Category: Air Travel

Win a trip to Salzburg!

Win a trip to Salzburg!

By on Dec 02, 2010 in A Luxury Travel Blog, Air Travel, Austria, Europe, Regions, Speciality Travel, Travel Miscellany, Western Europe   - Read 490 times

WhichBudget.com, a leading flight search and destination finder, has a pair of return Air Berlin flights up for grabs on their new direct flights from London Stansted to Salzburg which launch today.To be in with a chance of winning simply ‘Guess the Destination’. The destination is part of the Air Berlin network and to help [...]

Some wonderful ideas for luxury breaks in 2011… be inspired!

By on Nov 25, 2010 in Air Travel, Cruises & Boat Travel, Events, Food and Drink, Leisure Travel, Regions, Speciality Travel, Travel Miscellany, Videos, Worldwide   - Read 235 times

January: Need a lift? Hot Air Ballooning in Chateau d’Oex, Switzerland for the International Hot Air Balloon Festival. February: A romantic weekend escape to Paris, or a luxurious winter sports break in Portes du Soleil. March: A perfect month to immerse yourself in magical Morocco. Or indulge in some retail therapy in super stylish Milan. April: Experience [...]

The world’s top 10 airport approaches

The world’s top 10 airport approaches

By on Nov 18, 2010 in Air Travel, Regions, Speciality Travel, Worldwide   - Read 855 times

Cameras at the ready… private jet booking network PrivateFly.com suggests the world’s Top 10 stunning and inspirational airport approaches. 1. Sion Airport Nestled in the heart of the Alps, the approach to Sion airport takes you down the Rhone valley. With the high mountain terrain to negotiate, your airline or private jet pilot will be [...]

Luxury yacht and boat-based heliskiing

Luxury yacht and boat-based heliskiing

By on Nov 04, 2010 in Adventure Travel, Air Travel, Cruises & Boat Travel, Regions, South America, Speciality Travel   - Read 322 times

The ones who love the extreme adventure already know about helicopter skiing. However, for those who cannot get much of the slopes and would like to have all of the snow, sun and sea, a luxury yacht based heli-skiing trip comes as the best solution. Boat based heliski is your one and only kind of [...]

Luxury air safaris over South Australia

Luxury air safaris over South Australia

By on Oct 28, 2010 in Air Travel, Australia, Oceania, Regions, Speciality Travel   - Read 506 times

Experience South Australia‘s vast vistas teeming with free roaming native Australian wildlife from the comfort of a luxury air safari, with three new tours available through luxury operator Chinta Air Tours. * Extended Outback Wildlife – see the varied wildlife of the Outback, including emus, kangaroos and native birds, staying in unique accommodation (4 days) [...]

Golf’s most extreme par 3 hole?

By on Sep 30, 2010 in Accommodation, Africa, Air Travel, Leisure Travel, Regions, Resorts, South Africa, Speciality Travel   - Read 607 times

Legend Golf & Safari Resort in South Africa has a stretch of 18 holes designed by 18 different top golfers, including Padraig Harrington, Colin Montgomerie, K.J. Choi, Retief Goosen, Justin Rose, Trevor Immelman and Vijay Singh. The 19th hole is an extreme Par 3 that’s an incredible 830 metres long – so extreme that you [...]

Hot air ballooning over South Africa

Hot air ballooning over South Africa

By on Sep 29, 2010 in Adventure Travel, Africa, Air Travel, Leisure Travel, Regions, South Africa, Speciality Travel   - Read 233 times

Johannesburg city slickers escape on the weekends to the Magaliesberg mountains, and justifiably so – its natural beauty provides a relaxing refuge from the grind of urban existence. A wonderful way to appreciate the area’s grassy slopes, waterfalls and dramatic rock formations is by going on a hot air balloon trip. Watch the sunrise and [...]

3 luxury airport hotels in the UK

By on Sep 21, 2010 in Accommodation, Air Travel, Europe, Hotels, Regions, Speciality Travel, United Kingdom, Western Europe   - Read 1902 times

A night in an airport hotel might not fill you with excitement, but it you don’t always have to stay in a concrete box by the terminal. There are some very luxurious accommodation options at airports around the UK. Sofitel London Heathrow This is a huge new hotel at Heathrow’s Terminal 5. There are 605 [...]

