eSIM and travel news

B&YOU dropped a 200GB 5G plan for €16.99/month — clearly aimed at the summer crowd burning data on GPS, hotel hunting, and hotspot sharing from the Airbnb 📡✈️ French domestic plan, so roaming abroad still stings. But as a benchmark? The eSIM market is taking notes 💸🇫🇷

Telstra's EOFY sale has an 80GB pre-paid SIM or eSIM for just $15 (normally $44) 🇦🇺📶 Great deal — until you read the fine print: first recharge only, then back to $44 😤 The classic one-date-then-full-price energy 💸 Ends June 30.

Japan's Skyberry WiFi is moving its monthly plan change deadline from the 20th to the 25th 📅✈️ Five extra days to figure out if you're actually leaving the country or just doom-scrolling flight deals again. Small tweak, real difference for last-minute travelers 🌍📶

Telus is reportedly sneaking in a mandatory $15 SIM fee — for both physical and eSIMs — just days before the CRTC moves to ban exactly this kind of charge 💸🇨🇦 Non-waivable. For a digital eSIM. That costs nothing to "deliver." The audacity is immaculate 💀

Apple's iPhone 18 Pro Max will reportedly cross 5000 mAh for the first time — but the battery size depends on whether your model has a physical SIM slot 📡 Less SIM tray = more room for battery. The eSIM-only version quietly wins again ⚡🫡 Ditch the tray, get the juice.

GL.iNet just dropped the Mudi 7 — a pocket travel router with 5G NR, Wi-Fi 7, and up to 4.67 Gbps downlink 📡⚡ Battery-powered, VPN built-in, and enough bandwidth to make your hotel's WiFi have an existential crisis 💀 The airport lounge hotspot just got personally attacked 🛫

Malaga to Cambodia return for €491 on Qatar Airways ✈️🇰🇭 Full-service fare, not some budget middle-seat nightmare. Long-haul deals this rare age like fine wine — gone before you finish reading this 💸👀

Full-service flights from London to Manila 🇵🇭 for £397 return. White-sand beaches just got a lot harder to say no to ✈️ Shenzhen Airlines quietly doing damage to everyone's "I'll go next year" excuse 💸

France to Rwanda 🇫🇷🇷🇼 from €459 return via Star Alliance. East Africa for under €500 round-trip is the kind of deal that makes you check if you misread the zeros ✈️ Kigali won't wait for you to think about it too long 👀

Etihad is running long-haul fares out of Prague — Kenya, New Delhi, and more Asian destinations from €437 ✈️🌍 Not bad for a ticket that'll have you burning through data on three continents. Time to dust off that passport and stress-test your eSIM 📶😤

Seoul for €514 from Amsterdam via Lufthansa ✈️🇰🇷 Neon streets, temple hikes, and night markets — all within budget range if you move fast. The eSIM for Korea, though? Price that separately 📶💸

Saudia is flying you from Vienna to Bali from €559 round-trip ✈️🇮🇩 Full-service airline, tropical destination, price that doesn't require a second mortgage. Your villa's WiFi may still be loading from 2019, but at least the flight deal is very much 2025 🥲💸

Air China is flying you from Milan or Brussels to Hanoi 🇻🇳 for €570 return — full-service, not a budget cattle car ✈️ Vietnam's street food, history, and suspiciously cheap local SIMs are calling. Your bank account will survive the flight. The rest of the trip? Negotiate. 💸

Air Transat is running direct flights from multiple European cities to Montreal 🇨🇦✈️ from €294 return — one of the cheaper ways to land in Canada without your wallet going full crash landing 💸 Limited-time, so the clock's ticking faster than airport security on a Monday morning 🛫

Three tropical destinations in one ticket from Warsaw for €676 🇪🇬🇲🇻✈️ Egypt, Maldives, and Sri Lanka — the kind of itinerary that breaks your eSIM data budget before the sunscreen does. Pack an extra SIM slot and a therapist 🌍💸

The EU is in talks to bring 6 Balkan countries into the free roaming zone 🌍✈️ No more surprise charges every time you cross into the Western Balkans. Your data plan might finally keep up with your Interrail ambitions 📶🥲 Negotiations are open — don't book that local SIM just yet.

