Herald aviation correspondent Grant Bradley looks at the trends exciting the plane nerds.

We've all been there. Some macadamias are delivered to you in your First Class seat just before takeoff and the nuts are SERVED IN THEIR PACKET INSTEAD OF IN A BOWL!

Nasty latrines are tolerable but a good wash is a must, even on the most basic camping trip, says Diana Balham.

We should ban all vehicles from the summits of Auckland's volcanoes, writes Travel Editor Winston Aldworth.

Verdant Ethiopia surprises Jim Eagles.

It's not often I get sent a pair of undies in the post. But last week, I got a brief taste of how it must feel to be Tom Jones.

The new Kiwi banknotes released by the Reserve Bank last week have brought a mixed response.

Eveline Harvey's family holiday is hit by the tantrum-gastro-injury trifecta.

I don't think I'll ever understand why it costs so much to get basic laundry done when you're staying in a hotel.

When children first encounter a hotel buffet, writes Rob Cox, the noise and mess could match seagulls at a picnic fare.

I'm often asked by readers why we review so many Business Class services in our Flight Check column.

Trudy de Graaf pleads with NZ Customs to consider the confusion of long distance travellers.

Today, a new visitor enters the Auckland skies. Singapore Airlines is switching up their services into Auckland by bringing an A380 into the game.

Footloose, fancy-free retirees have cash but no one's selling, says Tony Marks.

Expedia and Egencia have just released their 2014 Global Mobile Index report, a study of how travellers use and relate to mobile devices.

Yes, you can avoid the runs when you travel.

Deadpan comedian Steven Wright once wondered: "Why don't they make the whole plane out of that black box stuff?"

Nothing brings together a bunch of strangers like communal suffering, writes Danielle Murray.

Since 9/11, flying has become a tedious ordeal - made even worse if your boarding pass is circled in felt pen.

We Kiwis have tended to think of ourselves as adventurous types, but a survey by Qantas suggests we've become a bit more aspirational in our vacation outlook.

Would you give up the right to spend a penny inflight in return for saving a few bucks on your airline ticket?

Passengers who recline without thinking are no friends of mine.

Ben Stanley's nine hours in Houston International Airport feel like torture.

A nosey up the family tree is the one trip that everyone should make.

Some simple technology would surely ease our passage through airport transit.

Jetstar is trialling a scheme that will see 'cabin baggage officers' busting passengers who try sneak on board planes with oversized or heavy carry-on luggage.

An in-flight medical emergency, with no doctors on board, is a terrifying experience writes Nic Hamilton.

Amid the scandals of the past couple of weeks, John Key played one move that ought to have - in a normal, non-Whale Oiled news cycle - won the campaigning Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism some good press.

It's the gadget that has sparked mid-flight fury and resulted in two passengers being turfed off a plane. So is it good flight etiquette?

Projectile vomits aside, a weak constitution does have its upside, as Yvonne van Dongen explains.