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  • An accumulation of badges show where a passenger on board a Heathrow Express train to Heathrow Airport has travelled to. Sewn onto the traveller's rucksack, the countries represented by these patches show a much-travelled young person who has amassed a collection of world air miles and travel experiences, with their national flags and emblems on display in a way that adventurers show their routes and wanderlust to others, perhaps as proof of a lifetime wandering the world's borders and airports. As each badge is added, it accounts for new travel companions and the hazards and joys of modern air travel. From writer Alain de Botton's book project "A Week at the Airport: A Heathrow Diary" (2009).
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  • Before they were all replaced as working modes of public transport, a conductor sells a ticket wgile travelling along a London road, as part of a two-man crew of a number 88 red London Rotemaster bus, England UK. A parked car is seen through the open ledge of the bes' rear, blurred in the back ground and a lady passengers sits patiently as the bus speeds on its journey along its route through the capital. The man holds two fingers up to a foreign tourist to make sure they want two tickets for their destination. The conductor is the last human link with friendly public travel in London. He is usually a friendly face to accompany unsure travellers, often helping them reach their stop and answering questions about the journey with good humour and kindness. Their removal in favour of single driver crews meant that bus travel became more intimidating...
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  • Looking down from above, we see one lone queuing traveller at Charles de Gaulle, gazes up towards the large Departures board. Fellow-passengers wait by baggage trolleys in a civilised line beneath the information. Charles de Gaulle/Roissy is a hub airport for Air France north of the French capital. The departures information has schedule times, destinations, flight, satellite and gate numbers plus   remarks. Air travellers experience such misery every day and shows of how global air travel has become a routine, mundane and stressful for the everyday airline passenger - a far cry from when commercial flight was purely for the elite. Picture from the 'Plane Pictures' project, a celebration of aviation aesthetics and flying culture, 100 years after the Wright brothers first 12 seconds/120 feet powered flight at Kitty Hawk,1903. .
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  • Seen through a glass screen, we see a crowd of passengers - a mixture of business and holiday travellers - awaiting the departure of their commercial flight from Frankfurt am Main international airport, Germany. Reflected lights and other windows merge into this scene of European air travel where the everyday misery of delays and disruption affect millions on a daily basis. Some people are still seated while the more enthusiastic wait in line, queuing for the imminent departure. Frankfurt is also a sprawling hub for the German state airline Lufthansa. Picture from the 'Plane Pictures' project, a celebration of aviation aesthetics and flying culture, 100 years after the Wright brothers first 12 seconds/120 feet powered flight at Kitty Hawk,1903. .
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  • Mothers and sons hug emotionally in the international arrivals hall of Heathrow Airport's Terminal 5 airport. Three families have gathered to meet their respective sons who have been travelling around the world during their university gap year sabbatical trip of a lifetime. With balloons and banners amid the hectic concourse where other relatives greet their loved-ones after months away from home on their adventures. This is a tradition practised across the world's airports where families are separated by the need to travel or work in other countries and the emotion of meeting again after long absences is always hard. From writer Alain de Botton's book project "A Week at the Airport: A Heathrow Diary" (2009).
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  • A scene of busy modern air travel as international passengers check-in at the British Airways Heathrow Airport's T5.
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  • A female member of the Thomas Cook staff issues foreign currency to an unseen airline passenger in the departures concourse at Heathrow Airport's Terminal 5. This Bureau de Change is one of two companies trading in foreign exchange, travel insurance and travellers cheques for passengers passing through this aviation hub is west London. We see on the wall behind the assistant, a beach paradise scene of palm trees, calm seas and beach chalets, the idea of tranquillity and prosperity. On the left are the exchange rates for the world's currencies for purchase at this kiosk. From writer Alain de Botton's book project "A Week at the Airport: A Heathrow Diary" (2009). .
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  • Air passengers exit and enter a transit train at Chicago O'Hare airport, Illinois USA. They pull suitcases behind them as they negotiate the airport terminal transport system that takes them across the sprawling complex of terminals and tunnels. A large central yellow traffic arrow saying OUT is most prominent telling arriving people to keep in the middle, allowing those departing to enter the carriage from the sides. There is a slight blur to the picture showing the hurrying nature of modern air travel, vastly different from the pioneering days of flight for only the socially elite. Picture from the 'Plane Pictures' project, a celebration of aviation aesthetics and flying culture, 100 years after the Wright brothers first 12 seconds/120 feet powered flight at Kitty Hawk,1903..
