Hotel, Airline, Dining, Car and Tech Reviews
Lufthansa’s FlyNet in-flight Internet service, which was the world’s first in-flight Internet service when it launched back in 2004, is now available on more aircraft and more routes than before.
In late 2010, in conjunction with Panasonic Avionics and Deutsche Telekom, Lufthansa launched the second generation of FlyNet on the Airbus A330 aircraft. Today, 55% of the Lufthansa long-haul fleet has FlyNet on board. By the end of 2012, almost all …
Tom Lehrer gave travelers some advice in his song “Pollution,” advising “just two things of which you must be aware: don’t drink the water and don’t breath the air.”
What M.H., a former intelligence official currently employed in the private sector, does when he travels makes Lehrer’s advice seem quaint.
M.H., who asked that we refer to him by initials that are not actually his because of the sensitivity of his position, …
There was no line at Finnair’s business-class check in at JFK’s Terminal 8, the modern home to numerous oneworld carriers including American Airlines, LAN Airlines, and Royal Jordanian, for this 6:45 p.m. flight, and within minutes a very pleasant ticket agent handed me my boarding pass and checked my bag.
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I used the Priority AAccess line and moved quickly through security. From there, it was a short walk to the spacious …
Made of sturdy 1680-denier ballistic nylon, with a water repellent exterior, the Booq Mamba Catch laptop bag features seven exterior and eight interior compartments, as well as a removable zipper pouch for small items.
It’s extremely well-padded (yet not at all bulky), offering ample protection for a laptop, yet within a streamlined, lightweight design. I also appreciated the well-padded strap that hung very comfortably and securely, and never cut into my …
In 1860, the first Pony Express trip reached San Francisco, California. The mail service only lasted until October 1861, when it closed as a result of the Civil War and the advent of the transcontinental telegraph.
Pierre Prier made the first ever non-stop passenger flight between London and Paris in 1911. Today, multiple airlines still fly this route every day.
In 1918, the Loughead brothers flew their F-1 seaplane from Santa Barbara …
The BMW X5 xDrive35d has been named the 2012 Diesel Car of the Year and Volkswagen has been picked as the 2012 Diesel Car Manufacturer of the Year by readers of The Diesel Driver magazine here at The New York International Auto Show.
The votes came from over 100 countries with 67 percent cast by readers in the United States, five percent from Canada and three percent from Germany.
In the voting …
As our taxi turned onto Pennsylvania Avenue, it became clear to me that the Willard InterContinental was indeed at the center of Washington, D.C. What I didn’t realize, until I had stepped inside its carefully restored ornate lobby, was that the hotel was central to the capital’s social and political life as well.
Founded in 1818 and named after Henry Willard, who acquired the hotel in 1847, the Willard earned its …
Boeing’s Dreamliner is on tour. The aircraft making the rounds has the designation ZA003, the third Dreamliner to come off the assembly line. It was built with the intention of being used as a test aircraft and the FAA considers it to be an experimental aircraft. Its first flight was on March 10, 2010 and it is currently travelling the world as part of Boeing’s Dream Tour, which began in …
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