This article Airlines to sell events in real time on board drew my attention. Payment technology specialist GuestLogix is on the verge of signing up an airline to begin leveraging inflight connectivity to enable passengers to purchase tickets in real time for attractions and events specific to their destinations. GuestLogix executive vice-president global sales Ilia Kostov…
Reader’s Digest did an experiment by dropping 12 wallets containing a phone number, cash and other personal items in public spaces in 16 cities In Helsinki, 11 of the 12 wallets made their way back, while in Lisbon, only one wallet was returned. Mumbai, India was on the 2nd place with 9 out of 12…
“The number of guns found nationally by airport screeners has more than doubled in the past eight years — from 660 in 2005 to 1,556 in 2012. This year is on pace to surpass that total again: the 1,150 guns discovered through August is a 20 per cent increase over the same period last year….
“Air Canada now has to revise its denied boarding compensation regime by September 18, 2013, to reflect the following compensation provisions: Less than 2 hour delay = 50% of the base amount Between 2 and less than 6 hour delay = 100% of the base amount 6 hour delay or more = 200% of the…
The organization behind this enterprise is Mars One and there are already more than 165,000 people who applied for the one way trip to Mars. “Mars One is a not-for-profit foundation that will establish a permanent human settlement on Mars in 2023. Human settlement on Mars is possible today with existing technologies. Mars One mission…
A former pilot who runs a forensic animation company has recreated the crash of Asiana flight 214 at San Francisco Airport on July 6 in a detailed animation that shows what might have happened and what should have happened. You can read more about the reconstruction in the ‘About’ of the video on youtube.
The MasterCard Global Destination Cities Index, now in the third year of the research, analyses a global network of 132 destination cities, their connectivity through cross-border air travel and associated expenditures. “With the exception of Bangkok overtaking London to be in the top rank in the world, the lineup of the global top 20 in…
“The hotel, located at the foot of Emei Mountain, in China’s Sichuan province, is the first panda-themed hotel in the world and will officially open in May with room rates from 300 to 500 yuan ($48 to $80) per night.” “Dubai shipbuilder Drydocks World has inked a deal with Swiss-based BIG InvestConsult, on behalf of…
“Atlanta (+3.3%) continues to be the world’s busiest airport, while Beijing (+4.1%) maintains second place. London Heathrow (+0.9%) remains in third while Tokyo Haneda (+6.7%) moves into fourth position. Chicago O’Hare (-0.1%) takes fifth place. Only three other airports in the top 30 experienced declines in passenger traffic in 2012, which include Madrid (-9.0%), Houston…
One of the them is the photo posted via Twitter that shows the famous US Airways flight that landed in New York City’s Hudson river. Full list is here Twitter @curbexcitement