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number, the system does the rest, for example aircraft type and ID, route, times and so on. Tripit and CSV importing is available, while CSV exporting is also possible. And, for now at least, it is free.
➜ S WITZ E R L ANDING After looking at the suggestions, I finally went with
my.flightradar24.com. As SWISSDIVER mentioned, it’s by far the best and easy to input the data with just a few clicks per flight. Thanks again!
washed off. Unless the product in question is caustic, toxic or allergenic it is very unlikely to affect you unless you have a skin condition or an open wound. If you have a skin condition then you should probably use your own toiletries, and if you have an open wound you should be disinfecting it or wearing a waterproof dressing anyway (if you know what’s good for you).
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➜ SKYHIGH I stayed at the Radisson in Tokyo and Melliber Appart in Casablanca this year. I travel the world and was surprised to find the Rituals toiletries in Tokyo were sealed with a clear tape, while in Casablanca there was a seal that stated “do not use if broken”. I think all hotels should follow suit for safety and hygiene reasons, otherwise anyone could put anything into the toiletries.
➜ MAR T YNSINCL AIR You raise an interesting topic. I hope hotels don’t remix and reuse leftover toiletries. I did ask when I checked out, but got a bemused look from reception.
➜ INQUISITIVE I am surprised that SKYHIGH is surprised – most five-star hotels provide sealed toiletries. I mainly stay in Hyatt, Marriott and Holiday Inn properties in Asia- Pacific, and all these hotels provide toiletries in sealed packets.
➜ IANFROMHKG I would much prefer a pump-action bottle for all this stuff rather than add tonnes of plastic waste to the world, not to mention all the products that are thrown away because they are in a partially used bottle. I am not particularly worried about
contamination – most of these products only go on your skin rather than into your body and most of them are immediately
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➜ C ANUCKL AD I recently visited Malta and stayed in a fantastic Airbnb property in Bugibba, where a hospitable host made it a great value alternative. Anyway, arriving late at night with cabin luggage meant I went for my morning shower totally dependent on what was available in the bathroom, which was lots of little bottles of this and that, clearly amassed/ left by previous guests from all over the world. Neither myself nor my
travelling companions wanted to risk breaking up the collection, and opted to use the stuff from the already opened bottle of brown gloop, made by a high-end toiletry manufacturer. Safe to say, the priority definitely was the local supermarket to get normal shower gel – so the toiletry collection was added to by the end of the trip, and I’m still alive to tell the tale! Incidentally, Penta Hotels has all its
bottles, used soaps, barely used toilet rolls and mineral water in plastic bottles. I just hate this needless waste.
➜ MANXMAN12 3 Used soaps are all recycled.
➜ L U CKY ONE I’ve been lucky enough to stay in both four- and five-star hotels that mainly seal toiletries – including shampoo, conditioner and body lotion tubes – with a tamper-free tape. I must say, it’s to be expected with the price charged for the room/suite. As to boiled water, I’m extra particular.
I’m more worried about hotel guests boiling their underwear in the kettle, which was exposed a while back
I rinse all cups, mugs, glasses and spoons with boiling water since I don’t know how “clean” they are. I do this since housekeeping don’t have a clean supply of these items and they’re washed in the kitchen/bathroom, and I don’t really know how clean their dishtowel is. From a medical point of view, I only drink bottled mineral water and boiled bottled water, which actually tastes very different from boiled
tap water. LUGANOPIRATE, you’ll be surprised there are recycling plants in developing countries, although mainly in the cities. They may not have the means to recycle
toiletries sealed in a clear plastic bag. A bag that could be reused to replace those nonsense airport security bags?
➜ MANXMAN12 3 I’m more worried about hotel guests boiling their underwear in the kettle, which was exposed a while back.
➜ L U G ANOPIR A T E I’m with IANFROMHKG on this, hotels seem to want to save by washing sheets every two days (now three in more and more places), but waste who knows how much by throwing out half-empty
plastics coded 1 to 6, but they do recycle other bottles, paper, porcelain and so forth. In Thailand all forms of bottles, drinks and food cans are collected and sold in rural areas. The ring pulls from drinks cans are also collected and given to hospitals to be made into prosthetic arms and legs, which they have been doing for the past 20 years.
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