A budget revolution for long-haul flights
Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary wants to take his budget carrier to the long-haul market.
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Winston Aldworth: Sport a reason to travel
It's a rare day that you find yourself in Stockholm and wish you were in Pukekohe.
Winston Aldworth: Kiddie crisis? Send for the flying nanny
Last week, I wrote about Scoot airline's plans for kid-free seating.
Winston Aldworth: Kiddy-free class could be good for all passengers
According to my (child-free) colleague, budget airline Scoot, a subsidiary of Singapore Airlines, are on to a good thing.
Winston Aldworth: Use gaffer tape to avoid drunken diversions
Stephanie Heizmann Auerbach might just have set a new high for inflight bad behaviour.
Winston Aldworth: How is botulism tourism's problem?
We're a funny old country. When the dairy farming industry damn near ruins the nation's international image and our ability to sell anything overseas, who do we punish? The tourism sector, of course!
Winston Aldworth: The unwritten code of security checks
Winston Aldworth writes: More than half of us men are telling fibs at airport check-in counters. "Did you pack your bag yourself?" Of course (cough, cough) ...
Winston Aldworth: Warning: This headline has the word 'farting'
Last week's cover story, "The Secret Stewardess", laid bare some of the happenings at 30,000 ft of which passengers might have been unaware.
Winston Aldworth: A 100% smart bit of marketing
Tourism New Zealand's 100% marketing campaign got another bagging in the press over the weekend.
Winston Aldworth: Boy oh boy, have I got a deal for you!
Last week's editorial on inflight advertisements on the screens that show Air New Zealand's clever quiz for domestic flights brought some interesting responses.
Winston Aldworth: Getting the hard sell from on high
There's been a big change in the air. The screens displaying quiz questions on Air New Zealand domestic flights are now playing full-blown advertisements.
Winston Aldworth: Numbers behind our beach breaks
It seems we Kiwis are not as sunsmart as we'd like to think, and when it comes to loafing about on the beach we're more tight-fisted than our Aussie cousins.
Linda Herrick: Oh, for a quiet American
They say travel broadens the mind, but sometimes it can sharpen your prejudices, writes Linda Herrick.
Winston Aldworth: The freedom to tune in
Who really believes that listening to a song on your MP3 player at takeoff could cause a crash?
Winston Aldworth: Stay sharp and follow the rules
It's bad news for Wogistani knife-wielding loons and non-Wogistani knife-wielding loons alike.
Ewan Mcdonald: Tourists ignore Istanbul's inferno
Ewan McDonald writes from Istanbul, where tourists sought pleasure while the locals openly defied their leaders.
Winston Aldworth: The gender divide in the luggage
I knew it. A knockabout unscientific survey from Britain's Stansted Airport has reiterated what many male travellers who fly with their female partners have long suspected: We're losing luggage space for girlie things.
Martin Snedden: Adventure tourism is getting much safer
Adventure tourism inherently carries risk, writes Martin Sneddon. But the customer has a right to expect that avoidable risks are eliminated.
Winston Aldworth: Why PM's wandering eye does matter
It's none of our business if any old Minister of Tourism - or any old Prime Minister, for that matter - chooses to take his family holidays in Hawaii each year.
Winston Aldworth: Oh for awesome beneath the waves
It's taken about 20,000 years to build one of the natural wonders of the world, but Kiwi travellers can put themselves right in the middle of the thing within just a few hours.
Winston Aldworth: On nudity, burgers and other weighty matters
Like many, I have the occasional dream in which I've arrived somewhere - usually on a form of public transport - stark naked.