The trend for sophisticated travelers is towards more specialized vacations. A terrific example is the the gin-spired package draws inspiration from Snowdonia Distillery’s Forager’s Gin which is made from botanicals growing in the Snowdonia National Park. On arrival at the Grade II listed Victorian hotel, whose distinguished former guests...
Well-heeled Chinese travelers don't want to go to the same old places anymore, and the Arctic Circle comes with bragging rights. While Chinese tourist arrivals in the Arctic and in Antarctica look next to nothing next to arrivals in any major destination, they still represent a significant proportion of all tourists who venture to these remote...
Flight delay alerts are helpful, but they usually depend on airlines notifying you in a timely fashion... and they're not always quick on the draw. Google, however, is happy to fill that gap. It's updating its Flights feature with not only explanations for delays, but predictions. Its machine learning system will use historic flight status info...
Australia’s Brisbane Airport has revealed plans to make it the world’s first cryptocurrency friendly airport, partnering with store owners within terminal premises to accept payments in cryptocurrencies. The next time travelers land or take a flight, they will be able to make payments at the stores, kiosks, and coffee shops using...
People looking to purchase Super Bowl tickets via StubHub's iPhone app will now see a new "AR" option that lets them bring up a 3D model of the stadium and its surrounding area. The idea, according to StubHub CTO Matt Swann, is to give ticket-buyers a way to better plan their Super Bowl experience well before they ever set foot in Minneapolis....
the NYC Department of Transportation is launching a two-year citywide pilot to designate about 300 parking spaces in municipal parking facilities and 300 parking spaces on-street in select neighborhoods exclusively for the use of carshare companies.
Carsharing is a service that gives members access to an automobile for short-term use ―...
Airline passengers don’t like being late. But what they probably dislike more is being late and not knowing why. Over the next few weeks, United will give some customers detailed information about the reason for delays. That could make passengers less anxious and more forgiving towards the brand.
Six Flags Great Adventure and its partner KDC Solar announced that they are make the New Jersey, USA property the world’s first solar-powered theme park. The 23.5-megawatt solar project will include solar carports over select parking lots and 40 acres of ground-mounted solar panels. Once operational, this project will be the largest net metered...
Spain has jumped above the U.S. to become the second biggest tourist destination, according to new estimated figures. Despite facing a number of significant challenges in 2017, around 82 million tourists visited the country. The preliminary figure, which uses data for the first 11 months of the year and an estimate for December, would likely...
According to Mercedes, this is the company's new vision of urban mobility: The smart vision EQ fortwo provides a new vision of urban mobility and individualised, highly flexible, totally efficient local public transport. The smart vision EQ fortwo is a cool two-seater and, like all smart models, scores with a maximum of room in a minimum of...