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The most annoying things you can do on a plane

Are you guilty of these things? If you’re about to jet off for a holiday anytime soon, you may want to brush up on your airplane etiquette before you leave – especially if it’s a long-haul flight.

China’s crumbling Great Wall is getting some hi-tech conservation help from drones

Semiconductor giant Intel teams up with the China Foundation for Cultural Heritage Conservation in efforts to conserve and repair the Great Wall’s severely weathered Jiankou section

World’s first space travel agent launches, offering zero-gravity holidays in orbit from $350000

The world's first "space travel agent" has launched after increased demand from budding astronauts. The service will arrange flights, accommodation and even entertainment packages for the public with prices ranging from US$250,000 ($358,000) to $791,666 ($1.1 million). However, bookings for trips …

Singapore Airlines set to bring price war on Wellington to Melbourne route

Singapore Airlines' inaugural flight from Singapore and Canberra touched down in Wellington in 2016. The route has now been ditched in favour of flying to the capital via Melbourne.

MIL-OSI New Zealand: Thailand - Safe Travel

There is an extreme risk to your security in the southernmost provinces of Narathiwat, Yala, Pattani and Songkhla due to ongoing politically-motivated and criminal violence, which occurs on an almost daily basis. We advise against all travel to these provinces. The Thai Government has warned tourists not to travel to these areas.

Singapore Airlines stops serving peanuts as snacks in all cabin classes

SINGAPORE – Singapore Airlines (SIA) has stopped serving peanuts as snacks to customers in all its cabin classes. In response to queries from The Straits Times, a spokesman for the national carrier confirmed that SIA implemented the move this month …

Air New Zealand Airpoints™ expands with five new partners

Five more businesses have joined Air New Zealand’s Airpoints programme, offering their customers new ways to earn Airpoints Dollars™:

Could you cope with 20 hours on a plane?

Apr 30 - Florent Petteni, Airbus' aircraft interiors marketing director for the A350, told CNN Travel there will be "no missing windows". "Whenever a passenger selects a window seat, they will always get a window. This eliminates the dreaded "windowless" window seat found on other aircraft."