Flight SN2257 to Copenhagen in Denmark on 9 November 2026 was the first flight of Brussels Airlines featuring high-speed Wi-Fi on-board. The new Lufthansa Group Wi-Fi powered by Starlink will be rolled out across the entire fleet for all passengers. Brussels Airlines plans to have 15 aircraft equipped with high-speed internet by first half of…
REVIEW | SNCF TGV inOui Brussels to Nantes
April 2026. Let’s go to France. My first idea was going on a midweek getaway to Le Mans in the Sarthe department, in the Pays de la Loire or Lands of the Loire region. But there were no tours available for the Circuit de la Sarthe. So instead I opted for Nantes in the Loire-Atlantique…
SPAIN | Talgo leads €105m project to develop high-speed train for Europe
Spanish train manufacturer Talgo is leading a €105 million project to develop a new generation of high-speed trains designed to operate across Europe. The three-year BasqTrain 35 programme aims to overcome technical differences between national railway networks, which complicate cross-border services and increase train development costs.
BANGKOK | Wat Pho, the Temple of the Reclining Buddha
The Philippines in 1996-1997, China in 2000, Vietnam in 2009, Japan in 2013 and 2025, South Korea in 2014 and 2024, Taipei and Taiwan in 2017 (the starting point of Trip By Trip), Singapore in 2018, Hong Kong and Macau in 2023. I like travelling to East Asia. Yet I never visited Thailand, for many…
PHOTOS | A random walk in Amsterdam, trying to avoid Saturday crowds
5 September 2026. Inspired by a review in De Standaard of ‘Queer Amsterdam, the Pink City‘ exhibition at De Nieuwe Kerk, Thanh and I travelled to the nominal capital of the Netherlands. To make it a proper excursion, we added a lunch a at Michelin-starred MOS Amsterdam and some walking around.
Brussels Airlines launches new amenity kits from Diane von Furstenberg
Brussels Airlines introduces new amenity kits on long-haul flights. As of mid-November, Business Class passengers will receive a luxurious pouch by world-renowned designer Diane von Furstenberg. With this partnership, Brussels Airlines elevates its premium offering even further, offering passengers unique collectors’ items.
Flanders tightens rules for short-term Airbnb-type lodgings as government targets illegal rentals and criminal abuse
The Flemish Government has approved a sweeping overhaul of the rules governing short-term holiday rentals, introducing stricter obligations for platforms such as Airbnb and Booking.com while giving local authorities greater powers to crack down on illegal accommodation and properties linked to criminal activity.
Deutsche Bahn’s alternatives are a strength – but passengers don’t want to manage them
Independent railway commentator and cross-border rail expert Jon Worth has had enough of the tropes and jokes about Deutsche Bahn. And after completing his record-breaking journey from Kemijärvi in Finland to Lagos in Portugal, he has a point.
Two-thirds of Europeans travelled in 2024, but millions still could not afford a holiday
Almost two-thirds of European Union residents aged 15 and over took at least one tourism trip for personal purposes in 2024, according to Eurostat. But behind the recovery in European travel, a substantial divide remains: nearly three in ten Europeans could not afford to pay for a one-week annual holiday away from home.
REVIEW | Ibis Styles Nagoya
Autumn 2025. We – Sam and Danny, Michel and Wille, and Timothy – are travelling to Japan for a quite classic tour of the Land of the Rising Sun. We are flying separately as we used miles. On the planning: Tokyo, Kanazawa, Shirakawa, Osaka, and Expo 2025, Hiroshima, Himeji, Miyajima, Kyoto, Nara, Nagoya, Hakone, and…