China - probably by the sheer need to do so - continues to burst forward into the future in its technological breakthroughs. As of December 2021, China's population stood at 1.413 billion.[2] According to the 2020 census, 91.11% of the population was Han Chinese, and 8.89% were minorities. China's population growth rate is only 0.03%, ranking 159th in the world.[3] China…
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If you have no interest in automobiles, skip to our next post. We're being a bit selfish.
Spend some time on our site, and you'll periodically see posts about SAAB cars. We love them, and have owned almost a dozen of them - including a classic 900 cabriolet to this day. And…
Travel often include flight. You either love it or you hate it - sometimes both at the same time. We generally love it, despite the occasional hiccup. The number of flights performed globally by the airline industry increased steadily since the early 2000s and reached 38.9 million in 2019. However, due to…
Never ones to not think big, the Saudis have the will and the resources to think beyond. They ask "what if we could start again? THE LINE rethinks everything we know about how people live, work and play. A 170 km-long vertical city, designed around people, rather than cars. A revolution in urban living. A…
Another day, another sad situation for some unfortunate people in an underserved country. As of this writing, there are nearly 1000 billionaires in the world, with a collective worth of $4.45 trillion. And, at the same time, there are 8 billion people living in that same world. Do the maths and you…
British Airways (our affiliate friends) have become the first UK airline to trial the use of biometric technology for international flights, enabling customers taking part in the trial to travel through the airport ‘smartly’ without having to show their passport.
Customers who sign up to take part in the airline’s trial from London Heathrow Terminal…
We're big fans of public transport, and efficient, modern ways of getting around the world. Why fire up your car, when you can go from A to B in modern, relaxed comfort? Jets are great, but so are trains and buses. Once you get used to them (and that doesn't take long)…
...museum, that is. Say what you will about their remit, there is a certain allure to finding out more about this most mysterious of government organisations. But did you know that they actually have a museum? It's Housed in the George Bush Center for Intelligence in Langley, Virginia—one of the most secure…
Instagram recently ended its native affiliate marketing program. When the program was first introduced back in June 2021, it was billed as one of many in Meta’s latest lineup of features for content creators. The sudden move to sunset the fledgling opportunity translates to a conflicting change of course for Instagram, whose parent company is…
You may be asking: what is a core update? You can read more about what they are here, but essentially they involve “improving how [Google’s] systems assess content overall.” There are changes made to the way Google Search works every single day, but core updates are bigger and more noticeable to searchers and content creators.…
Need to create a post, but don't have a computer? No problem. I did this on my mobile phone. You can too. It's a little bit fiddly, and you sometimes need to rotate the phone, but it can be done.
Keep an eye on the buttons at the bottom of the screen,…
Google is adding more tools to make it easier for consumers to understand and choose eco-friendly options when they book travel. Tuesday the company launched train bookings in Google Search, currently only for Germany, Spain, Italy and Japan but with more markets – and bus bookings – coming soon. And Google has added new filters…
Google is rolling out an update to its mobile app that allows people to request the removal of personal information from search results. This update is an expansion of an existing tool designed to make the removal request form easier to access.
Google first launched the personal information removal tool in 2020, though you'd have…
Tripadvisor is launching an in-house creative and content studio to help brands of all types reach travel shoppers, both on and off the Tripadvisor platform.
Named Wanderlab, the division is headquartered in New York and will develop campaigns including sponsored brand and editorial content on Tripadvisor, influencer and social-first activations, interactive video and voice experiences…
A new venture fund for travel technology startups has €100 million to invest over the next few years.
Roch Ventures, has been set up by Bobby Demri, an entrepreneur who sold his company to the Boston Consulting Group in 2017, and Ludger Kuebel-Sorger, senior partner emeritus at BCG.
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In an interview with PhocusWire, Demri…
If you're sad that you never got to fly on the Concorde, your future may be brighter with this news.
Breaking Travel News reports that American Airlines has ordered 20 of Boom Supersonic’s Overture planes, with an option for 40 more. Overture is estimated to fly up to 80 passengers in an all-business class cabin…
For some reason, some people think of France (and the French) as being a bit stiff and humourless. Of course, nothing could be further from the truth (Jacques Tati anyone?) And while the country takes some things very seriously - their cuisine and their history come to mind - France is as fun and diverse…
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This post is here simply as a bit of fun, but also to show off how good technology is in our day and age. And this image is not really even that old.
A chap named Will Pearson perched himself on top of London's Shard and created this rather magnificent…
We love Europe - so much. And one of the aspects of Europe is that its history provides an endless array of activities, locations, variety and compact way of discovering the world and its history. Everywhere you turn, you'll find something new and fascinating, especially if you read, investigate and prepare for your visit there.…
When we hear museums, we think of ancient relics and stunning paintings hidden away in glass cases. What if we tell you there's a Museum of the Future? You don't have to travel through time—just travel to Dubai!
With so much awesome stuff about the Museum of the Future, we don't even know where to start!…