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  • Empty chairs and open Bibles, all bathed in yellow artificial light make this airport chapel in Frankfurt am Main, Germany a European modernist haven from the chaos of global air travel; an escape from delays, terrorism and overall fears of flying. Predominately Christian with small corners for Muslim believers, the new modernism at Frankfurt/Main reflects a strong European tradition of functional design ? far removed from the drab, dourness of many similar American facilities. Picture from the 'Plane Pictures' project, a celebration of aviation aesthetics and flying culture, 100 years after the Wright brothers first 12 seconds/120 feet powered flight at Kitty Hawk,1903. .
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  • A portrait of eccentric English travel writer, Arthur Eperon in the summer of 1989, in Horsmonden, England. Eperon wrote books and travel articles, introducing hundreds of thousands of British readers to a hidden France of scenic and gastronomic delights, burgeoning their need for informed and entertaining guidance on “abroad”.
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  • A helium-filled Welcome Home balloon floats in the air and a home-made banner stretches across Heathrow Airport's Terminal 5 arrivals hall. Three families have gathered to meet their respective sons who have been travelling around the world during their university gap year sabbatical trip of a lifetime. With balloon and banner amid the hectic concourse where other relatives greet their loved-ones after months away from home on their adventures. This is a tradition practised across the world's airports where families are separated by the need to travel or work in other countries and the emotion of meeting again after long absences is always hard. From writer Alain de Botton's book project "A Week at the Airport: A Heathrow Diary" (2009).
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  • A helium-filled Welcome Home balloon floats in the air in Heathrow Airport's Terminal 5 arrivals hall. Three families have gathered to meet their respective sons who have been travelling around the world during their university gap year sabbatical trip of a lifetime. Floating upwards, the balloon is brightly coloured amid the hectic concourse where other relatives greet their loved-ones after months away from home on their adventures. This is a tradition practised across the world's airports where families are separated by the need to travel or work in other countries and the emotion of meeting again after long absences is always hard. From writer Alain de Botton's book project "A Week at the Airport: A Heathrow Diary" (2009).
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  • A young brother and sister look on in awe while a British Airways check-in lady asks security questions of the pair's parents who are taking her children on a long-haul flight from London Heathrow Airport's Terminal 5. The family baggage has been tagged and is about to disappear down the belt to join up to 70,000 other items in this average day at T5. The siblings stare as the young woman checks the travel details of the mother and father who have booked Business Class seats for them all. From writer Alain de Botton's book project "A Week at the Airport: A Heathrow Diary" (2009). .
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  • WH Smiths Berlitz travel literature on sale in departures shopping area of Heathrow airport's Terminal 5.
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  • WH Smiths travel literature on sale in departures shopping area of Heathrow airport's Terminal 5.
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  • WH Smiths travel literature on sale in departures shopping area of Heathrow airport's Terminal 5.
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  • A businessman holds travel documents as he checks-in at the British Airways self-ticketing kiosk at Heathrow's terminal 5.
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  • A businessman holds travel documents as he checks-in at the British Airways self-ticketing kiosk at Heathrow's terminal 5.
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  • A gentleman Sky Cap stands in front of the terminal building at Santa Barbara Municipal Airport, California, USA. Wearing his red waste-coat, ID badge and cap he holds the handle of the baggage trolley with which he assists passengers to offload their belongings and guides them to the check-in counters inside. The man has a greying beard and sunglasses against the glare and is an eager helper to those struggling with heavy travel possessions. On the ground are stencilled the words 'Passenger Loading Only' referring to where departing travellers might seek help with baggage. There are armies of workers across the world keeping airlines and airports running 24/7. Picture from the 'Plane Pictures' project, a celebration of aviation aesthetics and flying culture, 100 years after the Wright brothers first 12 seconds/120 feet powered flight at Kitty Hawk,1903..
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  • WH Smiths travel literature on sale in departures shopping area of Heathrow airport's Terminal 5.
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  • WH Smiths travel literature on sale in departures shopping area of Heathrow airport's Terminal 5.
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  • As if parting the blinds of a high-street business, a life-size cut-out of a Pakistan Airlines (PIA) air hostess is propped up in the window of Lumb Lane travel agency, Bradford, Yorkshire.
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  • A family relax in late-afternoon sunshine and wood smoke in a quiet field at Woodland Tipi and Yurt Holidays near Little Dewchurch, Herefordshire. We see the sun shining through pine trees and long shadows stretching through the fresh grass where camping seats and a camp-fire is billowing clouds of smoke, just like in the days of cowboys and indians. The holidaymakers are staying in 17 acres of an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, experiencing the peace and tranquillity of tipi and yurt camping in their own private, secluded valley - an ever-increasingly popular holiday adventure that is both green and carbon neutral since they are not using electricity for heating or cars to travel. It is also a stress-free lifestyle, away from the pressures of work and urban life, where travellers can unwind safe in the knowledge they are helping the environment.
