The Mileage Run – A Frequent Flyer Travel Hack You Need to Know
It’s that time of the year again. The time of year when the road warrior travelers (like me!) start double checking their loyalty points balances to gauge where they will… Read more »
Category: Airlines
United’s Social Media Team Goes Straight Gangster and we are chuckling…
In a slightly humorous Twitter exchange a passenger on a recent United Airlines flight expressed some frustration about the seating policies United employs for it’s various classes of economy seating…. Read more »
Surviving a Hurricane in your Hotel, Heroic Flight Attendants, Travel Gifts, Self Care and more! (Best Travel Articles of the Week)
A slightly more somber and reflective tone this week (for the most part anyway) in our best travel articles of the week. As our long time readers know each week… Read more »
Southwest Airlines Drone Policy – does Southwest Airlines Luv your drone?
What is the Southwest Airlines Drone policy and just how much does Southwest luv my drone? We examine these questions and more as we deep dive into the Southwest Drone… Read more »
What you need to read today: Inspiring Airline CEO’s, Airline Windows, Services not to tip for, Cool Castles, Bulkhead Seats Suck & more
Normally we collect the best travel articles each week and share them for our readers, but there were just so many interesting articles written today we had to publish a… Read more »
Offending Foreigners, Japan FAs deal with upskirt attacks, Jets being pulled by Teeth and Sully-esue landings (Best Travel Articles You Need to Read)
From Japanese Flight Attendants having to deal with creeps, to threats to blow up a plane, to cool stuff like pulling jets with teeth, Offensive gestures in foreign countries, Macbook… Read more »
What happens to your body while flying, sexism on planes, vintage airline advertising & travel gadgets (Best Travel Articles of the Week)
The Best Travel Articles of the week are here once again and we’ve got some great ones. It’s less weirder this week with an emphasis on more practical issues like… Read more »
Delta’s Napkin Team Fails Again…sort of
For the second time in recent months Delta has created a bit of a flap with it’s in-flight napkins. You may recall the “creepy napkin scandal” where a well-intentioned co-marketing… Read more »
Hotel Minibar Underwear, Busta Rhymes busts a traveler, Why is the Flight Attendant in the Overhead bin and so much more! (Best Travel Articles of the Week)
We don’t even know where to start this week. Wow… From hotel minibars stocked with underwear (wait, what!?), to Busta Rhymes busting on passengers, to flight attendants creeping us out… Read more »
The Maid Saw Me Naked, How not to get Murdered, Vintage Airline Gear, What Hotels don’t do anymore and much more (Best Travel Articles of the Week)
This week’s travel article roundup features some whoppers! From hotel maid’s walking in on patrons who are butt naked, to avoiding getting murdered while traveling, where to buy vintage airline… Read more »
It’s my first time flying Southwest – what should I expect?
Discount airline Southwest is frequently feted for its customer service and unique way of doing business…and it’s reasonable prices. It’s true that Southwest DOES do business a little different and… Read more »
American Airlines Eliminates Oversize Baggage Fees for Music Gear and Most Large Sports Equipment
In a press release published today, the Texas-based airline noted that it was eliminating oversize baggage fees for sports equipment and instruments and other musical equipment. The timing could not… Read more »
United goes full Bonvoy on us and ditches award charts, revamps reward program
As was widely reported by many yesterday, United has revamped their mileage program. Starting in November of 2019, United will no longer publish an award chart that lists the specific… Read more »
Travel News: Southwest Releases Statement regarding Trump Grounding of Boeing 737 Max 8
In a statement released this afternoon, Southwest Airlines noted they are fully complying with the presidential order to cease flying Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft and provided details on customers… Read more »
Travel News: Southwest Calls Flight Disruptions a ‘Deliberate Effort’ by Mechanics (Reblog: Skift)
“Southwest Airlines Co., battered by more than a week of flight delays and cancellations from a rash of aircraft maintenance issues, said its investigation has identified a small group of… Read more »
Breaking News: No survivors in Amazon Cargo Plane crash outside of Houston
According to the FAA, a Boeing 767 operated by Atlas Air crashed 30 miles southeast of Houston George Bush Airport. You can read the FAA”s official statement via Twitter, below: According… Read more »
Developing Story: American Airlines Flight Attendants Burlesque Video Prompts An Outcry (Reblog)
“A video that apparently shows four off-duty American Airlines flight attendants performing a burlesque-like routine has drawn the ire of two American unions. The airline said it had nothing to… Read more »
Travel News: Southwest Declares Operational Emergency
According to TravelPulse.com Southwest Airlines is taking about “40 aircraft out of service per day, a number that has doubled in recent weeks, leaving the airline to declare an “operational… Read more »
Travel News: Can Pilots ‘Step on the Gas’ if They’re Behind Schedule? (Reblog)
“It’s a familiar scenario for passengers: your flight is delayed by 30 minutes. Then 45 minutes. You risk missing that important meeting. It’ll be touch and go. But then, you… Read more »
Travel News: United’s Capacity Growth Plan Bears Fruit: Business Travel News (Reblog)
“United Airlines enjoyed an “I told you so” moment with its fourth-quarter revenue results, as capacity growth plans that rattled analysts early last year appeared to pay off. United in… Read more »
