We at Travel Touch are very happy to bring this link and we will also conduct a poll on the most amazing airport approaches.Some are outright beautiful,some scary and some are amazing.What is even more exciting for me personally that the airport we had mentioned in my last post on this blog-yes the London City Airport has also made it to this list.
I sincerely hope you enjoy this post and also participate in the poll on the most beautiful airport.Your comments welcome
http://www.relax.com.sg/relax/media/527850/Airports.html
Saturday, January 15, 2011
Sunday, January 9, 2011
London to NYC
Those Aviation buffs who miss the Concorde,may be happy to note that British Airways has a service from London City Airport to New York.The service is run on a Airbus 318 with a seating configuration smaller than the upper deck of a conventional 747.
As the A318 is meant to fly only 2000odd miles it stops at Shannon Airport in Ireland for refuelling which allows passengers to complete US immigration facilities and fly the 3000 odd miles between London and NYC,It has become very popular with the financial district people as the London city airport is in the financial district.
As the A318 is meant to fly only 2000odd miles it stops at Shannon Airport in Ireland for refuelling which allows passengers to complete US immigration facilities and fly the 3000 odd miles between London and NYC,It has become very popular with the financial district people as the London city airport is in the financial district.
Changi Airport
I have posted often on the conveniences of Changi Airport,here is a one more on BbC site
http://www.bbc.com/travel/feature/20101216-changi-the-airport-of-your-dreams/1
http://www.bbc.com/travel/feature/20101216-changi-the-airport-of-your-dreams/1
Monday, January 3, 2011
Nice and Useful Application for travellers
I have been using www.worldmate.com for some time and find it really useful.The mobile application works well.It is free for android phones.
They also have a very useful blog http://www.worldmate.com/travelog/
They also have a very useful blog http://www.worldmate.com/travelog/
Thursday, December 30, 2010
Online Booking
Now days with most people buying tickets online,airlines need to make better options available-"customer is King".
Even full fledged airlines like Jet airways do not allow multiple booking options like 2 passengers on a One way ticket and one booking a return option or two booking economy and one booking business class.
Even Hotels do not provide a flexible option.Can we see a better booking system sometime soon?
Even full fledged airlines like Jet airways do not allow multiple booking options like 2 passengers on a One way ticket and one booking a return option or two booking economy and one booking business class.
Even Hotels do not provide a flexible option.Can we see a better booking system sometime soon?
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Budget Airline woes
Anyone travelled in a Budget Airline in a group or family?They don't make it easy for upsizing luggage.Jetstar,Tiger and Airasia in particular make it very difficult if you just want one traveller to be upsized.They either have an option that you upgrade the whole group or none! take it or leave it seems the motto!
This seems to be the case when one tries to buy extra luggage or pre booked meals.Hope they become fleible to rectify this situation at the earliest
This seems to be the case when one tries to buy extra luggage or pre booked meals.Hope they become fleible to rectify this situation at the earliest
Credit Card Charges on Overseas Transactions
Most Credit card issuers charge a fee between 1%-2.5% on overseas transactions (Foreign currency conversion charges)These charges are put as fine print.These can lead to significant charges if you incur foreign costs/charges on your credit or debit cards.
There are two types of charges-one is converting from the foreign currency to USD and then back to local currency and then levying a charge of between 1%-2.5%.
Example:One spends 100AUD on a Singapore issued card,the issuer will convert to USD and then to SGD and then add the 2.5% (in case of AMEX).
While some banks profess to charge a lower rate while doing online transactions if you are still in the home country,the reality is otherwise.
Paypal in fact charges about 2.7%,however if you use USD as the base rate your charges in case of Paypal might be lower.
The reality is that -the financial institutions are out to have their pound of flesh anyway they can!By incurring overseas transactions card users are playing into the hands of these institutions.
There are two types of charges-one is converting from the foreign currency to USD and then back to local currency and then levying a charge of between 1%-2.5%.
Example:One spends 100AUD on a Singapore issued card,the issuer will convert to USD and then to SGD and then add the 2.5% (in case of AMEX).
While some banks profess to charge a lower rate while doing online transactions if you are still in the home country,the reality is otherwise.
Paypal in fact charges about 2.7%,however if you use USD as the base rate your charges in case of Paypal might be lower.
The reality is that -the financial institutions are out to have their pound of flesh anyway they can!By incurring overseas transactions card users are playing into the hands of these institutions.
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