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  • A scene of busy modern air travel as international passengers check-in at the British Airways Heathrow Airport's Terminal 5. Under the gaze of a giant eye that seems to be peering from out of a massive TV screen, the self-service kiosks that have been developed to allow customers to process their own ticketing on arrival at this aviation hub for British Airways. Once they've chosen their seat and printed a boarding pass, they can go straight to the Fast Bag Drop desk at the airport. There, baggage will be tagged by an agent and sent to the aircraft. At a cost of £4.3 billion, Terminal 5 has the capacity to serve around 30 million passengers a year. From writer Alain de Botton's book project "A Week at the Airport: A Heathrow Diary" (2009). ...
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  • A British Airways baggage handler scans the bar code of his airline passenger's item of luggage before loading it into the aircraft hold container bins. 50-70,000 pieces of BA baggage a day travel through 11 miles of conveyor belts which were installed in a 5-storey underground hall beneath the 400m (a quarter of a mile) length of Terminal 5 at Heathrow Airport. T5 alone has the capacity to serve around 30 million passengers a year and was completed in 2008 at a cost of £4.3bn. The system was designed by an integrated team from the airport operator BAA, BA and Vanderlande Industries of the Netherlands, and handles both intra-terminal and inter-terminal luggage. From writer Alain de Botton's book project "A Week at the Airport: A Heathrow Diary" (2009).
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  • 50-70,000 pieces of British Airways baggage a day travel through these 11 miles of conveyor belts which were installed in a 5-storey underground hall beneath the 400m (a quarter of a mile) length of Terminal 5 at Heathrow Airport. T5 alone has the capacity to serve around 30 million passengers a year and was completed in 2008 at a cost of £4.3bn. The system was designed by an integrated team from the airport operator BAA, BA and Vanderlande Industries of the Netherlands, and handles both intra-terminal and inter-terminal luggage. There are four colour codes: Yellow for out-of-gauge (oversized, like golf clubs); dark blue for not x-rayed; light blue for transfer and red, meaning the item has been subjected to 12 seconds of x-ray scanning. From writer Alain de Botton's book project "A Week at the Airport: A Heathrow Diary" (2009).
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  • Two elderly passengers have stopped by in a retail space called World of Duty Free to taste Scottish Malt Whiskey in Terminal 5 at heathrow Airport. The two South-Africans travel widely across the world to visit their extended family and like to stop by this shop to try the various blends of Scotch with the help of a sales person who helps them decide which bottles to buy. Together they swallow the fine alcohol and taste its delicate and subtle differences. From writer Alain de Botton's book project "A Week at the Airport: A Heathrow Diary" (2009).
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  • Detail of a British car club and motoring car badges including for the AA (Automobile Association), the patron saint of travel St Christopher, Scotland and the RAC (Royal Automobile Club), on the back of a vintage Rover car, on 29th June 2017, in Greenwich, London, England.
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  • The Rt. Hon. Tony Blair MP, as Leader of the Opposition, stares in deep thought whilst on a train en-route to an evening Labour Party rally in Nottingham, 2 years before his victory in the 1997 General Election that eventually made him British Prime Minister. Blair is with an unknown Downing Street assistant and is has been reading the London Evening Standard newspaper in the First Class carriage at a time when fellow-passengers take little notice of the future controversial world statesman. Then, he could travel in relative obscurity, without large security details. Blair is wearing a blue shirt with a sober, patterned tie and his hair is still dark without the greyness that would appear rapidly when the pressures of office prematurely aged him. It is dark outside and we see no detail through the window of the vast Victorian mainline station outside.
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  • Seen from an aerial walkway, we look down on a lady airline passengers struggling to separate two trolleys in the baggage reclaim hall in the arrivals of Heathrow Airport's Terminal 5. 50-70,000 pieces of British Airways baggage a day travel through 11 miles of conveyor belts which were installed in a 5-storey underground hall beneath the 400m (a quarter of a mile) length of Terminal 5. T5 alone has the capacity to serve around 30 million passengers a year and was completed in 2008 at a cost of £4.3bn. The system was designed by an integrated team from the airport operator BAA, BA and Vanderlande Industries of the Netherlands, and handles both intra-terminal and inter-terminal luggage. From writer Alain de Botton's book project "A Week at the Airport: A Heathrow Diary" (2009).