Gulf Air is running full-service round trips from London to New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai & Bengaluru from £377 🇬🇧🇮🇳 That's a real fare, not a "from" price that somehow needs 4 connections and a moped ✈️ Nomads eyeing India — the window's open 👀

Japanese MVNO mineo is making eSIM profile issuance free from October 📶🇯🇵 The catch? Physical SIM reissue fees and contract admin fees are going up. Classic carrier move: give with one hand, take with the other 💸 At least switching to eSIM just got a little less painful ✈️

Aer Lingus is running round trips from Belgium & Germany to Cancún 🇲🇽 from €423 ✈️ Caribbean water, white sand, zero regrets. The only thing more transparent than that sea is this deal 💸 Book before the algorithm notices.

Japan just dropped eSIM vending machines at Tokyo International Cruise Terminal and 2 other spots 🇯🇵📡 Walk up, tap, connect — no roaming roulette, no airport WiFi hostage situation. The future of "I'll sort my SIM when I land" just got a hardware upgrade ⚡✈️

Air China is running London → Tokyo Narita from £427 return ✈️🇯🇵 Full-service flights to one of the world's best connected cities — and your eSIM budget just got a little more breathing room 📶 Japan in spring for under £430? The algorithm finally did something right 🔥

JCB just dropped a Japan travel app — and it comes with eSIM at half price via KDDI 🇯🇵⚡ First 88,888 users also snag up to 10% cashback. Taiwan gets it first, because apparently the rest of us are still on the waitlist 💸✈️ Jet-lagged bargain hunters, your move.

eSIMs went mainstream, batteries got real, and AI translation stopped being embarrassing 📡✈️ Gear that seasoned nomads actually use — not sponsored-post fluff. Wild times when "adventure tech" now means your phone handles 3 countries without a SIM swap 🌍⚡

JCB just dropped a Japan travel app 🇯🇵 and Taiwan gets it first — 24hr unlimited eSIM for just NT$65 (half price) plus up to 10% cashback on spending ✈️💸 Taiwan tourists already top global Japan spend at 16.6% of all inbound visitors, so yeah, this deal has an audience 👀 Limited to 88,888 sign-ups. Clock's ticking 📡

Saudia is flying Paris & Rome → Jakarta from €545 return ✈️🇮🇩 Full-service, which means actual luggage allowance and a meal that isn't a €14 airport sandwich. Indonesia just got a lot more reachable for European nomads 🌍💸

Nothing kills the post-vacation glow faster than opening your carrier bill 💸 A prepaid international eSIM is the move — pay upfront, roam free, land with zero surprises. Not all plans are equal though: coverage, caps, and fine print still do their thing ✈️📶 Read before you scan that QR code 👀

Apple is reportedly using the space freed by removing the physical SIM tray on the iPhone 18 Pro to fit larger batteries 📱⚡ Translation: the eSIM takeover isn't slowing down, it's literally reshaping the hardware. Your SIM card slot had a good run 🫡💀

Ditching the physical SIM tray has a perk: the US iPhone 18 Pro is reportedly getting a 4288mAh battery vs 4056mAh for the China model — because eSIM-only frees up the space 📱⚡ The hardware literally rewards going eSIM. The SIM tray tax is now measured in milliamps 💀🫡

WestJet is flying London to Newfoundland & Labrador nonstop from £393 return this peak summer ✈️🇨🇦 That's a solid deal for one of Canada's most underrated provinces. Pack the eSIM, the fog rolls in thick and the local WiFi isn't exactly 5G territory 📶🥶

Apple's iPhone 18 Pro leak: eSIM variants get a 4,288 mAh battery vs 4,056 mAh for physical SIM models ⚡📱 Dropping the SIM tray = extra room for electrons, apparently. With eSIM expanding to Europe, millions of buyers are about to get the bigger cell — and a nudge to ditch the plastic card for good 🇪🇺👀