Airwheel ride-on suitcase lets your luggage lug you around

When running through an airport, your luggage becomes a liability dragging along behind you. A new ride-on suitcase called the Airwheel, currently seeking funding on Kickstarter, can let your luggage lug you around for a change.Continue ReadingCategory… Continue reading Airwheel ride-on suitcase lets your luggage lug you around

Top architects join forces for eye-catching airport extension

Singapore’s Changi Airport is already notable as the site of the world’s largest indoor waterfall, but now two of architecture’s most prestigious names, Heatherwick Studio and Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF), have joined forces to add an eye-catchin… Continue reading Top architects join forces for eye-catching airport extension

Timber construction takes off with stunning Zurich airport terminal

A team of prestigious architects and engineers, including Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG), HOK and Buro Happold, has revealed plans for an ambitious new airport expansion for Zurich, Switzerland. The building will be primarily constructed from sustainably so… Continue reading Timber construction takes off with stunning Zurich airport terminal

Seattle airport goes green with stunning timber expansion

Woods Bagot and the Miller Hull Partnership have revealed plans to expand the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport with a sustainably-designed new extension that will be defined by a stunning timber interior made from locally sourced Douglas fir wood.C… Continue reading Seattle airport goes green with stunning timber expansion

In-ground aircraft towing tech promises fuel savings and less CO2

Ordinarily, airliners have to run their jet engines in order to taxi along the runway – this uses a lot of fuel, plus it generates a lot of carbon emissions. A new in-ground electrical towing system, however, offers what could be a much more efficient … Continue reading In-ground aircraft towing tech promises fuel savings and less CO2

Undulating airport terminal offers weary travelers an indoor garden

Nobody enjoys being stuck in an airport due to a delayed flight, though travelers to the Terminal 4 Bao’an International Airport will at least be able to do their waiting in an indoor garden the size of 40 tennis courts. Designed by Rogers Stirk Harbou… Continue reading Undulating airport terminal offers weary travelers an indoor garden

Top 3 Privacy Tips for Travel

This week, co-host Tom Eston shares his top 3 tips to stay more private when you travel this year on vacation. ** Links mentioned on the show ** Smartphone privacy screens (Amazon) https://www.amazon.com/s?k=smartphone+privacy+screen&ref=nb_sb_noss… Continue reading Top 3 Privacy Tips for Travel

Airport Aerials: The incredible photo project looking down on airports

Photographer Toby Harriman never planned on becoming an aerial photographer, but everything changed after his first doors-off helicopter flight in 2012. One of his personal projects over the past few years has been exploring the unique designs of diffe… Continue reading Airport Aerials: The incredible photo project looking down on airports

Homeland Security sued over secretive use of face recognition

As of June 2019, CBP had processed more than 20 million travelers using facial recognition, civil rights group ACLU says. Continue reading Homeland Security sued over secretive use of face recognition