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  • Seen from an aerial walkway, we look down on a lady airline passenger being helped to pull her heavy suitacse from the carousel in the baggage reclaim hall in the arrivals of Heathrow Airport's Terminal 5. 50-70,000 pieces of British Airways baggage a day travel through 11 miles of conveyor belts which were installed in a 5-storey underground hall beneath the 400m (a quarter of a mile) length of Terminal 5. T5 alone has the capacity to serve around 30 million passengers a year and was completed in 2008 at a cost of £4.3bn. The system was designed by an integrated team from the airport operator BAA, BA and Vanderlande Industries of the Netherlands, and handles both intra-terminal and inter-terminal luggage. From writer Alain de Botton's book project "A Week at the Airport: A Heathrow Diary" (2009).
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  • A family just arrived from Chennai (India) drags heavy suitcases from the carousel in the arrivals of Heathrow Airport's Terminal 5. 50-70,000 pieces of British Airways baggage a day travel through 11 miles of conveyor belts which were installed in a 5-storey underground hall beneath the 400m (a quarter of a mile) length of Terminal 5. T5 alone has the capacity to serve around 30 million passengers a year and was completed in 2008 at a cost of £4.3bn. The system was designed by an integrated team from the airport operator BAA, BA and Vanderlande Industries of the Netherlands, and handles both intra-terminal and inter-terminal luggage. From writer Alain de Botton's book project "A Week at the Airport: A Heathrow Diary" (2009).
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  • Seen from an aerial walkway, we look down on airline passengers awaiting the arrival of their baggage in the baggage reclaim hall in the arrivals of Heathrow Airport's Terminal 5. 50-70,000 pieces of British Airways baggage a day travel through 11 miles of conveyor belts which were installed in a 5-storey underground hall beneath the 400m (a quarter of a mile) length of Terminal 5. T5 alone has the capacity to serve around 30 million passengers a year and was completed in 2008 at a cost of £4.3bn. The system was designed by an integrated team from the airport operator BAA, BA and Vanderlande Industries of the Netherlands, and handles both intra-terminal and inter-terminal luggage. From writer Alain de Botton's book project "A Week at the Airport: A Heathrow Diary" (2009).
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  • A slightly comical scene of modern air travel as two lady passengers haul matching suitcases at the British Airways self-check-in kiosk at Heathrow Airport's Terminal 5. The self-service kiosks that have been developed to allow customers to process their own ticketing on arrival at this aviation hub for British Airways. Once they've chosen their seat and printed a boarding pass, they can go straight to the Fast Bag Drop desk at the airport. There, baggage will be tagged by an agent and sent to the aircraft. At a cost of £4.3 billion, Terminal 5 has the capacity to serve around 30 million passengers a year. From writer Alain de Botton's book project "A Week at the Airport: A Heathrow Diary" (2009). ...
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  • A close-up detail of a male passenger's hand that holds on to his family's travel documents before proceeding to his British Airways check-in zone at Heathrow Airport's Terminal 5. With a Silver company Executive 'One World' loyalty card, his ticket and British passport to hand, he waits in line after registering at a self-service kiosk where his seat has been designated. A BA employee then only needs to take his luggage. From writer Alain de Botton's book project "A Week at the Airport: A Heathrow Diary" (2009)
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  • Individual trays for airline baggage in the Early Bags Store where 4,000 pieces are held. 50-70,000 pieces of British Airways baggage a day travel through 11 miles of conveyor belts which were installed in a 5-storey underground hall beneath the 400m (a quarter of a mile) length of Terminal 5 at Heathrow Airport. Here we see items of luggage spending 4 hours in transit, held in a fully-automated parking lot for bags. Computers decide when to fish the item out and re-introduce it into the system and load it on to the appropriate aircraft. T5 alone has the capacity to serve around 30 million passengers a year and was completed in 2008 at a cost of £4.3bn. The system was designed by an integrated team from the airport operator BAA, BA and Vanderlande Industries of the Netherlands, and handles both intra-terminal and inter-terminal luggage. From writer Alain de Botton's book project "A Week at the Airport: A Heathrow Diary" (2009).
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  • WH Smiths Berlitz travel literature on sale in departures shopping area of Heathrow airport's Terminal 5.
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  • Individual trays for airline baggage in the Early Bags Store where 4,000 pieces are held. 50-70,000 pieces of British Airways baggage a day travel through 11 miles of conveyor belts which were installed in a 5-storey underground hall beneath the 400m (a quarter of a mile) length of Terminal 5 at Heathrow Airport. Here we see items of luggage spending 4 hours in transit, held in a fully-automated parking lot for bags. Computers decide when to fish the item out and re-introduce it into the system and load it on to the appropriate aircraft. T5 alone has the capacity to serve around 30 million passengers a year and was completed in 2008 at a cost of £4.3bn. The system was designed by an integrated team from the airport operator BAA, BA and Vanderlande Industries of the Netherlands, and handles both intra-terminal and inter-terminal luggage. From writer Alain de Botton's book project "A Week at the Airport: A Heathrow Diary" (2009).
