Now the frequent flier part of the AA/USAir merger begins. AA announced yesterday that members in both its AAdvantage and Dividend Miles programs can earn miles in either program on all AA or USAir flights. In addition, elite members of either program…
NY Governor Andrew Cuomo is responding to long-standing criticism of NYC’s bottle-necked airports with. He told a recent conference: “…LaGuardia and JFK are inexcusable, frankly, that they have not been redeveloped to keep pace with the best…
http://www.roughguides.com/best-places/2014/top-10-cities/
When was the last time you stayed at a Travelodge? I’ve got to admit I can’t remember — it was that long ago. The hotel chain has gone through some rough times and is looking at trying to rebrand its image. More here.
It’s true! Ryanair announced it will cut the rates it charges for checked bags to put its fee structure more in line with its competitors. Some other rate adjustments are also part of this realignment, including the dreaded printing of…
Gogo just announced it has added in-flight Internet service for business and commercial flights over Canada. The project will be implemented over a number of months and its implementation has already begun. Once completed, full wifi…
This week’s snow and cold weather have made a mess of many travel schedules—but they also highlighted the airlines’ increasing use of social media to keep travelers updated and to respond to travelers’ questions. HERE’s some info from…
VisitBritain, the official tourist-promotion agency of UK, has published a list of “DOs” and “DON’Ts” for hotels and employees. Some are pretty obvious (don’t make fun of Indian accents) and some are based on common national stereotypes.
The new Ben Stiller film, the Secret Life of Walter Mitty, has focused new attention on Iceland as a venue for film-making. It’s a surprising country with a wide variety of scenery…but up to now it has mostly played “somewhere else” in the movies….
Brazil is creating a special riot force that will consist of 10,000 police to help with anticipated demonstrations throughout Brazil during the FIFAWorldCup this summer http://www.usatoday.com/story/…e-world-cup/4303167/
Now the frequent flier part of the AA/USAir merger begins. AA announced yesterday that members in both its AAdvantage and Dividend Miles programs can earn miles in either program on all AA or USAir flights. In addition, elite members of either program…
NY Governor Andrew Cuomo is responding to long-standing criticism of NYC’s bottle-necked airports with. He told a recent conference: “…LaGuardia and JFK are inexcusable, frankly, that they have not been redeveloped to keep pace with the best…
http://www.roughguides.com/best-places/2014/top-10-cities/
When was the last time you stayed at a Travelodge? I’ve got to admit I can’t remember — it was that long ago. The hotel chain has gone through some rough times and is looking at trying to rebrand its image. More here.
It’s true! Ryanair announced it will cut the rates it charges for checked bags to put its fee structure more in line with its competitors. Some other rate adjustments are also part of this realignment, including the dreaded printing of…
Gogo just announced it has added in-flight Internet service for business and commercial flights over Canada. The project will be implemented over a number of months and its implementation has already begun. Once completed, full wifi…
This week’s snow and cold weather have made a mess of many travel schedules—but they also highlighted the airlines’ increasing use of social media to keep travelers updated and to respond to travelers’ questions. HERE’s some info from…
VisitBritain, the official tourist-promotion agency of UK, has published a list of “DOs” and “DON’Ts” for hotels and employees. Some are pretty obvious (don’t make fun of Indian accents) and some are based on common national stereotypes.
The new Ben Stiller film, the Secret Life of Walter Mitty, has focused new attention on Iceland as a venue for film-making. It’s a surprising country with a wide variety of scenery…but up to now it has mostly played “somewhere else” in the movies….
Brazil is creating a special riot force that will consist of 10,000 police to help with anticipated demonstrations throughout Brazil during the FIFAWorldCup this summer http://www.usatoday.com/story/…e-world-cup/4303167/
