Feb 05, 2018  -  Avalon Airport is going international. AirAsia will move its Melbourne operations there from Melbourne Airport later this year and Avalon Airport expects to move about 500,000 international passengers in its first year of operation.  AirAsia X Malaysia will operate twice daily flights as the first international carrier at the airport. The carrier and the airport say this will make long-haul flying affordable for Melbourne and the Victorian region, and improve access to more than 130 destinations in Asia and beyond.

Feb 04, 2018 - A Google search quickly turned up any number of references to the term.  Enjoyed by thousands world wide and not least heare in New Zealand.  So much so that R&R Publishing who are based in Martinborough recently released the 68th edition of their RV Travel Lifestyle Magazine!

Feb 03, 2018  -  Europe’s largest airline by passenger numbers has vowed to eliminate use of nonrecyclable plastics on aircraft and at head offices and bases. It will also introduce a voluntary carbon offset payment for customers when booking.  The low-cost carrier said it planned to switch to biodegradable cups, wooden cutlery and paper packaging onboard, and make its head offices, bases and operations plastic free.

Feb 01, 2018  -  Frequent travelers generally start to learn the ins and outs of arriving at the airport with only enough time to spare to make it to their gate – but accounting for long security lines can throw a wrench in even the best planned trip to the airport. To get around this, trip-organizing app TripIt has introduced a new feature that will tell users how long the waits are at airport security in select US airports.Skip the rush to security with a new app feature. Image by Jetta Productions/Getty Images

Jan 26, 2018  -  American Airlines has opened its new Flagship Lounge and Flagship First Dining facilities at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).  

Jan 24, 2018  -  Before the tiny house movement was even a thing, Japan had already taken downsizing to the extreme with its capsule hotels, which squeeze lots of extremely small hotel rooms together under one roof. Tokyo-based firm Schemata Architects recently completed the renovation of an aging capsule hotel, which involved the addition of a sauna imported from Finland.

Jan 22, 2018  -   These days its easy to go on-line and arrange your travel with a few clicks of the mouse and credit card at hand.  Whilst its a straight forward process for say a return air ticket or overnight accommodation once you get into a more detailed requirement is it the wisest thing do?  Risk management like in every facet of a business applys in travel planning as well.  By using an expert you are covering your back and helping rid yourself of those nagging thoughts have I missed something or got the best deal?

Jan 22, 2018  -  Air New Zealand’s latest marketing campaign puts a quirky spin on holiday planning, using facial recognition technology to predict an individual’s dream Queensland getaway.

Jan 16, 2018  -  January blues? Not a problem in Mojave today as VSS Unity successfully completed her seventh glide flight! 

Jan 12, 2018  -  Statistics reveal the number of passengers through the terminal was the highest number for any month on record.  Chief Aeronautical and Commercial Officer Justin Watson says 638,043 passengers used the terminal during December, up 4.8% on the previous December. "This equates to more than the entire population of Canterbury and the West Coast through the terminal during the past month alone," he says.