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  • Household refuse pollutes a coral beach on Meedu Island, an indigenous community in the Republic of the Maldives in the Indian Ocean. Packaging, foodstuffs and general waste has been tossed away on this otherwise beautiful place, north of the capital Male. Unfortunately, the practice of tossing away one's rubbish is a normal practice in this culture, the local people selfishly unconcerned about the future of their habitat and the health of their community. Only a few miles from Meedu are islands that serve as holiday resorts where families from Europe travel by air for the perffect vacation - unaware that fly-tipping is so widespread that it threatens this nation's worldwide status as a paradise on earth..
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  • Travel agency screen featuring walking airline pilot with City of London walker background.
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  • Travel agency employee and shop display with City of London background.
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  • Travel agency strip lighting with London Monument landmark background.
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  • Travel agency strip lighting with London Monument landmark background.
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  • STA Travel adventure poster and waiting pedestrian in a Victoria street, London.
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  • Two seats, three tape-recorders, a panic strip and a telephone are seen in the UK Border Agency's immigration detention room at Heathrow Airport's Terminal 5. Officers deal with members of the public whose passports, demeanour or travel habits have drawn attention to possible criminal activity while seeking entry into the United Kingdom. On average, 10 a day are refused entry here and between 2008 and 2009, 33,100 people were detained at the airport for mainly passport irregularities. The UK Border Agency is responsible for securing the United Kingdom borders and controlling migration in the UK. They manage border control enforcing immigration and customs regulations and consider applications for permission to enter the UK for citizenship and asylum. From writer Alain de Botton's book project "A Week at the Airport: A Heathrow Diary" (2009). ...
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  • A sales assistant with Dixons Digital replenishes shelves with travel adapters and plugs at Heathrow airport's terminal 5
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  • A passenger stoops to inspect travel adapters and plugs at Dixons Digital in Heathrow airport's terminal 5
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  • Roadies of rock band Status Quo roll gig equipment in travel cases off stage in Lille, france durin group's European tour.
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  • As a woman shelters under her umbrella, a tourist family put on plastic rain macs in front of a souvenir shop selling travel gifts in Central London, on 15th June 2019, in London, England.
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  • Travel agency strip lighting with London Monument landmark background.
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  • Airline travel poster ad with London Monument landmark background.
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  • Seductive world destinations on view in a Manama City travel agency window, in the Bahrain capital. Showing the capitals of the world with the faces of European flight attendant and the children from an Asian country, the poster promises a seductive opportunity to book a trip to new experiences - the clock tower of Big Ben in London and the Sphinx of Giza in Egypt being two ideas that wealthy Bahrainis might wish to see for themselves, seen here months before the terrorist attacks on America that changed the public's attitude to flying on commercial airliners.
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  • A male passenger is asleep with his mouth open, leaning his head on a bus window as it passes the background pillars of the Bank of England in the financial district City of London. On the exterior of the bus are the words: "We've got to get this city to work," an advertising slogan used by London Transport to seduce commuters from their cars and back on to public transport which is one of the most expensive world capitals on which to travel by bus, train or underground. This style of bus is a traditional design called a 'Routemaster' which has been in service on the capital's roads since 1954 and is nowadays only seen on heritage routes such as these destination: Victoria, Bond Street, Oxford Street, Holborn and Bank (the Bank of England). From any angle, the bus is easily recognisable as that classic British transport icon.  The City of London has a resident population of under 10,000 but a daily working population of 311,000. The City of London is a geographically-small City within Greater London, England. The City as it is known, is the historic core of London from which, along with Westminster, the modern conurbation grew. The City's boundaries have remained constant since the Middle Ages but  it is now only a tiny part of Greater London. The City of London is a major financial centre, often referred to as just the City or as the Square Mile, as it is approximately one square mile (2.6 km) in area. London Bridge's history stretches back to the first crossing over Roman Londinium, close to this site and subsequent wooden and stone bridges have helped modern London become a financial success.
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  • A visitor to the General Electric (GE) exhibition stand at Britain's Farnborough Air Show, points to a feature on a massive, GE90-115B turbofan jet engine. Powering Boeing 777 airliners with up to 115,000 Pounds of thrust, this is a state-of-the-art engine that entered service in April 2004 with Air France. Its giant blades are lit with blue stage lighting to make it look iconic and imposing, dominating this picture of technology and innovation. Such mechanical excellence attached to the world's aircraft are helping to make them quieter and more energy and fuel efficient at a time when oil prices are making air travel an expensive mode of transport.
