Rome Treasure Worth More Than British Crown Jewels
October 31, 2013
” The Treasures of Naples” opens in Rome. Photo: AFP Photo: Reuters
” The Treasures of Naples” opens in Rome. Photo: AFP Photo: Reuters
Government safety rules are changing to let airline passengers use most electronic devices from gate-to-gate..
Spirit Airlines–the one that sometimes makes Grinch seem like a good guy–is planning a new revenue-squeezer. It’s planning to raise checked bag fees at high-travel times such as Christmas and other holidays.
The planned merger of American and USAir, which has been challenged by the Justice Department will go to mediation, in hopes of finding a solution that will be acceptable to the airlines and the Federal government.
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. ..
Airbus, the big European plane builder has urged airlines to go with 18″-wide seats, up from the standard 17″ in use now. Their studies indicate that the extra width makes a BIG difference in passengers’ ability to sleep on long flights.
There are only two domestic airlines in the US that don’t charge for checked bags — Southwest and JetBlue. Will Southwest start charging a baggage fee?
Ellis Island is open to the public again
That’s the question raised by a number of experts in an Oct. 27 article in the N.Y. Times, which pointed out that the largest of today’s cruise ships are the size of the biggest aircraft carriers and carry over 8000 passengers and crew. The big…
Hotels.com, one of the leading on-line bookers, reports that over 60% of its mobile app users are booking same-day. It also reports that mobile app users tend to shorter stays than traditional customers. CLICK HERE for more.
” The Treasures of Naples” opens in Rome. Photo: AFP Photo: Reuters
Government safety rules are changing to let airline passengers use most electronic devices from gate-to-gate..
Spirit Airlines–the one that sometimes makes Grinch seem like a good guy–is planning a new revenue-squeezer. It’s planning to raise checked bag fees at high-travel times such as Christmas and other holidays.
The planned merger of American and USAir, which has been challenged by the Justice Department will go to mediation, in hopes of finding a solution that will be acceptable to the airlines and the Federal government.
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. ..
Airbus, the big European plane builder has urged airlines to go with 18″-wide seats, up from the standard 17″ in use now. Their studies indicate that the extra width makes a BIG difference in passengers’ ability to sleep on long flights.
There are only two domestic airlines in the US that don’t charge for checked bags — Southwest and JetBlue. Will Southwest start charging a baggage fee?
Ellis Island is open to the public again
That’s the question raised by a number of experts in an Oct. 27 article in the N.Y. Times, which pointed out that the largest of today’s cruise ships are the size of the biggest aircraft carriers and carry over 8000 passengers and crew. The big…
Hotels.com, one of the leading on-line bookers, reports that over 60% of its mobile app users are booking same-day. It also reports that mobile app users tend to shorter stays than traditional customers. CLICK HERE for more.