The Sleep Box concept design offers a haven for travelers.

Galactic Suite is a bio-inspired orbital station that is attempting to bring space tourism to the masses, as long as you can afford the three million euro price tag.

The Hotel Everland is a portable, bright green, rectangular one-room hotel that has been stationed in various locations in Switzerland, Germany, and France.

Artist MWM recently visited the Bay Area and these shots capture the essence of the place and the things that inspired him.

cityoneminutes is a global web video project that allows you to observe 41 different cities around the world in one-minute intervals.

With the economy still in a bad state state, travel across the board is down. Family vacations are losing ground to rediscovering the wonders closer to home, while business trips are increasingly being replaced by remote meetings conducted over webcam and phone. But assuming you still find yourself living out of a suitcase on occasion, there’s no reason you can’t do so on a budget, and without skimping on the finer things in life.
To that end, aptly named British comedian George Egg, shows how a bit of DIY ingenuity can transform your hotel room into an ad hoc kitchen, enabling [...]

One tech-savvy mother concerned by her teenage son’s upcoming gap year voyage across Australia, Thailand, and South Africa is outfitting him with a minuscule GPS tracker to keep tabs on him from home. The device, a 2″ thick transmitter called the Traakit, will determine the son’s position via four satellites and feed the information to his mother’s computer—and will even alert her via text if he ventures somewhere he shouldn’t.
[via The Sun]

Rancho Bernardo Inn, a resort and spa in San Diego, is setting a new precedent for the hotel industry by offering a huge range of prices based on what you need during your stay.  For the basic accommodation for two, including breakfast, the price comes to $215.  However, the new Survivor Package, allows visitors to control their savings based on the amenities they select.
For example, without breakfast, the total is $199 and without the honor bar it goes down to $179.  From there, things can get a little more drastic.  No AC or heat makes the rate $159, no pillows, [...]

The Acne Advertising Agency in Stockholm was approached by Swedish airport bus company Flygbussarna for an idea of how to promote bus ridership to the airport as a greener alternative to driving. Acne wanted to visually represent how many cars would be taken off the congested airport road if people chose to ride the bus. So they created a sculpture of a Flygbussarna out of 50 crushed cars (the number a single bus would replace) adjacent to the highway. The creation of the sculpture took place during the day and was staged to attract motorist’s attention.
[via cr blog]

Sydney is set to unveil a new 2000 square meter pre-flight departure lounge available to Premium Qantas customers and which includes a complimentary day spa, reclining chair lounge area, private library, and a concierge.  Australian designer Marc Newson and architects Sebastien Segers and Woods Bagot developed the design which features a panoramic view of Sydney and Botany Bay.

Marc Newson’s acclaimed design aesthetic flows throughout the Lounge. He has sourced the finest materials and worked with luxury brands across the globe to create this heaven. The Lounge features leather recliners, sofas and lounge chairs and tables by Cappellini, Tai Ping wool [...]

I’m sure by now you’ve already read or, God forbid, Tweeted about the news that Ryanair, Irelands famous and somewhat notorious discount airline, might soon start putting coin slots on the bathroom doors of their planes. I mean, when you consider the appallingly shitty state of the airline industry these days, there’s no surprise there. Flying in anything less than Donald Trump First these days is like having a root canal without benefit of Novocain and several stiff brandies.
The rot started to set in many years ago with the introduction of Business Class, a scam which allowed airlines to con [...]

Heathrow Terminal 4 was a ghost town when we returned from London to New York last Sunday. Also, all of the Team PSFK reported that their flights to the UK and back were almost empty. People aren’t flying – as we have heard. But the silence at this airport reminded us of the knock on effect it has on so many other people’s livelihoods.
A search of Google News reveals a story in the Financial Times where one retail holding company (Jones Lang LaSalle) has noted a 25% drop in sales. With the look of the footfall in this picture, [...]

As many of you are well aware, PSFK will be hosting our Good Ideas Salon next week in London – and to accommodate our guests who have traveled to the event, we’ve partnered with Mr & Mrs Smith, who have graciously offered all attendees a discount at two of their London Hotels.
We sat down with James Lohan, Founder of Mr and Mrs Smith, to ask a few questions about how Mr & Mrs Smith went from publishing coffee-table books to actually booking rooms and how they believe the current economic situation will influence discerning travelers.
We seem to remember that [...]

Business people the world over have generally extolled the virtues of face time. Going and seeing the client in person, having a direct interaction is seen as more effective than a phone call or email. True perhaps, but when all these meetings take away from your real work – are they really worth it? Especially when you can reach out and communicate with anyone via voice text or video easily – how necessary is face time anymore? And of course there’s the whole issue of the environmental impact of all this travel.
Frequent world traveler Hugh Macleod has some interesting thoughts [...]

Passengers needing a place to say near the Stockholm-Arlanda Airport will soon have a new room for the night option. Opening January 15th, the Jumbo Hostel will become the worlds first jet to hostel conversion. The Boeing 747 began life in 1976 and over the past few months has undergone an extreme renovation. When completed the Jumbo Hostel will feature 25 rooms, four of which will be inside the original engines that hang off the wings. The flight deck is being converted into a private suite. The plane’s original lounge area and cafe are going to remain intact.
This is the [...]