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  • Leaning against the side wall of the eighteenth-century Stein Inn in the tiny Loch-side hamlet of Stein, Waternish, on the Isle of Skye, Scotland, a road-racing bicycle stands beneath a prominent three-letter sign saying 'Inn'. The image is in shadow and therefore monotone, with little colour except for the faint blue that is seen above from a fading sky. The wall is painted white and the word in block capitals is in black. The image is clean and simple without confusing elements or messages. The Inn itself is the oldest on Skye and is one of renowned travel writer's Alastair Sawday's special places to stay and which boasts 99 Malt Whiskies behind the counter.
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  • Travel shoulder bags on display in the Paul Smith shop window at Heathrow airport's terminal 5
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  • A black cab carrying door advertising for GWR rail travel, stops to drop-off a fare outside the Selfridge's department store on Oxford Street, on 4th March 2019, in London England.
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  • A black cab carrying door advertising for GWR rail travel, stops to drop-off a fare outside the Selfridge's department store on Oxford Street, on 4th March 2019, in London England.
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  • An aerial view of bus passenger holds his travel card in his mouth on Lonfon Bridge, on 13th September 2016, in the City of London, England.
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  • The slogan 'Be Transported' on the side of a red London double-decker Routemaster bus, urges Londoners to travel by public transport, rather than attempt to drive in the capital. Passengers on both the lower and upper decks of the bus operated by a number of bus companies such as Arriva.
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  • On both sides of the railway track, thousands of commuters desperate to get home after a long day at work in central London, line the platforms to we see from an aerial perspective. But the rail workers' union has called for industrial action and there are no trains yet for these passengers to board for north or southbound services. Sensibly away from the edges, people are standing up to six-deep in anticipation of a ride home as the exodus to the suburbs hits its peak time. 37 per cent of workers in the capital used rail or underground travel as their main form of transport to work, according to regional and local statistics compiled by the Office for National Statistics.
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  • As environmental activists protest about Climate Change during the occupation of City Airport (London's Business Travel hub) in east London, a recently-arrived passenger tries to find transport away from the blockade on the fourth day of a two-week prolonged worldwide protest by members of Extinction Rebellion, on 10th October 2019, in London, England.
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  • As environmental activists protest about Climate Change during the occupation of City Airport (London's Business Travel hub) in east London, air passengers walk past a young man sitting in the Lotus Position outside the terminal building on the fourth day of a two-week prolonged worldwide protest by members of Extinction Rebellion, on 10th October 2019, in London, England.
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  • As environmental activists protest about Climate Change during the occupation of City Airport (London's Business Travel hub) in east London, air passengers walk past a young man sitting in the Lotus Position outside the terminal building on the fourth day of a two-week prolonged worldwide protest by members of Extinction Rebellion, on 10th October 2019, in London, England.
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  • As environmental activists protest about Climate Change during the occupation of City Airport (London's Business Travel hub) in east London, air passengers walk past a young man sitting in the Lotus Position outside the terminal building on the fourth day of a two-week prolonged worldwide protest by members of Extinction Rebellion, on 10th October 2019, in London, England.
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  • As environmental activists protest about Climate Change during the occupation of City Airport (London's Business Travel hub) in east London, air passengers walk past a young man sitting in the Lotus Position outside the terminal building on the fourth day of a two-week prolonged worldwide protest by members of Extinction Rebellion, on 10th October 2019, in London, England.
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  • As environmental activists protest about Climate Change during the occupation of City Airport (London's Business Travel hub) in east London, air passengers walk past a young man sitting in the Lotus Position outside the terminal building on the fourth day of a two-week prolonged worldwide protest by members of Extinction Rebellion, on 10th October 2019, in London, England.
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  • As environmental activists protest about Climate Change during the occupation of City Airport (London's Business Travel hub) in east London, air passengers walk past a young man sitting in the Lotus Position outside the terminal building on the fourth day of a two-week prolonged worldwide protest by members of Extinction Rebellion, on 10th October 2019, in London, England.
    extinction_rebellion -73-10-10-2019.jpg
  • As environmental activists protest about Climate Change during the occupation of City Airport (London's Business Travel hub) in east London, air passengers walk past a young man sitting in the Lotus Position outside the terminal building on the fourth day of a two-week prolonged worldwide protest by members of Extinction Rebellion, on 10th October 2019, in London, England.
    extinction_rebellion -72-10-10-2019.jpg
  • As environmental activists protest about Climate Change during the occupation of City Airport (London's Business Travel hub) in east London, air passengers walk past a young man sitting in the Lotus Position outside the terminal building on the fourth day of a two-week prolonged worldwide protest by members of Extinction Rebellion, on 10th October 2019, in London, England.
