Europe is fed up with being your vacation spot. Not you specifically, but the entire world. Europe is fed up with tourists. This week I’ve read a few articles (here’s one) talking about places in Spain that are actively protesting against tourists. These places are facing overcrowding, antisocial behavior, and renters being priced out of […]
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Standing Seats on an Airplane?
A budget airline in Colombia is considering removing all the seats from their planes and making passengers stand. The hope is, of course, that they will be able to squeeze more passengers in, and as a result, lower their prices even further. Might we be getting closer to the reality of standing seats on an […]
The Cheapest Cities for Travel in 2017 (And the Most Expensive)
Hoppa.com has released their yearly list looking at the cheapest cities for travel, as well as the cheapest. They look at the average prices for hotels, food, drinks, taxis, and entertainment per person per night. Based on this Zurich is the most expensive at £170.43 ($212.81USD) per night per person. At the bottom of their […]
Transatlantic Flights Coming to Cork Airport
The budget branch of Norwegian Air has been granted a licence for transatlantic flights from Cork to the United States, the first Transatlantic flights coming to Cork Airport. These flights will go from Cork to New York and Boston. The first Cork to Boston flights are expected to begin within the next few months with […]
Charging £5 to Skip UK Passport Control Queue
When you’ve reached the end of your flight and all you really want to do is grab your bags and get some fresh air you’re stuck inside, waiting in one last line. The lines in passport control areas have been a problem for as long as I’ve been flying. Sometimes there’s just too many flights […]
