All Entries in the "travel" Category
Top Ten Travel Gadgets
Gotta pack your bags for your favourite long haul holidays and still muddled about the travel gadgets to carry? The world of travel gadgets can be overwhelming with a ton of new options flooding the market. From military standard water purifiers to high-end USB sticks for data travellers, the market is abuzz with the most [...]
Top 13 IPhone Apps For Travelers
Which are the best IPhone applications for those on the go? LayoverGuide.com has picked our favorite twenty travel-related IPhone (and IPad) applications. 1. Gate Maps ($.99) Wouldn’t it be helpful to have maps of the terminals at the airport when you’re rushing to find your connecting flight? This program gives you a nice visual to [...]
Lost Laptops At The Airport
LA Weekly wrote a great article about how over 12,000 laptops go missing each week at LAX. Yes, each week. That’s a whole heck of a lot of laptops. Most are left at security checkpoints and only a third of them ever find their rightful owners again. How does this happen? Well, according to LA [...]
Air Travel Tips Amidst Swine Flu Fears
Amidst fears of the spread of swine flu, many travelers are left wondering what to do when it comes to air travel. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued this release Tuesday to assist airline flight deck and cabin crew in identifying passengers who may have the Swine Flu: During the swine influenza outbreak, [...]
Memphis Layover
Stuck on a layover in Memphis, Tennessee? As a major hub of Northwest Airlines, the Memphis International Airport in Tennessee is a main stop for many on a layover. The airport is 8 miles south of downtown Memphis, which makes it an accessible destination to check out some sights on a long layover. If you’re [...]
Salt Lake City Layover
Stuck on a layover at Salt Lake City International Airport? The airport is only 5 miles from the airport, which makes the city accessible for those stuck on a long layover. If you’re trying to determine whether you can leave the airport during your Salt Lake City layover, click here for useful tips.In the airport [...]
3 Month Layover!
If you thought you had it bad on your layover, check out this interview with a guy who spent three months stuck in the airport!
Seattle Layover
The Seattle-Tacoma International Airport offers a lot for passengers to do on a layover. Located 13 miles from downtown Seattle (20-30 minutes travel time) allows passengers to venture into Seattle to catch the sights on a long layover. If you’re trying to determine whether you can leave the airport during your Seattle layover, click here [...]
Layover At Rio de Janeiro’s Galeao International Airport, Brazil
Stuck on a layover in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil? Antônio Carlos Jobim International Airport (GIG) also known as Galeão International Airport is Rio de Janeiro’s biggest airport. The airport is a major hub, last year attracting more that ten million passengers. Located roughly 13 miles from the city center, makes the sights of Rio de [...]
The Spa And Hotel Inside Dubai International Airport
Check out the Spa And Hotel Inside Terminal Three At Dubai International Airport:
Airline Information On Traveling With Your Pet
Petflight.com offers this great web page, which links to each airline’s specific pet information details. It covers what the airline allows, the specifications and the owner’s responsibilities, including the types of kennels and sizes. They also include this page, which lists the airlines that allow you to bring your dog on the plane as a [...]
Express Spa at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport
Perfect for a lengthy layover in Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport.
Traveling By Plane With Diabetes
DLife.com posted some great tips on flying with diabetes: * Ask for an aisle seat if you will use the restroom for insulin injections. * Get your ticket and seat early to prevent bumping. * If traveling alone, tell the flight attendant you have diabetes. * Keep your diabetes medicines with you, don’t store them [...]
Tip On Getting Through Airport Security
Some terrific security tips, if you can get past the goofy animation…