    extinction_rebellion -71-10-10-2019.jpg
  • Air passengers find their way through environmental activists protesting about Climate Change during the occupation of City Airport (London's Business Travel hub) in east London, the fourth day of a two-week prolonged worldwide protest by members of Extinction Rebellion, on 10th October 2019, in London, England.
    extinction_rebellion -68-10-10-2019.jpg
  • Environmental activists hand out leaflets to air passengers while protesting about Climate Change during the occupation of City Airport (London's Business Travel hub) in east London, the fourth day of a two-week prolonged worldwide protest by members of Extinction Rebellion, on 10th October 2019, in London, England.
    extinction_rebellion -69-10-10-2019.jpg
  • Environmental activists hand out leaflets to air passengers while protesting about Climate Change during the occupation of City Airport (London's Business Travel hub) in east London, the fourth day of a two-week prolonged worldwide protest by members of Extinction Rebellion, on 10th October 2019, in London, England.
    extinction_rebellion -67-10-10-2019.jpg
  • Environmental activists hand out leaflets to air passengers while protesting about Climate Change during the occupation of City Airport (London's Business Travel hub) in east London, the fourth day of a two-week prolonged worldwide protest by members of Extinction Rebellion, on 10th October 2019, in London, England.
    extinction_rebellion -66-10-10-2019.jpg
  • Air passengers find their way through environmental activists protesting about Climate Change during the occupation of City Airport (London's Business Travel hub) in east London, the fourth day of a two-week prolonged worldwide protest by members of Extinction Rebellion, on 10th October 2019, in London, England.
    extinction_rebellion -59-10-10-2019.jpg
  • An air passenger finds her way past police officers while environmental activists protesting about Climate Change during the occupation of City Airport (London's Business Travel hub) in east London, the fourth day of a two-week prolonged worldwide protest by members of Extinction Rebellion, on 10th October 2019, in London, England.
    extinction_rebellion -56-10-10-2019.jpg
  • Air passengers find their way through environmental activists protesting about Climate Change during the occupation of City Airport (London's Business Travel hub) in east London, the fourth day of a two-week prolonged worldwide protest by members of Extinction Rebellion, on 10th October 2019, in London, England.
    extinction_rebellion -33-10-10-2019.jpg
  • Air passengers find their way through environmental activists protesting about Climate Change during the occupation of City Airport (London's Business Travel hub) in east London, the fourth day of a two-week prolonged worldwide protest by members of Extinction Rebellion, on 10th October 2019, in London, England.
    extinction_rebellion -32-10-10-2019.jpg
  • Air passengers find their way through environmental activists protesting about Climate Change during the occupation of City Airport (London's Business Travel hub) in east London, the fourth day of a two-week prolonged worldwide protest by members of Extinction Rebellion, on 10th October 2019, in London, England.
    extinction_rebellion -31-10-10-2019.jpg
  • Air passengers find their way through environmental activists protesting about Climate Change during the occupation of City Airport (London's Business Travel hub) in east London, the fourth day of a two-week prolonged worldwide protest by members of Extinction Rebellion, on 10th October 2019, in London, England.
    extinction_rebellion -27-10-10-2019.jpg
  • Air passengers find their way through environmental activists protesting about Climate Change during the occupation of City Airport (London's Business Travel hub) in east London, the fourth day of a two-week prolonged worldwide protest by members of Extinction Rebellion, on 10th October 2019, in London, England.
    extinction_rebellion -26-10-10-2019.jpg
  • Air passengers find their way through environmental activists protesting about Climate Change during the occupation of City Airport (London's Business Travel hub) in east London, the fourth day of a two-week prolonged worldwide protest by members of Extinction Rebellion, on 10th October 2019, in London, England.
    extinction_rebellion -25-10-10-2019.jpg
  • Air passengers find their way through environmental activists protesting about Climate Change during the occupation of City Airport (London's Business Travel hub) in east London, the fourth day of a two-week prolonged worldwide protest by members of Extinction Rebellion, on 10th October 2019, in London, England.
    extinction_rebellion -24-10-10-2019.jpg
  • Air passengers find their way through environmental activists protesting about Climate Change during the occupation of City Airport (London's Business Travel hub) in east London, the fourth day of a two-week prolonged worldwide protest by members of Extinction Rebellion, on 10th October 2019, in London, England.
    extinction_rebellion -20-10-10-2019.jpg
  • Air passengers find their way through environmental activists protesting about Climate Change during the occupation of City Airport (London's Business Travel hub) in east London, the fourth day of a two-week prolonged worldwide protest by members of Extinction Rebellion, on 10th October 2019, in London, England.
