Has United Gone Super-Sized?
Is United trying to one-up Delta with their new super-size 1-liter bottle of Dasani water that awaits in domestic first class? Or was this just a fluke? I flew…
Current Affairs
Airlines Lining Up for Flights to Cuba
As I wrote last week, the government issued new regulations for travel to Cuba. Not surprising, the airlines want in on this action. American Airlines currently has charter…
GoGo Earns Broadband Approval from FCC
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Taxpayer Eyes Are On City’s Travel Expenses
It is rare to find articles about government and business travel but they do pop up occasionally. Recently I read another article about government travel expenses and this…
Happy New Year from Around the World
I thought it would be interesting to post a Happy New Year greeting in other languages. Of course, Google helped me out by seeing it’s already been done….
