Tagged With "inflight entertainment"
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Delta: Cheap inflight WiFi for Smartphones
You can't make a call...but now you can text, check mail and browse the internet inflight on your smartphone for less. Delta has introduced $1.95 WiFi passes for cellphones, and others are sure to follow. DETAILS
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Onboard WiFi Sky-High? Suit blames GoGo's size
A Federal judge has allowed a class-action lawsuit against GoGo Inflight over their near-monopoly of WiFi service on U.S. airlines, and the resulting prices. GoGo presently has 85% of the market; they're only missing Southwest and part of ...
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Gate announcements: Gone with the future
You may not even have noticed, but those long strings of gate and connection announcements just before landing have quietly ended.
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Flier survey: Bytes beat bites
Turns out that today's travelers want consistent, fast connections, and that more than half would pick that over inflight meals.
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Delta makes the entertainment a freebie
Delta's gift to economy passengers: its whole suite of movies, TV, music and games will now be free to all passengers.
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Look, Ma! The pretzels are back at American Airlines!
American Airlines announces some inflight upgrades, including more entertainment choices, meals on Texas-Hawaii flights, and The Pretzels Are Back!
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Gandhi Smriti, New Delhi (Where Gumbo was, #156)
The solution to this past week's travel puzzle is Gandhi Smriti -- the home in New Delhi where Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated.
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Discovering Balkans: The true spirit of Belgrade
Belgrade is an up and coming destination -- an interesting blend of old and new, and one of the largest cities in the Balkins.
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Tonga: My Adventures in Tonga, an Island Paradise
Janey Mae never planned on visiting an "island paradise," but when it happened, she was happily surprised to find it was not what she expected.
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Hampton Court Palace
PHeymont re-visits the huge palace associated with Henry VIII, although much altered by his successors.
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Re: Toronto scales new heights in Tourism
I don't think Rob Ford had anything to do with it. Toronto, like any major city in the world, has enough variety of things to see and do to entertain anyone for a week. Our best wishes to Mr. Ford who is dealing with a malignant soft tissue tumor.
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Re: Flier survey: Bytes beat bites
Flying any distance does give people some time to catch up with things like reading or editing photos. But if the connection were good and free or not too expensive, I think a lot of people would use the time to go on line and take care of business there. I probably would, too, although flying is one of the few times I'm actually "free" of the wired and wireless world.
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Re: Flier survey: Bytes beat bites
This survey must have been among frequent fliers, which skews heavily to business travelers. Personally I have never used wi-fi on a plane, and I don't plan to. My ipod, kindle and whatever movies they have are fine for me.
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Re: Star Wars World Premiere: Now boarding at gate...
Good promotional idea for Air France, and there will surely be some people who get on those flights just to see the premier. But the idea of seeing a Star Wars movie on a 6 inch screen does little to excite me. I'll wait for big screen release, thanks!
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Re: Star Wars World Premiere: Now boarding at gate...
I'm sure that for only a few thousand more, you can get upgraded to a first-class screen....
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Re: Look, Ma! The pretzels are back at American Airlines!
Nice to hear that American is doing something to improve the experience of its economy customers. Now if only they got rid of that annoying checked bag fee.
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Re: Look, Ma! The pretzels are back at American Airlines!
Regarding "that annoying checked bag fee", the problem is not the fee, it's that you aren't going far enough. Fly internationally and don't pay a fee. Or is that not true between Canada & the US?
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Re: Look, Ma! The pretzels are back at American Airlines!
Baggage fees apply for most airlines flying between Canada and the USA. The 'free bag' is for intercontinental flights, so far as I can tell.
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Re: Look, Ma! The pretzels are back at American Airlines!
American Airlines have been giving excellent service since their merger. I've only flown UK to US and back but their cabin staff have been courteous and charming. Must mention Bernie by name - what a wonderful charming man. Not so young, but he came back later into the flight to thank me for complimenting the crew. No charges for luggage - free drinks AND ice cream. I'm flying with them again in 10 days. Then Frontier to Miami. Am I in for a shock ?
