Guides
232,423 hits. That's how many times the INTERPOL database for stolen travel documents matched at border controls in 2023 alone. Over 3.6 billion queries worldwide. I checked that number three times because it sounded absurd. It's real.
Tobias Weßling
News
800 cancelled flights. 100,000 stranded passengers. That was the Lufthansa pilot strike on February 12. And it's probably about to happen again. Twice, actually.
Tobias Weßling
News
Airlines don't usually say thank you when they get a tax break. But Germany's aviation tax cut, roughly 350 million euros in annual savings starting July 2026, is producing something travelers can actually feel: a lot of new direct routes. The summer flight schedule 2026 Germany is seeing is more...
Tobias Weßling
Tips
Three days in Vienna, two days in the Alps. Or Lisbon followed by the Algarve coast. Sounds like it needs a huge suitcase? With the right city trip packing list, it really doesn't.
Lena Brandt
News
Yes, AirTags in checked luggage are allowed. Aviation authorities cleared Bluetooth trackers with CR2032 batteries back in May 2023, and they've been legal ever since. That part isn't news anymore.
Lena Brandt
News
92 euros per ton of CO2. That's what airlines have been paying for their emissions since January 2026. The wild part? Until the end of 2025, they got most of those certificates for free. That's over now.
Miriam Kohl
Lisbon, day 14 of a three-week carry-on-only trip: a wall at Miradouro da Graça, looking out over terracotta rooftops and the Tagus River. The backpack leaning against a knee nearby. Everything needed for the trip. 6.8 kilos.
Tobias Weßling
News
2.50 euros. That is how much you save per short-haul flight once Germany's reduced air travel tax kicks in this July. Sounds promising. But will that money ever appear on your booking confirmation? Probably not.
Lena Brandt
News
A violinist boards a Lufthansa flight from Helsinki to Leipzig. Her violin case is 80 cm long. Too long, says the ground crew. The flight is fully booked. No spare seat available. So Carolin Widmann carries her bare Guadagnini violin, built in 1782, on her lap. Wrapped in a pullover. The...
Miriam Kohl
Guides
A 103% increase in hotel bookings with mountain views. 40.55 million overnight stays in Austria between May and July 2025. Those aren't predictions. That's already happening.
Lena Brandt
News
On February 25, 2026, the grace period ended. If you're a German citizen heading to the UK without an ETA, you won't get past check-in. Your airline will turn you away. No backup flight, no refund. The German Federal Foreign Office has been flagging this for months, and now enforcement is real.
Tobias Weßling
Guides
Twelve hours in a middle seat, an engine droning at what feels like concert volume, a neighbor snoring, a toddler crying two rows back. Flying long-haul without noise cancelling headphones is exactly the kind of trip that convinces people never to do it again.
Miriam Kohl
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