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Infographic: The Dirtiest Places on Aeroplanes

by sciencealert.com It's no surprise to anyone that aeroplanes and airports are hotspots of disease. The constant stream of people coming in and out from all parts of the world, with all kinds of illnesses, means that a whole lot of viruses and bacteria are spread during air...

Do you need flight accident insurance?

For many people, the most stressful part of a long-distance vacation is the very first part: the flight. According to NBC News, one in six adults has a fear of flying. Even for those without the phobia, it's not a difficult fear...

10 Tips for Avoiding Jet Lag

There's nothing worse than spending the first day or so of your vacation feeling groggy and out of sorts. Jet lag can range from making you feel slightly drowsy to actually making you feel ill. If the time difference itself wasn't enough to cause...

Avoiding Dehydration on a Flight

Flights can leave you feeling dehydrated when you arrive at your destination. This is because the air in an airplane is dry: Usually, cabins are kept at about 20 percent humidity, while people are most comfortable with humidity in the 50 to 70 percent range....

8 Tips for Surviving Long Flights

by Hannah Bae via cnn.com I spent most of my 20s living in South Korea, and each of those years meant at least one back-and-forth trip home to the U.S., if not more. Those trans-Pacific flights were always on a fledgling journalist's meager salary, which meant flying coach (unless I...

Conde Nast: The Best Time to Buy an Airplane Ticket

by Paul Brady and Laura Dannen Redman of cntraveler.com A recent study by Expedia and the Airlines Reporting Corporation suggests there might actually be an optimal time to buy airplane tickets. Travelers often swap theories on the right—and wrong—time to book a...

The Airline Ruined My Cruise

Maybe it was a slow news day but the Royal Gazette in Bermuda ran a story titled BA Ruined my Cruise. It would have been a better titled “How I Ruined My Cruise.” You can read the link for full details but the summary is that between Bermuda...