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Re: Look, Ma! The pretzels are back at American Airlines!
Yes, Garry. I expect the last leg of your flight will be somewhat of a shock after your American pampering.
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Re: Look, Ma! The pretzels are back at American Airlines!
It's only 3 hours but I guess I'll be hammered for my luggage !
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Re: Look, Ma! The pretzels are back at American Airlines!
Most of my flights on American have been international, and the crews have been excellent (and you get snacks as well as meals.) On domestic flights, they've been just as nice, and usually my credit card has waived the baggage fee. That's never what I hear from people flying Frontier! By the way, one AA oddity: there's no free baggage on some international flights; Mexico City is international, but Cancun is domestic for baggage purposes. Caught me blinking on that one!
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The Advantages of Staying in a Serviced Apartment Compared to a Hotel
Some of the advantages of staying in an apartment on your next vacation (sponsored content).
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NOT Trainspotting, but a bit like it
Bob Cranwell shares an interesting look at passport stamps, and a journey to Hell and back.
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A Historical Walking Tour of Bellefonte, Pennsylvania
Stephanie visits some of the historic landmarks in her Pennsylvania hometown.
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Mount Gretna's Wooded Wonderland
Mount Gretna is a charming small town in Pennsylvania that Stephanie visited often before Covid, and is hoping for a return to normal this summer.
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More Top Phoenix Area Attractions
Samantha conclude her round-up of the attractions that made her visits to Phoenix enjoyable, and her recommendations for you!
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Macy's Balloons on Thanksgiving Eve
Jonathan L visits the NYC tradition of inflating the balloons for the Macy's Parade
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Hillwood Estate Mansion and Gardens
Jonathan L visits Hillwood Estate, home of Marjorie Merriweather Post.
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Gobbler's Knob, Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania
George G shares a visit to the world famous weather-predicting Groundhog, Punxsutawney Phil.
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Walking the Kennet & Avon Canal
PortMoresby takes a 54 mile walk along one of England’s most beautiful canals.
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Family Fun on Florida's Historic Coast
Stephanie finds an amazing variety of family-friendly things-to-do, with no theme parks in sight
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Atlanta History Center, Georgia
George G takes us through a museum that examines many facets of Atlanta's history and cultural changes
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A Gastronomic Tour of Regional Thailand
Thai food is known for its delicious flavours, astounding variety and aesthetic appeal, like these dishes from different regions of the Thai Kingdom.
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Viking Octantis Ship in Antarctica
LestertheInvester outlines a journey from South America to Antarctica, aboard the fabulous new expedition ship, the Viking Octantis.
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Jim Thompson's House
PortMoresby returns to a house & garden not seen since her first visit to Bangkok more than 20 years ago.
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Reality not to your liking? Qantas offers VR headsets
Qantas, which has some of the world's longest routes because it's, well, far away, is about to pioneer a new inflight entertainment on selected flights—Virtual Reality headsets which will, among other things, let you "be" in other places besides...
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HMY Britannia: A Country House at Sea
Now retired, Britannia was, by turns, a small ocean liner, a private cruise ship and a royal 'country house at sea'
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10 Things to Do While in Tennessee with Your Family
Judy provides some excellent suggestions for things to see and do while visiting beautiful Tennessee. (sponsored content)
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Sri Lanka: A Land Like No Other (Part 12) The Beaches
Sri Lanka is intimately tied to the sea. As a tropical island, only a few degrees north latitude of the equator, there are dozens of lovely warm beaches by which you can relax.
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Fun Things to Do with Kids on a Texas Family Vacation
Sheerin shares some fun things families can do when traveling in great state of Texas, especially Fredericksburg (sponsored content)
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HOW YOU CAN SAVE THE ASIAN ELEPHANT
Travel With Lamb pleads the case against exploitation of Asian elephants
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Sing for your supper at Japanese spa
Musicians willing to entertain fellow guests are eligible for a special deal