GoGo Inflight just got a boost into the internet future when they received FCC approval to use their new 2Ku satellite on a thousand aircraft. GoGo hopes to have this installed in the second half of 2015. This new technology offers impressive
Thanks for the Email, Hyatt!
A couple weeks ago, I did a wrap up of Wi-Fi services from the major hotel chains. The easiest and best program is offered by Hyatt while the worst – bringing up a very distant and lonely rear – is Hilton. Hyatt was kind enough (well, actually smart) to
Marriott Does a U-Turn on Personal Hotspots
Last year wasn’t the easiest for Marriott. First they received a lot of negative feedback after they placed tip envelopes in guest rooms. Things only got worse for the hotel giant when they were hit with a $600,000 fine from the FCC for blocking outside internet in their meeting room areas. This meant that the…
Travel to Cuba Just Got a Bit Easier
Wow, kudos to the U.S. Treasury Dept for issuing new regulations so quickly after the President announced easing restrictions on travel to Cuba only last month. This is in stark contrast to the two years it took to create rules for the APEC Business Travel Card. The biggest change in policy affecting tourism is the…
United Loosening Status Match Requirements for Some
Business Travel News is reporting that effective today, United Airlines is relaxing their rules related to their corporate status match. Technically, this is still a challenge, not a pure match, but there are three primary MileagePlus changes: Status will be maintained for 22 months instead of the previous 12 months Travelers who fail to meet…
New Doggy Daycare in Orlando – Convenient for Travelers
I sure wish my dog, Dexter, could be in my hotel room at the end of the day waiting for me. What a difference in business travel that would make! Sadly, it doesn’t make sense for my work and it sure wouldn’t be fair to him to be stuck in a hotel room all day. While I…
Is Opening Aircraft Doors a New Chinese Custom?
It was only a few weeks ago that a Chinese national, aboard a Xiamen Airlines flight, had the brilliant idea to open one of the emergency exit doors to get some fresh air. Now comes another report of passengers opening doors on a China Eastern flight. This was how they chose to protest a lengthy…
Why Are Frequent Flier Benefits Disappearing?
Gary had a recent post where he said that reduced competition was not the reason for reduced frequent flier benefits. Rather, tight capacity with full flights is the culprit. I certainly agree with Gary that Delta (DL) and United (UA) have reduced benefits – throw in Southwest and JetBlue if you like – and I…
CES 2015 – Technology for Travelers Day 4
A bittersweet moment, the final day of CES. Four long days walking the floors looking for products that will help travelers and still not enough time to visit every exhibitor’s booth. You can read about the previous days here at: Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 In the end, the time was well worth it…
CES 2015 – Technology for Travelers Day 3
The posts from the previous days are here for Day 1 and here for Day 2. Because CES attendance is still growing – almost 25% come from 150 countries outside the U.S. – the need for space exceeds the convention center. That meant many exhibitors had to go offsite at the Venetian/Sands convention center. Not…
