With January’s flight sales marking a bright start to the new year, there’s no better time to be thinking about your travel plans for 2010. It’s worth bearing in mind that long-haul flights are set to offer the best bang for your buck this year, so let your imagination run wild and think far and [...]
After battling steadily waning passenger numbers and a critical lack of cash for most of the past year, SkyEurope Airlines AS, the operating unit of Vienna-listed SkyEurope Holding AG, Tuesday ceased all operations while the holding company initiated bankruptcy proceedings. The Bratislava-based airline – the first low-cost carrier in central Europe when it started eight [...]
Forget about staycations or no-can-do-cations — take a shop-cation Would you cross a (state) line to get a bargain? Psst! You. Yes, you. Can I interest you in a Hello Kitty lunchbox, a 20-pack of freshly sharpened pencils, a blue hooded sweatshirt, or a new laptop computer? Would you head to the mall or drive [...]