Stockholm is rapidly moving up the agenda of Europe’s railway operators, as a wave of new and planned train services positions the Swedish capital as one of the continent’s fastest-growing long-distance rail destinations.
BRUSSELS AIRPORT | From 2028-2029, passengers will no longer have to remove liquids and electronics from their hand luggage at security
At Brussels Airport, passengers will no longer have to remove their liquids and electronics from their hand luggage during security screening in the future. Belgium‘s national airport is investing in state-of-the-art body scanners and hand luggage scanners to provide passengers with a more convenient, efficient, and safe travel experience.
European Parliament approves new regulation to upgrade cross-border railway capacity coordination
The European Parliament has given its final approval to the Regulation on the Use of Railway Infrastructure Capacity in the Single European Railway Area, a landmark decision set to transform rail transport across the continent.
Brussels Airlines offers fresh food from Belgian brand Bon
As of June 2026, Brussels Airlines will have fresh handmade sandwiches for sale from Belgian food-brand Bon on all short- and medium-haul flights in Economy Class. Bon is a young, dynamic and qualitative Belgian brand with ambitious growth plans. Over 450,000 Bon sandwiches will fly across Europe per year.
GoVolta launches daily Amsterdam–Paris train via Antwerp and Ghent, with tickets from €19
From 14 December 2026, Dutch rail operator GoVolta will begin daily services between Amsterdam and Paris, stopping in Antwerp and Ghent in Belgium, as well as in Haarlem, The Hague, Rotterdam, Lage Zwaluwe, and Roosendaal in the Netherlands, and Arras and Longueau (near Amiens) in France. Tickets for the route, which are available to book…
OSAKA | Namba Parks – Dōtonbori – Glico Man – Shinsaibashi
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…
Lufthansa Group confident in summer fuel supply
The Lufthansa Group has moved to reassure travellers ahead of the summer season, stating that jet fuel supply is stable across its network. Dieter Vranckx, chief commercial officer, confirmed that the group’s six European hubs – Frankfurt, Munich, Zurich, Vienna, Brussels, and Rome – as well as its global operations, face no immediate risk of…
Antwerp Queer Arts Festival 2026 unveils diverse programme, from 19 June to 16 August
queer, more edgy, more ‘alternative’, less polished, less gentrified (?) festival for LGBTQIA+ people in the summer. It runs alongside Antwerp Pride.
EUROPEAN SLEEPER | Brussels to Milan now via Antwerp, Breda and Eindhoven instead of Liège and Aachen
Belgian-Dutch railway cooperative European Sleeper has announced in its newsletter changes to the route of its new Brussels in Belgium to Milan in Italy night train, which will launch on 9 September 2026. The modifications will take effect with the timetable change in mid-December 2026, creating a direct night train connection between the Netherlands and…
DENVER | RiNo Art District – Coors Field – Lower Downtown – Union Station
September 2025. After Oscar came to London in June 2024 and I joined him there for a day, I’m now going to his hometown of Denver in Colorado. My second trip to the United States in 2025, after visiting my uncle and aunt in Wilmington, North Carolina. No, Denver is is not on foreign tourists’…