking. Pulling no punches (even for the sake of avoiding the slippery slope of defamation), he accused Tiger of: 1) Breaking the Crimes Act by using the word “ANZAC” when associated with a commercial activity...
recent from Airlines British Airways: No Recovery in sight till 2011 British Airways: No Recovery in sight till 2011
The airline industry & airports aren’t only being hit by the economic recession, they also have swine flu to content with plus some bright bunny at WHO who decided to announce that studies have indicated long distance travel can be harmful to the mental health of some people. The question most...
recent from Airports Is a cable tie a threat on a flight? Is a cable tie a threat on a flight?
The Australian government has just released a new website, travelsecure to help domestic & international passengers in Australia know what to expect in terms of airport security. A good thing, certainly. What I noticed in prowling through the site however, was a possible explanation for a few,...
recent from Destinations Gay and Lesbian Leisure travellers – a $2 billion market Gay and Lesbian Leisure travellers – a $2 billion market
According to Roy Morgan Single Source, 2.4% of Australians aged 14 or over, or approximately 424,000 people, consider themselves to be homosexual. Of Gay and Lesbian Australians, 72.4% took a leisure trip of one or more nights in the last 12 months, compared with 69.4% of all Australians. This Gay and...
recent from Hotels Fancy a headache in New York?
Over my travels I’ve seen some pretty bad hotel rooms and some extremely questionable taste. None however compares to this hideous carpet at the Renaissance Times Square in NYC. This photo is by Eryoni and was posted on Flickr. I’m honestly not sure how you’d describe it. HotelChatter...