Anyone Seen My $625K in Gold?
Miami International Airport (MIA) has seen a very high number of bomb scares in recent years but this story caught my attention. Seriously, a shipment of gold valued…
Is This a Warship?
On a recent cruise with my husband, he heard other passengers talking about spotting a warship at sea. Since this was the territory between mainland China and Japan,…
United Airlines Now Offering MileagePlus Small Business Network
Yesterday, United Airlines announced a new benefit for small businesses. Called MileagePlus Small Business Network (MPSBN), basically it means that if you are part of a qualifying small…
Elements of a Good Conference: Reflections on BAcon
I reported on the three days of the BoardingArea BAcon Conference here; BAcon Day 1, BAcon Day 2, and BAcon Day 3. I also talked about my travel ordeals…
Airlines: When is Profit Enough?
As passengers, we really do want airlines to be profitable. In my 25+ years of travel, I have survived airline failures, strikes, bankruptcies, mergers, takeovers, consolidations, and wild…
Presence – A Pretty Neat Smartphone App for Travelers, But …
Some apps are great for travelers so when I discovered Presence, I just had to try it out. It is a free app for all Apple mobile devices…
Think You Know How to Design an Airport? Tell SLC
Lots of frequent fliers believe they could advise airlines how to improve things. Well, here’s your chance to advise an airport. The new Salt Lake City Airport (SLC)…
BAcon: Day 3
This is my final post about Randy Petersen’s awesome first-ever BAcon conference for BoardingArea bloggers held in Colorado Springs. It began with a 39-hour trek just to get…
Forks (Not Knives!) in the Road: My Travel Tribulations Continue
If the BoardingArea BAcon conference hadn’t been so very worthwhile, I would say that this is my worst trip in years. And that is saying a lot, since…
BAcon: Day 2
Yesterday I posted about Day 1 of Randy Petersen’s BAcon conference at the beautiful Cheyenne Mountain Resort in Colorado Springs. Day 2 began early with Randy leading a…
