Tagged With "Virgin Atlantic"
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Re: Emperor Ludwig's Ettal Monastery and Abbey, Bavaria
A beautiful destination I was previously unaware of. Thanks, Samantha.
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Re: Emperor Ludwig's Ettal Monastery and Abbey, Bavaria
A beautiful monastery. Visited many times on our road trips from Augsburg to Garmisch and beyond. I never could drive by without stopping. One of my snowy day photos.
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Re: Emirates Adds a 3rd US Frequent Flier Partner
There are a lot of possibilities with these airlines to both have budget flights and earn lots of miles. The combined route maps must be interesting.
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Philly-London: Delta and American add flights
Both American, which already flies the route and Delta, which doesn't, are adding flights between Philadelphia and London—and increased competition usually means an opening for some sales as well...keep an eye peeled! Both services start in the...
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Emirates Adds a 3rd US Frequent Flier Partner
Emirates Airways, which serves over 130 cities on 6 continents from its hub in Dubai, has added another U.S. frequent-flyer partner: Virgin America, which flies from 7 of Emirates' 8 U.S. cities. Emirates already has links with JetBlue and Alaska. The...
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Kudos to Virgin Australia!!
In a dramatic switch from the shrinking benefits one generally experiences if sitting in the back of an aircraft in the 21st century, Virgin Australia is doing tangible things to actually make this a more enjoyable place to travel. Coming to...
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Emperor Ludwig's Ettal Monastery and Abbey, Bavaria
Samantha and her husband really enjoyed their visit to Emperor Ludwig's Ettal Monastery and Abbey in Bavaria, Germany. It is absolutely gorgeous.
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Free checked bags and paid overhead? Maybe...
Virgin America cabin...which space is up for sale next? Photo: Virgin America If you're wondering what comes next in the world of airline fees, check this interview with airline execs at the Phoenix International Aviation...
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Ryanair may hook up with BA, Virgin, TAP for long-haul
On the ground at London Stansted, where Ryanair might feed overseas passengers to BA Ryanair, the biggest short-haul and budget carrier in Europe has often hinted at starting a trans-Atlantic service, but never taken the step. Now it may be...
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JetBlue joins Virgin America on NY-Palm Spings route
Palm Springs in the distance with beautiful desert landscape. Photo: Stan Shebs / Wikimedia JetBlue is adding Palm Springs, CA as a destination for the winter season, giving shivering New Yorkers another way to head for warm...
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Virgin sails into the cruise business for 2020
Richard Branson, whose Virgin brand is slapped on everything from mobile phones to megastores and especially airlines is now launching a cruise ship line, to be called...of course...Virgin Cruises. The line will start operations in 2020 with...
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Southwest, Virgin America buy LGA gates from AA, new service soon
Southwest, now the biggest U.S. domestic carrier, and Virgin America will expand service from New York's Laguardia Airport using gate slots bought from American Airlines. The sale was part of the requirement for merger approval of AA and USAir, which...
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Virgin America gets American's Love Field gates
Two gates at Dallas' Love Field that American was required to give up as part of its merger deal will go to Virgin America, which will shift its Dallas operations there from DFW. They're adding flights between Love and SFO, LAX, and Washington Reagan...
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Virgin says it's reinventing ocean travel
Richard Branson's new Virgin venture aims at shaking up cruising, including calling them Voyages rather than Cruises.
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Still a future for Virgin America?
Alaska Airlines may continue to operate its Virgin America as a separate brand, similar to major European carriers such as Air France/KLM.
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Virgin Atlantic shifts gears, buys A350 over A380
Virgin Atlantic shifts its mix of planes, going for a somewhat-less-jumbo big plane that will still hold over 400 passengers.
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Best Sailing Destinations in the Caribbean
Marian Morgam offers a few suggestions on which Caribbean islands are the best to visit by sailboat.
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Notre-Dame Cathedral, Luxembourg City
DrFumblefinger visits the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Luxembourg City. Built by the Jesuits, today it is the only Cathedral in the city.
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Airlines better on service, but complaints rise
Virgin America takes top spot in the latest annual quality ratings. For all airlines, 3 categories showed improvement, but complaints rose anyway.
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Delta, Virgin Atlantic swap flights and add cities
Virgin will take over Delta's Portland to London service, while Delta shifts its plane to open a new Portland to UK service.
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It's official: Alaska Airlines buys Virgin America
It's a deal: Alaska Airlines made it official this morning that the company is buying Virgin America and will operate as a single airline, possibly under two names.
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Is Virgin America headed for the altar?
Virgin America may be up for sale, and there are reported offers from JetBlue and Alaska Airlines, with Delta possibly coming to the table as well.
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Virgin America flies into crowded Hawaii skies
Virgin America doubles its Hawaii routes in a market already heavily served by all the majors, plus Hawaiian and Allegiant.
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Re: Notre-Dame Cathedral, Luxembourg City
Luxembourg American Cemetery photos from our trip there with General Patton marker. Snowed so hard in the city we had to pop an umbrella from the car. Upon leaving the city a local driver ran a stop sign and hit our new Volvo which dampened the trip even more than the heavy snow.