    extinction_rebellion -21-10-10-2019.jpg
  • Air passengers find their way through environmental activists protesting about Climate Change during the occupation of City Airport (London's Business Travel hub) in east London, the fourth day of a two-week prolonged worldwide protest by members of Extinction Rebellion, on 10th October 2019, in London, England.
    extinction_rebellion -19-10-10-2019.jpg
  • Air passengers find their way through environmental activists protesting about Climate Change during the occupation of City Airport (London's Business Travel hub) in east London, the fourth day of a two-week prolonged worldwide protest by members of Extinction Rebellion, on 10th October 2019, in London, England.
    extinction_rebellion -17-10-10-2019.jpg
  • Air passengers find their way through environmental activists protesting about Climate Change during the occupation of City Airport (London's Business Travel hub) in east London, the fourth day of a two-week prolonged worldwide protest by members of Extinction Rebellion, on 10th October 2019, in London, England.
    extinction_rebellion -18-10-10-2019.jpg
  • Air passengers find their way through environmental activists protesting about Climate Change during the occupation of City Airport (London's Business Travel hub) in east London, the fourth day of a two-week prolonged worldwide protest by members of Extinction Rebellion, on 10th October 2019, in London, England.
    extinction_rebellion -06-10-10-2019.jpg
  • Air passengers find their way through environmental activists protesting about Climate Change during the occupation of City Airport (London's Business Travel hub) in east London, the fourth day of a two-week prolonged worldwide protest by members of Extinction Rebellion, on 10th October 2019, in London, England.
    extinction_rebellion -05-10-10-2019.jpg
  • Air passengers find their way through environmental activists protesting about Climate Change during the occupation of City Airport (London's Business Travel hub) in east London, the fourth day of a two-week prolonged worldwide protest by members of Extinction Rebellion, on 10th October 2019, in London, England.
    extinction_rebellion -04-10-10-2019.jpg
  • Air passengers find their way through environmental activists protesting about Climate Change during the occupation of City Airport (London's Business Travel hub) in east London, the fourth day of a two-week prolonged worldwide protest by members of Extinction Rebellion, on 10th October 2019, in London, England.
    extinction_rebellion -02-10-10-2019.jpg
  • Air passengers find their way through environmental activists protesting about Climate Change during the occupation of City Airport (London's Business Travel hub) in east London, the fourth day of a two-week prolonged worldwide protest by members of Extinction Rebellion, on 10th October 2019, in London, England.
    extinction_rebellion -03-10-10-2019.jpg
  • Passing a hoarding that shows the northern Embankment on the River Thames, two visitors to London each pull travel bags along York Road, SE1  on 16th July 2019, in London, England.
    waterloo_street-04-16-07-2019.jpg
  • A violinist and cellist play opposite the UK parliament to protest against Brexit and how musicians will be hampered as they travel around the EU for concerts and performances, on 10th January 2019, in London, England.
    brexit_musicians-02-10-01-2019.jpg
  • A violinist and cellist play opposite the UK parliament to protest against Brexit and how musicians will be hampered as they travel around the EU for concerts and performances, on 10th January 2019, in London, England.
    brexit_musicians-01-10-01-2019.jpg
  • The Aston-Martin Volonte concept plane  at the Farnborough Airshow, on 16th July 2018, in Farnborough, England. The Volante Vision Concept autonomous private plane is an advanced near-future preview of a three-seater autonomous plane that will provide “fast, efficient and congestion free luxurious travel” for the wealthy clients who would hypothetically buy a production-ready flying car. (Photo by Richard Baker / In Pictures via Getty Images)
    farnborough_airshow-105-16-07-2018.jpg
  • The Aston-Martin Volonte concept plane  at the Farnborough Airshow, on 16th July 2018, in Farnborough, England. The Volante Vision Concept autonomous private plane is an advanced near-future preview of a three-seater autonomous plane that will provide “fast, efficient and congestion free luxurious travel” for the wealthy clients who would hypothetically buy a production-ready flying car. (Photo by Richard Baker / In Pictures via Getty Images)
    farnborough_airshow-104-16-07-2018.jpg
  • Locals walk in a concrete walkway beneath a travel billboard ad featuring an idyllic countryside scene for GWR railways at Elephant And Castle, on 3rd May 2018, in south London, UK.
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  • Locals walk in a concrete walkway beneath a travel billboard ad featuring an idyllic countryside scene for GWR railways at Elephant And Castle, on 3rd May 2018, in south London, UK.
    elephant_walkway-03-03-05-2018.jpg
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