Helicopter collides with vulture

Helicopter collides with vulture

By on Sep 16, 2010 in Air Travel, Arizona, North America, Regions, Speciality Travel, USA   - Read 424 times

Spare a thought for the helicopter pilot who this week had a collision with a vulture.  At the time of the incident, the medical helicopter was just two miles from Nogales airport in Arizona.  The pilot managed to land the helicopter and he and his passengers survived the incident without injury. Spare a thought also [...]

Live orchestra… on a delayed Boeing 747

By on Sep 16, 2010 in Air Travel, Asia, China, Fun Stuff, Regions, Speciality Travel, Travel Miscellany, Videos   - Read 531 times

Having already waited an hour and a half to take off, the Amsterdam Sinfonietta chamber orchestra gave a spontaneous concert on a delayed KLM Boeing 747 at Shanghai Airport.

The top 4 ways to fly privately

The top 4 ways to fly privately

By on Sep 10, 2010 in Air Travel, Speciality Travel   - Read 2638 times

When entering the world of private flying it’s important to fully appreciate all of your options and to know precisely which one will benefit you the most. Making a choice between the various forms of private flying can be difficult, and sometimes it helps to think about your options as you would when ordering at [...]

Hong Kong is voted Conde Nast Traveller’s Readers’ favourite island

Hong Kong is voted Conde Nast Traveller’s Readers’ favourite island

By on Sep 06, 2010 in Accommodation, Air Travel, Asia, China, Hong Kong, Hotels, Regions, Speciality Travel   - Read 624 times

Hong Kong has not only been voted Favourite Island but also overall won the Bronze Medal in the Best of the Best Top 100 Travel experiences at the Readers’ Travel Awards from Condé Nast Traveller magazine that were unveiled in London on Wednesday 1st September 2010. Hong Kong beat all the other islands including Sicily [...]

Changi Airport is now home to Singapore’s tallest slide!

By on Sep 01, 2010 in Air Travel, Asia, Attractions, Going Out, Regions, Singapore, Speciality Travel, Travel Miscellany, Videos   - Read 326 times

Air travel needn’t be boring any longer! Changi Airport is now home to Singapore’s tallest slide. The 12-metre tall slide can be found at Terminal 3 and riders can look forward to a top speed of 6 metres per second!

Interview with Aaron Ritoper, Vice President of Business Development at fly.com

Interview with Aaron Ritoper, Vice President of Business Development at fly.com

By on Jun 10, 2010 in Air Travel, Arctic, Celebrities, Europe, France, Hawaii, Iceland, Interviews, New Mexico, North America, Polar Regions, Regions, Speciality Travel, Travel Miscellany, USA, Websites, Western Europe   - Read 2086 times

Formerly with Skyscanner, Aaron Ritoper is the Vice President of Business Development at Fly.com, a website which scours major airlines, international carriers and online travel sites, and helps people easily sort and refine results by criteria such as number of stops and departure times and traveller class. What is it that you do exactly? I’m [...]

Leleshwa Camp

By on May 29, 2010 in Accommodation, Adventure Travel, Africa, Air Travel, Kenya, Regions, Resorts, Speciality Travel   - Read 674 times

Leleshwa Camp is an intimate tented camp situated on the Siana Community Conservation area on the north-eastern ridge of the Maasai Mara National Reserve in Kenya. Resting along a stream valley, overlooking picturesque hills and rolling plains dotted with resident game, Leleshwa Camp is a peaceful haven. You’ll love the wide range of activities on [...]

New cross-strait flights launched by China Airlines

By on Apr 30, 2010 in Air Travel, Asia, Attractions, China, Going Out, Regions, Speciality Travel, Taiwan   - Read 174 times

Taiwanese national carrier, China Airlines and its subsidiary, Mandarin Airlines, have announced plans to fly a larger aircraft between Taipei and mainland China. This move follows growing demand from travellers seeking more cross-strait flights. China Airlines and Mandarin Airlines will now fly an Airbus A330-300 on all flights from Taoyuan International Airport to Xian, Shenyang, [...]

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