Flying can be so very boring. But Southwest Airlines is making it a little less of a yawn fest, and it won’t cost you anything. The airline just added a free, on-demand and live TV inflight streaming service called TV Flies Free in partnership with DISH.
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Whoever said that you can only explore new places and discover new things when you travel obviously hasn’t tried SideTour. You won’t have to fly out and the drive often isn’t very far, since you’ll only be taking a “tour” in your own city.
That’s the concept that SideTour is working with, and they’re constantly adding new tours and experiences for people to try out.
The NYC-based service offers a variety of in-city tour options for the bored local, whether it’s dining with a renowned chef or meditating with a banker-turned-monk to find some inner peace. The experiences being offered are varied, and the best part is that you can experience it all in your very own city.
SideTour currently caters to locals from New York City, Chicago, Philadelphia, and Washington D.C. If you have something you want to share with others, you can even host your own tour using the service.
Who knew you could experience so much in your own zip code?
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Traveling with top-flight innovators is a heady experience under normal
circumstances. However, when you conduct a think-tank 30,000 feet above terra
firma, it’s a whole new ballgame. Such was the case when award-winning
filmmaker and founder of the Webbie Awards, Tiffany Shlain
took to the creative skies with 130 techie-elite from the Silicon
Valley. In fact, there was so much to absorb, it will take her a couple
of months to document her experience on film.
Outside of the fear of flying, the most anxious part of traveling around the world is hoping your bags get to the same destination as you do. The paper tags in use today work, but if they get accidentally torn off your luggage, who knows where it might end up
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Tired of ripping off those old luggage tags after a trip? Well, those could be a thing of the past if all goes according to plan — at least when flying British Airways. The airline cooked up an electronic bag tag that looks to discard the paper version with the help of the folks at Designworks. Once passengers have checked in, they simply need to hover a smartphone over the tag to beam (via NFC, we’d surmise) both flight info and the requisite barcode to the tag’s display. The idea behind the whole thing isn’t only to keep the paper-changing to a minimum, but to also save precious time at the check-in counter. A live trial of the tagging gadget is planned, so we’ll soon be able to see if the concept stands up to baggage handlers.
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Source: Designworks
The Freeloader is a child carrier with a twist. Unlike
traditional carriers, which are made basically just for babies, the
Freeloader can hold a child of up to 80 lbs. It fits on the adult like a
backpack and has a lightweight, fold-down seat at the back.
The officially licensed “Hello Kitty Baby in the Car Sign” from Sanrio combines bright, contrasting colors and clever kinetic movement to ensure other drivers know your precious snowflake is riding shotgun. It also grows with your offspring, changing from Baby to Child when they do.
The Federal Aviation Association has been mulling over the idea of easing up on consumer electronics restrictions in planes for over a year, but it seems a decision might be coming rather soon, as it’s said that a “high-level advisory panel” will be recommending that the FAA let loose a little bit on in-flight restrictions
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live your life in
solitary confinement? How it would feel to have your meals passed
through a jail sell to you while you are adorned in the ever fashionable
orange jumpsuit? And, you must have wondered what it would be like to
fear dropping the soap in the shower. Call the guests of a unique prison
hotel guilty of morbid curiosity, but they know the answers to each and
every one of these things, thanks to a unique biz concept.
If you hate living out of your suitcase when you travel, but are also just too damn lazy to hang stuff up or fill a drawer, these Rise & Hang bags are the perfect solution to your biggest traveling gripe. The $99 Weekender bag uses the company’s patented collapsible shelving system, so all you need to find is a secure place to hang it and you’re instantly unpacked.
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