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Etihad launches new inflight TV channel

Etihad Airways has announced the launch of a new interactive television channel as part of an upgrade of its inflight entertainment system.

The Airshow channel will be rolled out in June and will offer information such as flight paths and ...

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Posted by Andrew at 10:34, 17 May 2007

Virgin announces Wi-Fi expansion

Virgin Atlantic has announced that passengers in its Upper Class cabin will be able to make use of free Wi-Fi access across all of its Upper Class Clubhouses by the end of 2007.

The service is currently being used by ...

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Posted by Clare at 10:32, 17 May 2007

Text for malaria info, travellers urged

Holidaymakers heading to exotic climes this summer might be interested to hear that a new text messaging service offering information on malaria has been launched.

Coming as part of the Malaria Awareness Campaign, the service lets travellers send the name ...

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Posted by Andrea at 16:23, 7 May 2007

British Airways offers 'home away from home'

British Airways has launched the newest version of its Club World cabin on certain flights between Heathrow and New York.

The newly redecorated cabin is now available on 96 services a week between the two destinations and offers ...

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Posted by Andrew at 09:21, 18 April 2007

Google Earth zooms in on New Zealand

Google and Tourism New Zealand have announced a partnership to offer web users more information on the country's visitor attractions.

The tourist board is providing new information to the search engine for use in its Google Earth application, including the locations ...

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Posted by Paul at 11:06, 13 April 2007

Travellers to benefit from slashed mobile charges

The European parliament is to support legislation to cut the cost of making mobile calls from overseas.

Yesterday, the parliament's industry, research and energy committee said that it will push through the laws and help travellers to make cheaper calls when ...

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Posted by Andrew at 10:40, 13 April 2007

RFID trialled for airport security

Officials at Manchester Airport have been trialling the use of radio frequency identification (RFID) tags to track the movements of its passengers.

About 50,000 volunteers have carried the tags for a six-month period as part of the trial, according to ...

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Posted by Merv at 14:21, 12 April 2007

Business flyers 'feel safer'

The majority of business travellers feel safer on flights now compared with a decade ago, according to new research.

Barclaycard Business' latest release of findings from its 11th business travel survey has revealed that 96 per cent of flyers feel safe ...

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Posted by Clare at 11:39, 10 April 2007

Virgin passengers offered "seamless" boarding

Virgin Atlantic has announced that it is now allowing passengers to print out boarding passes at home.

Travellers flying to certain destinations can now use pre-printed boarding passes to get through airport checks more quickly, reports Breaking Travel News.

With the ...

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Posted by Mike at 11:00, 4 April 2007

Business travellers get tech-savvy

Research has revealed that business travellers are increasingly getting to grips with the technology on offer at the UK's airports.

According to results from the 11th Barclaycard Business Travel Survey, more business passengers used facilities such as online check-in, self-service ...

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Posted by Carrie at 17:10, 2 April 2007

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