Today is the National Holiday of Belgium. On 21 July 1831, Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha took the constitutional oath to become King of the Belgians. The 21st century is now 25 years old. In January 2025, the newspaper De Morgen looked at how the country has changed in a quarter century. Quite a…
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Belgians choose safety, sustainability and convenience for summer travel: climate change, geopolitical instability and flight convenience shape 2025 holiday trends
The 2025 Europ Assistance Holiday Barometer reveals changing travel habits shaped by climate, politics and practicality.
2025: Overtourism overdose?
On 1 January 2024 we wrote about how rising prices affect travel. Not only the price of flights, but also the price of activities. Pricing was a topic the year before, 2023. In 2024, conventional and social media dug into the issue of overtourism. Articles about locals protesting, Instagrammers posting about big crowds in Japan…
Brussels Airlines sees increase of leisure travellers in business class
Brussels Airlines (SN) sees an increase of leisure travellers in business class on short and medium-haul flights, Belgium‘s prime news agency Belga reports. Rising prices in 2024? It seems tourists don’t really cut in their holiday budget.
2024: rising prices affect travel plans and vacation activities
On 1 January 2023, we wrote 2023 would be a year of coping with staff shortages and industrial action. While both themes were present in 2023 – and still will be in 2024 – they felt less pressing. Perhaps we learned to live with staff shortages and strikes and not dramatize them (anymore). But it…
REVIEW | Thai AirAsia A320 Premium Flex Khon Kaen to Chiang Mai
Nico traveled to Thailand in July 2022. He kindly shares his experience on board and in the lounge.
Gender neutral uniforms for Aero K flight and cabin crew and ground personnel
Nico made me aware of the new airline Aero K from South Korea. At its launch, this low cost carrier present gender neutral uniforms for its employees. It also collaborates with LAKA, a gender neutral make-up brand.
Why Ryanair doesn’t fly to New York
Norwegian announced it will no longer operate long haul flights. For years Norwegian has tried to conquer the transatlantic market by trying to develop a low cost long haul model. Other companies like WOW Air and Primera went bankrupt trying to successfully operate low cost long haul airlines. Why is it so hard to copy…
Lufthansa, Austrian and Swiss will cut free food and drinks in short haul economy class
The difference between low-cost carriers and legacy airlines is becoming even smaller: Lufthansa Group announced today that there will be no more free food or drinks on board short haul flights as from spring 2021.